Blue Jays Minor League Recap: Perez Shines, and Yesavage Shows Nasty Stuff in Relief

CURRENT W-L Records

• Buffalo Bisons: 54-76
• New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 50-77
• Vancouver Canadians: 73-55
• Dunedin Blue Jays: 59-64
• FCL Blue Jays: Season Complete 
• DSL Blue Jays Blue: Season Complete
• DSL Blue Jays Red: Season Complete

Transactions

• 09/03/25: Buffalo Bisons released 1B Rainer Nunez.
• 09/03/25: 1B Buddy Kennedy assigned to Buffalo Bisons.
• 09/03/25: Buffalo Bisons placed 2B Orelvis Martinez on the 7-day injured list retroactive to September 2, 2025.
• 09/03/25: Buffalo Bisons activated C René Pinto.
• 09/03/25: Buffalo Bisons released C Christian Bethancourt.
• 09/02/25: Toronto Blue Jays recalled RHP Robinson Piña from Buffalo Bisons.
• 09/02/25: Toronto Blue Jays optioned LHP Easton Lucas to Buffalo Bisons.
• 09/02/25: CF Dasan Brown assigned to Buffalo Bisons from New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
• 09/02/25: Toronto Blue Jays selected the contract of LHP Ryan Borucki from Buffalo Bisons.
• 09/02/25: Dunedin Blue Jays placed OF Yeuni Munoz on the temporarily inactive list.
• 09/02/25: New Hampshire Fisher Cats placed CF Victor Arias on the 7-day injured list.
• 09/02/25: New Hampshire Fisher Cats activated OF Jace Bohrofen from the 7-day injured list.
• 09/02/25: New Hampshire Fisher Cats activated 1B Peyton Williams.

Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo (4), Syracuse (3) - 9/2
Box Score

The Buffalo Bisons kicked off their series against the Syracuse Mets on Tuesday. The Mets started things off quickly, getting two runs off of Buffalo starting pitcher Paxton Schultz in the first inning. Ryan Clifford hit an RBI single to score Jose Siri and Carson Benge hit a fly ball to right field for a sacrifice fly. Coming in for the second inning, Trey Yesavage took over for Schultz and was completely dominating. He struck out two batters in the second inning, three batters in the third inning, and one in the fourth inning. He had six strikeouts total over three innings. He was using his fastball well, location-wise, and his splitter was dropping below bats for whiffs. In the fifth inning, Benge had an RBI single to extend the Mets' lead. In the bottom half of the inning, Joey Loperfido got Buffalo on the scoreboard with an RBI double. Then, RJ Schreck singled home Loperfido, and Riley Tirotta scored Michael Stefanic on a single to tie the game. Everything was quiet after that until the bottom of the ninth inning. Josh Rivera came to the plate and smacked a walk-off home run to left field, giving Buffalo the win, 4-3.

Josh Rivera - 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR

Trey Yesavage - 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K

Buffalo (2), Syracuse (10) - 9/3
Box Score

Buffalo struggled on Wednesday versus Syracuse, and it was at the plate, on the mound, and in the field. Siri had two RBI groundouts in the third and fourth innings to go with a Clifford sacrifice fly. The big hit in the game also came in the fourth inning when Francisco Alvarez crushed a grand slam home run to give the Mets a seven-run lead. Schreck gave Buffalo some life in the fifth inning on a two-run RBI single to center field. Jett Williams roped a line drive home run in the eighth inning to cap off the scoring. Buffalo only managed six hits in this one and had as many errors and runs, as they went on to lose this game 10-2.

RJ Schreck - 1-3, 0 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K

CJ Van Eyk - 3.2 IP, 6 H, 7 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 K

New Hampshire Fisher Cats
New Hampshire (0), Somerset (1) - 9/2
Box Score

With Sunday's loss, New Hampshire opened a new series against Somerset on a seven-game losing streak, with nine losses in their last 11 games. It has been an absolutely brutal couple of weeks for the Fisher Cats, as they head into the final stretch of the season. On Tuesday, their chances of ending the losing streak looked bleak, with one of the top pitching prospects in baseball on the mound for Somerset, Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz.

The Fisher Cats sent Fernando Perez to toe the rubber for them and hopefully match or better the ace-level talent opposing him. Rodriguez-Cruz was as advertised in his skill and talent level, as he cruised through the New Hampshire batting order with ease. He went six innings and allowed only one hit, as well as one walk, striking out eight and not surrendering a run. A tall task for sure to match, let alone better. Yet, Perez dropped the mic, so to speak, on the Somerset lineup, as he made a monster statement. He not only went six innings but made it through seven. He gave up some more baserunners (three hits and one walk), but did so without allowing a run to cross home plate. Unfortunately for New Hampshire, Perez could not make it any deeper in the game. Devereaux Harrison came in for him to start the bottom of the eighth. He got two quick outs, but then walked Brendan Jones, before coughing up an RBI double to George Lombard Jr. New Hampshire would go on to lose this one 1-0, extending their losing streak to eight games. 

Ryan McCarty: 1-3, 1 K, 1 2B

Fernando Perez: 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K

New Hampshire (4), Somerset (8) - 9/3
Box Score

With the losing streak up to eight games, with 10 losses in their last 12, New Hampshire turned to Grant Rogers and his knack for tossing quality starts to end their woes. In the top of the fourth inning, New Hampshire got back-to-back walks from Jackson Hornung and Charles McAdoo. A couple of batters later, Cade Doughty singled, and the Fisher Cats took a 1-0 lead when Hornung crossed home plate. Eddinson Paulino then singled home McAdoo and stole second base. It was followed by a timely two-RBI double from Gabriel Martinez. Things were looking up for the down-but-not-out Fisher Cats. Rogers completed four shutout innings, and they were well on their way to snapping a long losing streak. Then came the bottom of the fifth. With the bases loaded, Lombard singled in two runs, Jace Avina doubled home two more, Dylan Jasso doubled to score one, and Tyler Hardman capped the inning off with an RBI single. In the sixth, Garrett Martin added to Somerset's lead with a solo home run to left, and then in the eighth, they got another run on a balk. New Hampshire's bats went ice cold after the fourth, as they lost again and extended the losing streak to nine. 

Gabriel Martinez: 2-4, 2 RBI, 1 2B

Conor Larkin: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K

Vancouver Canadians
Vancouver (1), Everett (8) - 9/2
Box Score

The Canadians' pitching had the walk bug in this game, as every pitcher for Vancouver allowed a walk, and the staff also gave up two hit-by-pitches. Chris McElvain again had a mediocre start, giving up seven hits and three walks, as three runs scored against him in the second inning. Irv Carter struck out five batters, but a wild pitch in the fifth allowed a fourth run to score for the AquaSox. Hayden Gilliland got a run to score with an RBI single, but that was all she wrote for the Canadians. Carter allowed two more runs to score, and then Juanmi Vasquez allowed another two runs. The Canadians lost a tough one, 8-1.

Carter Cunningham - 3-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 2B

Brett Garcia - 2 IP, 1 H, - ER, 1 BB, 3 K

Vancouver (8), Everett (2) - 9/3
Box Score

The Canadians almost reversed the score of the previous game, as Silvano Hechavarria had a good start, and the offense had a bunch of extra-base hits. Cutter Coffey’s first hit was a double to score Nick Goodwin in the first, and then Arjun Nimmala had himself a sac fly to score Coffey after that. Hechavarria let in a homer to Charlie Pagliarini in the fourth, and then Anthony Donofrio tied it up with a single. Coffey had other plans though, as in the bottom of the fifth, he broke the tie with a two-run homer. Sean Keys and Edward Duran both joined in with homers of their own, with Duran’s being a three-run homer for a nice 8-2 win for Vancouver. 

Cutter Coffey - 2-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 2B, 1 HR, 1 SB
Coffey was the DH in this one and performed, hitting his 26th double of the season and his 11th homer as well. His OPS is now .800. One of the returns for Danny Jansen, he’s been one of the best pickups from last season’s trade deadline.

Silvano Hechavarria - 5.1 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 7 K
Hechavarria had 18 whiffs on the night, as the righty continued to excel in his first pro season. This earned him his third win of the year already in Vancouver.

Dunedin Blue Jays
Dunedin (7), Bradenton (5) - 9/2
Box Score

This was a night for Jean Joseph, whose three-hit performance helped carry the D-Jays to a win. Holden Wilkerson’s struggles after being promoted continued, with his ERA now eclipsing seven, as he allowed three runs in 2.1 innings pitched. Mason Olson was excellent in relief after him though, as he was able to hold the lead for the D-Jays for his third win of the season.

The D-Jays got most of their runs in the second inning, tagging Jeter Martinez for five runs with contributions from Joseph, Maddox Latta, and Manuel Beltre. Although the Marauders brought it within two in the third inning, Jaxson West hit his first double of the season to score Eric Snow, and Joseph had another single to make it seven runs. Lluveres Severino allowed two runs to score, but Jack Eshleman was able to get his fourth save for a nice win for Dunedin. 

Jean Joseph - 3-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB

Mason Olson - 4.1 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K

Dunedin (5), Bradenton (8) - 9/3
Box Score

The D-Jays had to overcome poor outings from Dayne Pengelly and Eliander Alcalde, as they allowed three earned runs and five earned runs, respectively. They also allowed a combined 11 hits as they dealt with some bad BABIP. The offense was able to get some runs on the board, as the D-Jays scored five runs by the third inning. However, after those runs were scored, they couldn’t get anything else on the board, resulting in an 8-5 loss to the Marauders. 

Braden Barry - 2-4, 1 RBI, 2 SB

Diego Dominguez - 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 1 K

Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period

• Pitcher of the Period: RHP Fernando Perez (New Hampshire): 7 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K
• Hitter of the Period: OF Jean Joseph (Dunedin): 5-8, 2 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 1 2B

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