Blue Jays Minor League Recap: The Bisons' Season Comes to a Close

CURRENT W-L Records

• Buffalo Bisons: 61-85 (Season Complete)
• New Hampshire Fisher Cats: Season Complete
• Vancouver Canadians: Season Complete
• Dunedin Blue Jays: Season Complete
• FCL Blue Jays: Season Complete 
• DSL Blue Jays Blue: Season Complete
• DSL Blue Jays Red: Season Complete

Transactions

• Toronto Blue Jays recalled LHP Mason Fluharty from Buffalo Bisons.

Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo (4), Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (2) - 9/20
Box Score

On the last Saturday of the regular season for Buffalo, the Bisons took on the RailRiders and their starting pitcher Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz. The RailRiders would strike first with an RBI single by J.C. Escarra in the third inning. Buffalo answered in their half of the frame, as Jonatan Clase hit a bloop single that scored Michael Stefanic. In the fourth, Yohendrick Pinango doubled to bring in Buddy Kennedy. Escarra tied the game up for the RailRiders in the top of the fifth inning on an RBI single, though the run was unearned. In the bottom of the inning, Stefanic singled and René Pinto doubled, which set up Anthony Santander, who hit a rocket double to the wall, bringing in both runs. From there, both teams struggled to get a hit, as there were only two more hits for the rest of the game. Buffalo won this game 4-2.

Anthony Santander: 2-4, 0 R, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 2B

CJ Van Eyk: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K

Buffalo (1), Scranton/Wilkes Barre (2) - 9/21
Box Score

Sunday wrapped up the 2025 season for Buffalo, the last remaining Toronto Blue Jays minor league affiliate still playing. The Bisons had Easton Lucas on the mound opposite Kenta Maeda. The first three innings were a volley of zeros up on the scoreboard. Then in the fourth, Spencer Jones and T.J. Rumfield walked, before a double steal by both men put runners on second and third with only one out. Brennen Davis grounded out, and Jones came in to score the game's first run and give the RailRiders a 1-0 lead.

In the top of the fifth, the RailRiders again were in business with a double off the bat of Braden Shewmake, a sacrifice bunt, and then a single from Jorbit Vivas that scored Shewmake. After a walk by Bryan De La Cruz, the RailRiders were ready to break open the game, but Paxton Schultz struck out Jones to end the inning. Buffalo was finally able to get something going in the bottom of the sixth. Santander walked to lead off the inning, Riley Tirotta singled, and RJ Schreck walked, loading the bases up with zero outs. Unfortunately for Buffalo, Eloy Jiménez struck out, followed by Brandon Valenzuela striking out as well. Josh Kasevich would not suffer the same fate, as he would walk and bring in Santander for the first run of the game for the Bisons. After a pitching change, Stefanic grounded out, ending the scoring threat.

The game was still stuck at 2-1 as it headed into the bottom of the ninth. Stefanic, Jiménez, and Pinango would all go down in order to end the game and the season for the Bisons. Buffalo took one final loss for the year, 2-1.

Josh Kasevich: 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K

Easton Lucas: 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K

Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period

• Pitcher of the Period: RHP CJ Van Eyk (Buffalo) – 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K
• Hitter of the Period: DH Anthony Santander (Buffalo) – 2-6, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 0 K, 1 2B

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