Blue Jays Minor League Recap: Fisher Cats Looked To Finish on a High Note, and Bisons Keep Grinding To The End

CURRENT W-L Records
-Buffalo Bisons: 59-81
-New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 56-81 (Season Complete)
-Vancouver Canadians: 75-57 (Season Complete)
-Dunedin Blue Jays: 60-66 (Season Complete)
-FCL Blue Jays: Season Complete
-DSL Blue Jays Blue: Season Complete
-DSL Blue Jays Red: Season Complete

Transactions

• 09/15/25 - Toronto Blue Jays selected the contract of RHP Trey Yesavage from Buffalo Bisons.
• 09/14/25 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats transferred RHP Fernando Perez to the Development List.
• 09/14/25 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats activated RHP Justin Kelly from the 7-day injured list.
• 09/13/25 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats transferred RHP Chay Yeager to the Development List.
• 09/13/25 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats activated LHP Johan Simon from the 7-day injured list.

Buffalo Bisons
Buffalo (4), Rochester (3) - 9/13
Box Score

Saturday's matchup between Buffalo and Rochester was another nail-biter. Buffalo jumped out in front in the first inning with three runs, started by Anthony Santander rocketing an RBI double. Riley Tirotta and Josh Kasevich followed with RBI singles as well to give Buffalo the 3-0 lead. Trey Lipscomb and José Tena brought Rochester within one with RBI doubles of their own in the third and fourth innings. CJ Stubbs would tie the game in the sixth inning, when he launched a home run to center field. In the top of the ninth, Phil Clarke hit a single to left field, scoring Kasevich. Buffalo would shut the door on Rochester in the bottom half of the inning, as they would go on to win 4-3.

Josh Kasevich - 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K

Adam Kloffenstein - 4 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K

Buffalo (4), Rochester (5) - 9/14
Box Score

The Sunday finale in the matchup with Rochester would mirror that of a lot of the games from the week, going down to the wire at the end of the game. Buffalo would again take the lead first, this time when Leo Jiménez knocked in RJ Schreck with an RBI single. Nick Schnell answered immediately in the bottom half of the inning with a two-run home run to center field. In the second and third innings, Rochester would tack on four more runs via RBI singles from Darren Baker, Phillip Glasser, and a two-run single from Juan Yepez. Dasan Brown started the comeback for the Bisons, as he launched his first Triple-A home run, a solo shot, in the sixth inning. Schreck's bases-loaded walk in the eighth and Brandon Valenzuela's solo home run in the ninth gave Buffalo a chance, as they got within one run. Unfortunately, Buffalo would lose the game when Michael Stefanic grounded out to end it. Buffalo lost a close one, this time 5-4.

Brandon Valenzuela - 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR

Lazaro Estrada - 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K

New Hampshire Fisher Cats
New Hampshire (2), Chesapeake (1) - 9/13
Box Score

The weekend set of games against Chesapeake would start on Saturday, with New Hampshire riding a four-game win streak and looking to end the season on a high note. Fernando Perez took the mound for his final start of the season and faced off against Blake Money for the Baysox. Perez got through the top of the first inning with relative ease and struck out two batters. Money had a little more trouble, surrendering two singles, but got out of the inning unscathed with two strikeouts himself.

The top of the second saw Perez get into some trouble, coughing up a single and a walk, but escaping with a strikeout. In the third, Perez wasn't as lucky. He gave up a single to Chesapeake's Carter Young and then threw the ball away on a grounder back to him, allowing Young to scamper home for the first run of the game.

Each starting pitcher locked in from there, like it was a playoff game for them. Perez would end up going five innings, walking one, striking out seven, and only giving up the one unearned run. Unfortunately for New Hampshire, Money was even better. He went seven innings, gave up four hits, no walks, struck out 10, and didn't surrender any runs. The Fisher Cats came to bat in the bottom of the ninth with their winning streak on the line and down one run. Damiano Palmegiani got a base knock to left, Je'Von Ward followed it up with one to left as well. After a pitching change, Peyton Williams struck out and put New Hampshire just one out from losing. Cade Doughty walked and brought up Eddinson Paulino. The first pitch of his at-bat got away from the catcher, and Palmegiani scurried home to tie the game up at one. Three pitches later, Paulino poked one through the shifted infield for a New Hampshire walk-win, 2-1. 

Eddinson Paulino: 1-4, 1 RBI, 2 K

Fernando Perez: 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K

New Hampshire (7), Chesapeake (3) - 9/14
Box Score

Sunday marked the final game of the season for New Hampshire, as they didn't make the playoffs. With a five-game win streak on the line, the Fisher Cats turned to the reliable Grant Rogers to drive the ship into port, so to speak. Chesapeake got to Rogers quickly with two runs in the second from Young's RBI single and Aron Estrada's sacrifice fly. The bats for New Hampshire had his back though, putting five runs on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth. Ward singled home Palmegiani, Williams had an RBI double, and J.R. Freethy launched a three-run home run to right. Estrada singled in a run in the top of the seventh for Chesapeake, cutting New Hampshire's lead down to two. In the bottom of the eighth, Ryan McCarty tacked on two more runs for the Fisher Cats, with his fourth home run at Double-A. Nate Garkow came into the game in the ninth and was locked in, setting down Chesapeake in order. New Hampshire won 7-3 and ended the season on a six-game win streak. 

Ryan McCarty: 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR

Grant Rogers: 6 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K

Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period

• Pitcher of the Period: RHP Fernando Perez (New Hampshire): 5 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 7 K
• Hitter of the Period: INF Ryan McCarty (New Hampshire): 3-7, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR 

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