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Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (April 2 – April 5) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Omaha Storm Chasers (Kansas City Royals): 1-3 Season Record: 3-6 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs. Binghamton Rumble Ponies (New York Mets): 1-1 Season Record: 1-1 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs. Tri-City Dust Devils (Los Angeles Angels): 0-3 Season Record: 0-3 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs. Bradenton Marauders (Pittsburgh Pirates): 1-2 Season Record: 1-2 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 3-6 Series Opponent: Omaha Storm Chasers (Kansas City Royals) April 2: The Buffalo Bisons started the back half of their week-long series against the Omaha Storm Chasers with hopes of surpassing the .500 mark on the season. In a rough game for Bisons pitching, their offense gave them every opportunity to take home a win, but it was just not meant to be. With a rough outing from Grant Rogers, one which saw him only last four innings while giving up four runs, the Bisons offense was playing catch-up all day long. In the second inning, recently promoted Brandon Valenzuela launched his first home run of the season to right field off of Ethan Bosacker, a 104.3 mph blast. Eloy Jiménez continued his smoking hot stretch to open the season with his first home run in the third, a two-run shot to right center. Jiménez had himself another good day at the plate, going 2-for-3 and before being taken down for a pinch-runner in the eighth, as the Bisons mounted another comeback attempt. The comeback would fall short, but not before Jonatan Clase drove in two runs with a single to center field, bringing the score to 7-9. A valiant effort to mount a comeback, but it just wasn't enough on the day. April 3: Postponed April 4, Game 1: The Bisons faced a familiar foe on the mound for Omaha, Aaron Sanchez, and used their intimate knowledge of him to ride a power surge to the winner's circle in the shortened game. Rafael Lantigua and Yohendrick Pinango each smacked their first home runs of the season. Pinango's blast was off a changeup down and had an exit velocity of 103.3 mph, flying 411 feet over the right center fence. Eloy Jiménez collected two hits, bringing his hit streak to five games to open the season. Lantigua put the game out of reach with another RBI, this time a two-RBI single in the sixth. The scoring was more than enough for the Bisons pitching staff, as Chad Dallas got his second start of the season and continued to look impressive on the mound. He pitched 3.1 innings, only gave up two hits, and struck out two. He relied heavily on three pitches: his cutter, then his curveball to lefties and sweeper to righties. Jesse Hahn and Michael Plassmeyer came on in relief and held the Omaha bats down from there, and the Bisons took this game easily, 8-0. April 4 Game 2: In game two of the doubleheader, the Bisons spent the game playing from behind once again, this time due to Devereaux Harrison coughing up three runs in the first inning and another run in the third. Eloy Jiménez's hit streak was snapped at five, but he was still able to be productive at the plate, knocking in a run on a sacrifice fly in the sixth. The Bisons again tried to make a late comeback in the seventh and final inning of the shortened game. Josh Rivera hit a two-run home run off of Shane Panzini, but Carlos Mendoza flew out to center to end the game, with the Bisons falling 4-6. April 5: It was a rough game for Buffalo as they took the loss in a close one on Sunday. CJ Van Eyk was the starter for the Bisons, and he got hit around to the tune of four runs on six hits and a walk. He did strike out four batters, but it wasn't enough. Buffalo jumped out to a two-run lead in the first inning on an RJ Schreck RBI walk and a Charles McAdoo RBI single. Buffalo would only add one more run the rest of the game, an Eloy Jimenez RBI single in the fifth inning. The biggest hit for the Bisons was a Yohendrick Pinango 95 mph double. Other than that, it was mostly soft contact for Buffalo as they would struggle to find runs and lost this one 4-3. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 1-1 Series vs. Binghamton Rumble Ponies (New York Mets) April 2: No Game April 3: New Hampshire kicked off their season Thursday with one of the Toronto Blue Jays’ best pitching prospects on the mound, Gage Stanifer. Everything was looking great for the first two innings, as Stanifer was dotting his mid-90s fastball and painting it at the knees for multiple strikeouts with the batters just looking. It was a good shift in his pitching approach, with him using the lower part of the zone. Unfortunately, after a long bottom of the second inning waiting on the offense, Stanifer came out in the third a bit off with his command. He was just missing the zone at times, but not by much. He ended up allowing a walk, then a groundball double down the line for a run. He almost stranded two more hard-fought walks, but, he left a fastball over the plate, missing the bottom of the zone, and Chris Suero hit an opposite-field grand slam. It was really the only bad pitch of the day for Stanifer, but it hurt. His slider was a bit off, which made him rely heavily on his fastball. Eddie Micheletti Jr. launched a home run to bring the score closer for the Fisher Cats, and the game was back and forth until the ninth inning. Sean Keys crushed a pitch to right field for a game-tying two-run home run. The game would be decided in the 13th inning, after a New Hampshire error let up a run. They couldn't answer in their half and ended up losing a close battle, 10-9. April 4: In their second straight back-and-forth battle, New Hampshire would come out on top. Richard Gallardo and Alex Amalfi combined for 7.2 innings, only allowing one hit and zero runs. They would each strike out four batters as well. Eddie Micheletti Jr. hit a home run in his second straight game to power New Hampshire. Caleb Freeman would go on to shut the door for the save. Both teams struggled offensively in the game, with only seven hits combined. It was just enough for the New Hampshire win, 2-1. April 5: Postponed High-A Vancouver Season Record: 0-3 Series vs. Tri-City Dust Devils (Los Angeles Angels) April 2: No Game April 3: It was a back-and-forth game for each team, as Arjun Nimmala started it off with a homer in his first at-bat of the season. Landen Maroudis impressed after an aggressive promotion to Vancouver, sitting in the mid 90s with his fastball and without walking a batter in three innings. Gilberto Bastista could not find the zone, however, and did not get out of the inning after walking in two runs. Nimmala took the lead back on his second extra-base hit of the night, but the bullpen continued to struggle. Austin Marozas and Kelena Sauer gave up more runs, which ended with a Canadians loss. April 4: Daniel Guerra and 2025 second-overall pick Tyler Bremner had a pitching duel in which both starters struck out six batters. Unfortunately for the Canadians, Guerra was the one to falter, as he gave up the only run of the game on a solo homer given up to Juan Flores. Danny Thompson Jr. excelled in relief, as he pitched 3.1 innings of scoreless ball with five strikeouts, but the offense sputtered against the Dust Devils pitching, striking out 17 times on the night. April 5: Colby Holcombe took the bump for the Canadians in the last game of the series, but got hit around, as he gave up three runs in just 2.2 innings of work. The Canadians could not get to Yeferson Vargas, as he struck out six batters without allowing a run in four and a third innings. Mason Olson relieved Holcombe and pitched well, giving up only one run to keep it close, and the Canadians broke through against Max Gieg and Keythel Key, scoring five runs, including Manuel Beltre’s first homer in Vancouver. Carson Pierce returned to the mound for the first time since 2024 and threw a scoreless inning, but Juanmi Vasquez took the loss as he gave up three runs in the bottom of the ninth, leading to three straight losses for Vancouver. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 1-2 Series vs. Bradenton Marauders (Pittsburgh Pirates) April 2: Postponed April 3: It was a battle between two of the best pitching prospects in baseball, as Trey Yesavage had his first rehab start and Seth Hernandez made his professional debut. Blaine Bullard immediately hit a triple on the first pitch of the game, and was scored on a single by a rehabbing Peyton Williams. However, Hernandez then began to dominate as he struck out eight in only three innings of work. Yesavage was also excellent, sitting in the mid 90s with his fastball, with his only blemish being an inside-the-park homer that was misplayed by Enmanuel Bonilla. The best pitcher from the 2025 FCL champion Blue Jays team, Troy Guthrie, made his debut for the Dunedin Blue Jays and did not disappoint, showing off his brand new slider to pair with a high-riding fastball, which led to three no-hit innings. Unfortunately for Dunedin, Dylan Watts struggled in his pro debut, which broke the tie in the seventh as he gave up three runs. A big inning after the Jays loaded the bases tied the game up in the bottom of the seventh, but Carson Myers took the loss as he gave up an additional two earned runs, and the Jays could not get those runs back. April 4: Recently signed Patrick Corbin made his first start in the Jays organization, as he looks to replace Cody Ponce in the big league rotation. Matt Scannell made a fielding error that allowed a run to score in the first, but the veteran went up to 74 pitches in five innings, striking out the young hitters nearly half his age. The Jays fired back in the bottom of the second, with Yorman Licourt tying it up with a solo homer at 109.4 mph, and then Austin Smith scored another on an RBI groundout. The inning after, Licourt had himself another homer at 100 mph, showing off his raw power, which scored two runners this time. Blaine Bullard hit a sac fly after Dariel Ramon tripled to cap off the scoring, and Trace Baker earned the save in the first game of the doubleheader. In game two of the doubleheader, Nolan Perry and Karson Ligon both took turns with pitching excellence. Both sat in the mid 90s with their fastballs, showing great stuff. Perry did get tagged on a solo homer by Samuel Escudero in the third, and in extras, Ligon gave up an unearned run in extra innings on a wild pitch and a throwing error from Charlie Saum, but they combined for 12 strikeouts. The offense could not support the excellent pitching, and the Jays lost in the ninth inning after Mason Davenport gave up a two-run double. JoJo Parker did get his first professional hit and steal of his career, and walked two times as well. April 5: No Game View full article

Jays Centre is counting down the top 20 prospects in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Check out prior entries in the series here: No. 20 to 16 No. 15 to 11 No. 10 No. 9 No. 8 No. 7 No. 6 The minor league season is finally here, and we have reached the final five of our top 20 prospects. It has been a windy and interesting road from #20-16, #15-11, and then into our top 10 with Jake Bloss, Yohendrick Pinango, Victor Arias, Juan Sanchez, and Gage Stanifer. Now we come to one of the fastest-rising Toronto Blue Jays prospects: Johnny King. No. 5: SP Johnny King – FCL, Dunedin (2025), Vancouver (2026) table.stats { border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center; } table.stats th, table.stats td { border: 1px solid #333; padding: 8px 12px; } table.stats th { font-weight: bold; background-color: #f2f2f2; } IP G GS ERA FIP xFIP K% BB% 61.2 18 15 2.48 3.18 2.88 39.5% 13.9% At just 19 years old, Johnny King is the epitome of a starting pitcher in stature, standing 6-foot-3 and weighing 210 pounds. He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays during the 2024 MLB draft in the third round, 95th overall. He kicked off his minor league career with a stellar performance in the Florida Complex League last season. He completely dominated hitters across seven games and 24 innings. His ERA was 1.13, with his FIP and xFIP equally standing out at 1.53 and 1.83, respectively. What should be highlighted above all was his propensity to strike batters out. He was one of the best strikeout pitchers in Rookie ball, ending his time there with a 41.8% strikeout rate. He was able to pair that with solid command as well, only walking 7.1% of the batters he faced. King was quickly promoted to Single-A Dunedin and continued to show a top-notch ability to generate whiffs. Over 11 games and 37.2 innings to finish the season, he struck out 38.1% of hitters as an 18-year-old facing mostly more advanced batters. He didn't give up many hits either, only seeing his batting average against rise from .195 at Rookie ball up to .201 at Single A. His ERA and FIP took a jump up, to 3.35 and 4.24, respectively. The main issue with the promotion was that his command routinely slipped at Single A. He had a somewhat concerning 17.1% walk rate, though he was able to finish the season strong, with a 4.2-inning performance, giving up just one hit and zero earned runs, while striking out seven and walking three. What To Like As an 18-year-old last season, King showed a rare ability to have exceptional stuff at such a young age and to be able to command it enough to strike out hitters at Single A. He has a great frame and still projects to get stronger and add velocity on his fastball. He already possesses two plus pitches in his four-seam fastball and curveball. Both were virtually unhittable in 2025, with the fastball having a batting average against of .213 and a whiff rate of 36.3%. The pitch has very good ride up in the zone, and he generates close to 18 inches of induced vertical break on it. The curveball had one of the best whiff rates in the minor leagues at 49.4%, and hitters could only hit .193 off of the pitch. King also gets above-average extension on the pitches, in the range of 6.5 feet. That will give him an exceptional base to pitch from to continue improving his repertoire as he gets older. His third pitch was his changeup, and while decent, it needs some work. It was a good pitch, which he used to limit the success of batters, but he didn't get as many swings and misses on it, with only a 22.2% whiff rate at Single A. It is a great pitching foundation to have two plus pitches to go with a third serviceable one, something not often seen from an 18-year-old. What To Work On As the season wore on, King's command took a hit, and his walk rate was simply worrisome at times. Jumping from 7.1% at Rookie ball up to 17.1% at Single A shows he needs to work on getting batters out in the zone to go with his elite ability to generate swings and misses. His 60% strike rate at Single A was in the 39th percentile in the minor leagues and will need to take a step up if he is to continue to get older hitters out while moving up levels. Another area King will need to focus on in 2026 will be getting hitters back on the ground. When he jumped from Rookie ball to Single A, his groundball rate dropped from 59.1% to 33.8%. He will want to get batters to hit the ball on the ground more like he did at the start of his 2025 season, to help limit damage overall. What Is Next King will begin the 2026 season at High-A Vancouver. It could be a rocky/challenging start given the wild Northwest weather this time of year, but he has the potential to vault up prospect rankings due to his young age and plus stuff on the mound. If everything goes right for him, expect him to spend a couple of months at High A before getting a late-season crack at Double-A New Hampshire. Everything is pointing towards a huge season for him, and he could be the next great pitching prospect in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. View full article

Jays Centre is counting down the top 20 prospects in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Check out prior entries in the series here: No. 20 to 16 No. 15 to 11 No. 10 No. 9 With the Spring Breakout game in the rearview mirror, it's time to get further into Jays Center's Top 20 Prospects list. We have made it from 20-16, to 15-11, and began our top 10 journey with No. 10 Jake Bloss and No. 9 Yohendrick Pinango. Now we are setting our sights on another outfielder, Victor Arias, who comes in at No. 8 on our list. No. 8 OF Victor Arias (Vancouver, New Hampshire) table.stats { border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center; } table.stats th, table.stats td { border: 1px solid #333; padding: 8px 12px; } table.stats th { font-weight: bold; background-color: #f2f2f2; } PA H 2B 3B HR OPS wRC+ K% BB% 468 112 19 7 7 .755 114 21.8% 10.7% Victor Arias was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays out of Venezuela in 2019. It has been a long and winding path for him through the minor leagues, as he pushes toward the majors. It started with an above-average showing as a 17-year-old in the Dominican Summer League (DSL) in 2021. He had a 118 wRC+ to go with a slash line of .248/.388/.339, two home runs, and an elite walk rate of 17.9%. Sticking out as a negative would be his groundball rate of 52.1%, and that hasn't improved much over the years. In 2022, Arias repeated the DSL for a short 19-game stint. He got the ball in the air more, and his numbers jumped up, with him seeing his batting average rise to .315 and his on-base rate to .448. The next year saw a shortened season for him; he only played in 41 games at Rookie ball and three each at Single A and Double A. Despite being young, he still had a 109 wRC+ over those 47 games and a walk rate of 17.6%. 2024 would see Arias get a mostly full season, this time at Single A for 76 games. He really stepped up his game with a 146 wRC+ and earned a short 11-game stretch at High A to end the year. There, he stood out over the small sample, hitting .324/.425/.353 with a 150 wRC+. In 2025, he played the most games in one season of his minor league career, 102 between High-A Vancouver and Double-A New Hampshire. Combined, he would slash .272/.353/.403, with a 114 wRC+, launching seven home runs and seven triples and swiping 18 bags. What To Like Arias doesn't have a big frame, listed at 5-foot-9 and 150 pounds, but he puts everything he has into his swings. At one point in 2025, he was sporting a very good average exit velocity and 90th percentile exit velocity, 93 mph and 110.1 mph, respectively, according to Baseball America. His swing speeds are exceptional, and he transfers his weight well with his leg kick. This helped him to hit seven home runs, seven triples (98th percentile), and 19 doubles (80th percentile) last season. The young outfielder pairs his great exit velocities with above-average speed on the bases. He swiped 18 bags in 2025, which was good enough for the 80th percentile in the minor leagues. It appears he is well on his way to having an above-average profile with the bat, especially when it comes to extra-base hits, along with above-average potential on the bases. What To Work On The thing Arias needs to work on most is also the reason his elite raw power hasn't translated into more in-game power: his launch angles. He routinely has been a hitter who pounds the ball into the ground. He is also rather consistent with his groundball rates, hovering around 50-54% for his minor league career. Aside from his short sample in his second year at the DSL level, he has hit groundballs at a feverish pace (52%, 52%, 53%, 51%, 54%). If nothing changes, it will definitely be expected for those numbers to continue to climb as he moves up levels and faces tougher pitching. If he can drop that number down to the upper 30s or lower 40s, he would see a dramatic jump in his home run total. Pull-side power is how Arias will make a name for himself, if he can keep the ball in the air more than he has in the past, but he also needs to use the middle of the field more. He only hit 24.6% of his batted balls up the middle this past year. When he is facing tougher lefty-on-lefty matchups, he will need to hit the ball back up the middle or to the opposite field more. In 2025, he hit just .242/.301/.305 versus left-handed pitchers and didn't hit any home runs. As he continues to move up levels, he will need to improve those numbers against lefties, or he may ultimately fall into a utility role or drop back into a fourth outfielder type of potential outcome. What's Next? Arias will likely begin 2026 at Double-A New Hampshire and look to keep hitting his way up levels. If he can improve his groundball rates and keep the ball in the air more, he will see his raw power and elite swing speed translate to more home run power. This should see him unlock his true dual-threat potential as a hitter. The Blue Jays lack power/speed outfielders in the upper minors, so if Arias can keep improving and fix some of his launch angle issues, he may make it up to Triple-A Buffalo by the end of the season and push for some major league at-bats come 2027, when the Blue Jays' outfield should be less crowded. View full article

With spring training in full swing and the World Baseball Classic underway, it is time to check in on some more of Jays Centre's top 20 Toronto Blue Jays prospects. We covered No. 16-20 last week, and today, we will be looking at the next group of five. There are a lot of new prospects in this section, so let's get to know something about each of them. 15. SS Josh Kasevich (FCL, Dunedin, Buffalo) table.stats { border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center; } table.stats th, table.stats td { border: 1px solid #333; padding: 8px 12px; } table.stats th { font-weight: bold; background-color: #f2f2f2; } PA H 2B 3B HR OPS wRC+ K% BB% 160 31 2 0 0 0.574 70 15% 13.10% Josh Kasevich was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2022 during the second round of the MLB draft. He is now a 6-foot-1, 200-pound, 25-year-old shortstop who is one call from the major leagues. Since being drafted, he has shown an ability to thrive as a defense-first prospect, but one who can produce the necessary numbers as a hitter as well. In his first three seasons following being drafted, he would routinely hit near .300 and not strike out a lot. His strikeout rates ranged from 7.4% at Single A to 14.5% at Triple A. In 2024, his slash line at Triple-A was .325/.382/.433, with a 120 wRC+. 2025 was a lost year for Kasevich, as he only managed to play in 42 minor league games, 13 of them on rehab assignments between Rookie ball and Single A. In his 29 Triple-A games, he would slash .173/.272/.184, for a 34 wRC+. It was a year to forget for him, but the good in all of this is that he appears to be healthy and having a good spring training. Gearing up for a potential rebound year in 2026, he is hitting .333 over 13 spring training games (as of March 12). 2026 should see Kasevich start back out at Triple-A Buffalo, where he will need to show he is healthy and back to having a plus hit tool. When everything is going well for him, he is an Ernie Clement clone, who will provide plus defense and do enough with the bat to stick in the lineup if needed. He won't show much power, but a bat that will limit the strikeouts is right in the Blue Jays’ wheelhouse nowadays. 14. OF Blaine Bullard (N/A) Blaine Bullard is a 19-year-old, five-tool outfielder who the Toronto Blue Jays took in the 12th round of the 2025 MLB Draft, 352nd overall. Standing at 6-foot-2 and 180 pounds, he has room for projection left on his frame and is likely somewhere in between Jake Cook and Tim Piasentin in terms of a hitting profile. He doesn't have Cook's speed, but he should be above average. Also, he doesn't have Piasentin's power, but should develop at least a league-average to above-average ability to launch baseballs over the fence. Currently, he has more gap-to-gap doubles power, which should improve as he ages and fills out his frame. 2026 should see him start with the FCL Blue Jays and move up to Single-A Dunedin at some point. 13. OF Jake Cook (N/A) Jake Cook was a late bloomer in college and eventually switched from pitching to hitting in his senior year at Southern Mississippi. He would be drafted in the second round of the MLB draft by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2025, 81st overall. His last year at Southern Mississippi, he ended up hitting .350/.436/.468, launched only three home runs, swiped three bases, but had a 10.9% walk rate and a 6.7% strikeout rate. Cook didn't play in any games after being drafted, so 2026 will be his debut year in the minor leagues. He will be a project hitter, but he does a lot of things well to give him a solid floor to his profile. He gets on base, and he doesn't strike out much, for example. He has an advanced hit tool for his level of experience and could make big leaps once the season begins. His calling card is definitely his speed, as he may be one of the fastest players in the minor leagues from day one. He, too, will likely begin with the FCL Blue Jays and move on up to Single-A Dunedin at some point. How he develops as a base stealer and whether or not he adds power will shape how fast he moves through the minor leagues and where his profile's ultimate outcome will land. 12. 3B Tim Piasentin (N/A) Tim Piasentin was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays with the seventh pick in the fifth round of the 2025 MLB Draft. After going 143rd overall, he would sign for $747,500. He is a Canadian kid and is well on his way to being a breakout prospect hitter in 2026. At 18 years old, Piasentin is already 200 pounds and boasts one of the top power potential profiles among 2025 MLB draftees. He has quick hands and a fast, smooth swing, which is geared toward lifting the ball and doing damage. The question mark will be his hit tool, but he is already showing high exit velocities and should be able to make enough contact to let his power shine through. 2026 could be a big year for him as he starts to make his name known, likely beginning with the FCL Blue Jays and eventually at Single-A Dunedin. 11. SP Silvano Hechavarria (FCL, Dunedin, Vancouver) table.stats { border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-align: center; } table.stats th, table.stats td { border: 1px solid #333; padding: 8px 12px; } table.stats th { font-weight: bold; background-color: #f2f2f2; } IP G GS ERA FIP xFIP K% BB% 86.2 19 14 2.28 3.55 3.69 23.70% 6.60% Silvano Hechavarria was a late signing out of Cuba in June of 2024. Even though he was older, he still made his professional debut in the Dominican Summer League (DSL) later that year. He would get into 10 games and pitch 49 innings on the season, showing a very good strike-throwing ability against the younger competition. He ended the season with a sparkling 1.84 ERA, to go with a 29.4% strikeout rate, and only an 8.4% walk rate. In 2025, he would get the bump stateside and begin in Rookie ball, although his stint there was short (just 17 innings). Hechavarria showed an even better ability to limit walks, this time only allowing free passes in just 5.9% of plate appearances. That advanced command saw him quickly get pushed up to Single-A Dunedin, where he would spend the majority of the season. Over 47.1 innings pitched, he would dominate Single-A hitters to the tune of a 1.90 ERA, a 28.5% strikeout rate, and a 5.9% walk rate again. His FIP was even a solid 3.17. Ultimately, he would get the jump up to his third level of the season, moving to High-A Vancouver. In just four games and 22.1 innings, his strikeout numbers dipped to a 20.7% rate, but he again didn't walk many batters (8.7%). Hechavarria is a big-bodied pitcher, standing 6-foot-4 and 227 pounds. He primarily used a cutter and four-seam fastball in 2025, with a sinker, changeup, and slider getting occasional use. He gets a good amount of induced vertical break on his fastball (17.8 inches at Single A), but will need to keep improving the pitch shape and hopefully gain some needed velocity. He is a sneaky pick to be a breakout prospect for the Blue Jays in 2026 and could get to start the year at Double A. He has quickly settled into the minor leagues, and if his swing-and-miss ability catches up to becoming actual strikeouts, he could take that next leap soon. He had a 15.61% swinging strike rate last year, which was good enough for the 93rd percentile in the minor leagues. If he could improve his strikeout rate to around 30%, he would be a big bet to have a breakout season and possibly finish at Triple A. View full article

And in general Lukes, Schneider, and even Clement are bench players/utility options. Gimenez should be as well, but probably won't be. Barger could be the trade piece for a closer

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 View full article

CURRENT W-L Records Buffalo Bisons: 59-83 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 09/17/25 Buffalo Bisons activated RHP Elieser Hernández from the temporarily inactive list. 09/17/25 Buffalo Bisons transferred C Phil Clarke to the Development List. 09/16/25 DH Eloy Jiménez assigned to Buffalo Bisons from FCL Blue Jays. 09/16/25 DH Eloy Jiménez assigned to Buffalo Bisons from FCL Blue Jays. Buffalo Bisons Buffalo (1), Scranton/Wilkes Barre (3) - 9/17 Box Score Buffalo opened up a series on Tuesday against Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (SWB), a team with an entirely opposite record than the Bisons. The game began with a virtual pitchers duel for the first three innings before the RailRiders got on the scoreboard. In the top of the fourth inning, T.J. Rumfield got ahold of a hanging curveball from Adam Macko and sent it over the right field fence for a solo home run. Later in the inning, Bryan De La Cruz singled to center, scoring Jeimer Candelario. It wasn't until the bottom of the fifth that Buffalo joined the RailRiders on the scoreboard. Riley Tirotta walked to lead off the inning, moved to second base on a groundout by Michael Stefanic, and then came in to score on René Pinto's RBI double (105.5 mph exit velocity). In the following half inning, the RailRiders got an RBI double of their own, this one from Braden Shewmake. The Bisons had a chance to close the gap or even tie the game in the bottom of the seventh inning. They loaded the bases and had Anthony Santander at the plate. Unfortunately for Buffalo, Santander struck out looking on six pitches to end the scoring opportunity. In the bottom of the eighth, Buffalo again loaded the bases and again got nothing out of it when Pinto struck out swinging. Santander would also strike out to end the game in the bottom of the ninth, with Buffalo losing this one 3-1. René Pinto: 1-4, 1 RBI, 3 K, 1 2B Andrew Bash: 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB 5 K Buffalo (1), Scranton Wilkes-Barre (6) - 9/18 Box Score The Bisons went up against the RailRiders on Wednesday night, and the bats weren't around much of the game for Buffalo. In the top of the first, Jorbit Vivas led off the game with a triple and would score on a sacrifice fly off the bat of Brennen Davis to give the RailRiders the early lead. In the bottom of the second inning, Buffalo countered with an RBI single from Stefanic to drive in Yohendrick Pinango, who had doubled earlier in the frame. That would be all the Bisons could manage on the scoreboard, as the RailRiders took control of the game. Spencer Jones launched a two-run home run in the fourth inning and a three-run home run in the sixth. Buffalo would lose this one 6-1. Yohendrick Pinango: 2-2, 1 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 2B Justin Bruihl: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period Pitcher of the Period: RHP Andrew Bash - 3 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K Hitter of the Period: LF Eloy Jiménez - 3-7, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 2B Prospect Summary (Last 2 Days) Toronto Blue Jays Top 20 Hitters Rank Player Team PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS 1 JoJo Parker N/A 2 Arjun Nimmala Vancouver 9 Yohendrick Pinango Buffalo 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 Victor Arias New Hampshire 11 RJ Schreck Buffalo 9 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 13 Juan Sanchez DSL Blue Jays 16 Josh Kasevich Buffalo 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 17 Orelvis Martinez DFA 19 Charles McAdoo New Hampshire 19 Yeuni Munoz Dunedin 19 Tim Piasentin N/A 19 Blaine Bullard N/A Toronto Blue Jays Top 20 Pitchers Rank Player Team BF G GS IP H HR ER BB K 3 Trey Yesavage Toronto 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Johnny King Dunedin 5 Ricky Tiedemann Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Gage Stanifer New Hampshire 7 Jake Bloss Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Landen Maroudis Dunedin 12 Brandon Barriera FCL Jays 14 Fernando Perez New Hampshire View full article

CURRENT W-L Records -Buffalo Bisons: 58-80 -New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 54-81 -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 09/12/25 - Buffalo Bisons released RHP Luis Quinones. 09/12/25 - Buffalo Bisons activated SS Leo Jiménez from the 7-day injured list. 09/12/25 - Buffalo Bisons placed RHP Elieser Hernández on the temporarily inactive list. 09/12/25 - Dunedin Blue Jays released RHP Eliander Alcalde. 09/11/25 - Toronto Blue Jays sent RF Anthony Santander on a rehab assignment to Buffalo Bisons. 09/11/25 - Toronto Blue Jays optioned RHP Alek Manoah to Buffalo Bisons. 09/11/25 - 2B J.R. Freethy assigned to New Hampshire Fisher Cats from Vancouver Canadians. Buffalo Bisons Buffalo (8), Rochester (9) - 9/11 Box Score Buffalo and Rochester went back and forth all night on Thursday in a tough close matchup. Buffalo would take the early lead on a three-run home run in the top of the second inning by Michael Stefanic. In the bottom half of the inning, Rochester would answer with two RBI singles to bring the lead down to one for Buffalo. The next inning though, Rochester would tie it up with an RBI groundout. Anthony Santander in his first rehab game squared up a pitch over the plate for a home run to right field, putting Buffalo up one in the fifth inning. Again in the bottom of the inning, the Red Wings would strike with two more runs, this time from an RBI triple by J.T. Arruda and an RBI single from Nick Schnell. René Pinto tied the game in the seventh on a fielder's choice and then gave Buffalo the lead in the ninth on an RBI single. Jonatan Clase would score Stefanic with a single to give the Bisons a two-run lead. Just like the whole game though, Rochester wasn't done and went right to work in the bottom of the ninth. Two singles led off the inning and after two outs, José Tena came to bat. He launched a ball deepening the night over the center field fence for a walk-off three run home run. Buffalo lost a heartbreaker 9-8. Michael Stefanic- 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR Adam Macko- 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K Buffalo (4), Rochester (3) - 9/12 Box Score The Friday night matchup between Buffalo and Rochester was another close battle, but this time it was hits that were tough to come by. Alek Manoah started for Buffalo and had maybe his best game this season. He pitched 5 1/3 innings, only gave up three runs, four hits, and struck out eight batters. His command was at its best it has been in Triple-A and he only walked one hitter. It was still a little concerning that his fastball velocity was struggling to get to 90 mph at times. Overall though, it was a great outing for him. A Francisco Mejía home run to right field in the third inning was the first run of the game for Rochester. Leo Jiménez's sacrifice fly a half inning later tied the game for Buffalo. A groundout in the sixth would score two more for Rochester, aided by a throwing error. In the seventh, Buffalo took the lead back when Michael Stefanic hit an RBI single and Jonatan Clase drove in two with a double. Buffalo won this game 4-3. Jonatan Clase- 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 2B, 1 SB Alek Manoah- 5.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K New Hampshire Fisher Cats New Hampshire (6), Chesapeake (4) - 9/11 Box Score With another game against Chesapeake on Thursday, New Hampshire looked to start an extended winning streak to counterbalance the long losing streak they just came out of. They had the next high rising prospect, Gage Stanifer, on the mound. Chesapeake sent a formidable Luis De León to match up against Stanifer. The Baysox jumped out to an early lead, with a lead-off home run from Austin Overn. Stanifer started to get shaky with his command from there, walking three of the next four batters, but getting a double play ball in between them. Unfortunately for New Hampshire, Stanifer could not escape the jam without giving up another run, he gave up an RBI single to Max Wagner. In the bottom half of the first, Charles McAdoo tried hard to get at least one run back, he led-off with a single, moved to second on a wild pitch, stole third, then scored on Damiano Palmegiani's double. Cade Doughty and Eddinson Paulino couldn't cash in Palmegiani and the first inning ended with New Hampshire down one run. Stanifer settled in during the second inning, getting three ground ball outs,then a couple more in the third. In the fourth, he added two more ground balls for outs, before being replaced to begin the fifth inning. Chesapeake would add to their lead then with a sacrifice fly by Ethan Anderson, scoring Overn. Jace Bohrofen got that run back in the bottom of the fifth with a base knock to right field, scoring Nicolas Deschamps. New Hampshire finally locked in for the bottom of the seventh, Je'Von Ward had a two-RBI single, Paulino scratched one run across home plate with his single, and Cade Doughty scored on a balk. Kai Peterson came on for the ninth to close the game out and secure the win, but he got into some trouble. He surrendered a sacrifice fly to Anderson, then hit the next batter, before turning it over to Nate Garkow to get out of a sticky situation. Garkow stepped up and closed it out, getting Griff O'Ferrall to strike out to end the game. New Hampshire won their third game in a row, this one 6-4. Charles McAdoo: 2-4, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 2B, 2 SB Gage Stanifer: 4 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 K New Hampshire (5), Chesapeake (2) - 9/12 Box Score Riding a three game win streak, New Hampshire had Alex Amalfi on the mound Friday night and was looking to extend the streak even more. The Fisher Cats jumped out early in this one, getting two runs in the first inning thanks to an error on the catcher, allowing both Damiano Palmegiani and Je'Von Ward to score on a dropped third strike. Cade Doughty then followed it up with a two-run home run and New Hampshire had a comfortable 4-0 lead. Amalfi took over from there, he went six innings, only allowing an RBI single in the fifth, and struck out four. The bullpen would take over and only surrendered one unearned run, while New Hampshire got an RBI single from Peyton Williams in the eighth. The Fisher Cats rolled to a 5-2 win and moved their win streak to four. Cade Doughty: 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 1 HR Alex Amalfi: 6 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Day Pitcher of the Period: RHP Alek Manoah (Buffalo) - Alek Manoah- 5.1 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 8 K Hitter of the Period: 2B Michael Stefanic (Buffalo) 4-8, 3 R, 4 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR Prospect Summary (Last 2 Days) Will Return Next Time View full article

The minor league seasons have wrapped up for Single A and High A, and the August update of Jays Centre's prospect rankings is finished, so it's a great time to take a look at the new additions to the Top 20. It has been a wild ride for the Toronto Blue Jays this year, and some of these names could make a big impact in future seasons. 10. Juan Sanchez, SS, 17, DSL Blue Jays The biggest riser on the rankings from August might be the most impactful down the line for the Toronto Blue Jays. Juan Sanchez was signed by the Blue Jays this past January out of the Dominican Republic, and he just put up one of the most impressive stat lines ever for a DSL Blue Jays player. 56 G .341/.439/.565 1.004 OPS 8 HR 4 3B 16 2B 10% BB% 17.7% K% 156 wRC+ Sanchez has a very good base and a great projectable frame, as he is already listed at 6-foot-3 and 180 pounds. He has quick hands and big raw power that have already been showing up in games. His eight home runs in the DSL really stand out. Expect him to come stateside next year, and depending on how he looks in the spring, he could see a bump all the way to Single A at some point. He has some of the highest potential as a hitter in the Toronto Blue Jays system, and only striking out 17.7% of the time as a 17-year-old could be a big key to Sanchez rising fast through the minor leagues. Find Sanchez on our Top 20 Prospects list: 18. Tim Piasentin, 3B, 18, FCL Blue Jays Here's another young prospect making his debut on the ranking this go around, and he is a teenager as well: Tim Piasentin. Piasentin was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the fifth round of this summer's MLB draft, 143rd overall. He is another prospect with a great frame and huge power potential, and he could have a good hit tool. He is listed already at 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds. He uses very quick hands and his powerful build to explode through the baseball from the left side of the plate. He already looks like he can lift the ball well and has reportedly reached up to 110 mph in max. exit velocity (Baseball America). Out of all of the Blue Jays' draft picks from 2025, expect Piasentin to potentially have the highest ceiling. This is a legit high-impact bat at third base. Look for Piasentin to begin next year in the FCL or potentially at Single-A Dunedin. The Blue Jays signed him for an overslot amount, so he should be one of the players who receives an aggressive assignment depending on how his offseason and spring training go. Find Piasentin on our Top 20 Prospects list: 20. Blaine Bullard, OF, 19, FCL Blue Jays Blaine Bullard is another Toronto Blue Jays draft pick from this past July. He was taken in the 12th round, 352nd overall. The Blue Jays thought very highly of him and gave the 6-foot-2, 180-pound outfielder the largest signing bonus ever for a 12th-round draft pick: $1.697 million. Bullard has more tools than anyone from this year's Blue Jays draft class, as he can do it all. He has some decent power potential from both sides of the plate as a switch-hitter, is very contact-oriented (a Blue Jays focus), has some top-end speed, and likely will be an above-average outfielder. This could be the future leadoff hitter for the Blue Jays if everything works out as he moves up the minor league ladder. Expect Bullard to start 2026 in the FCL or potentially at Single-A Dunedin. His development could be key for a rising Blue Jays farm system because he might be the outfield prospect the system has been lacking for a while now: a five-tool uber prospect that succeeds up to the major leagues. Find Bullard on our Top 20 Prospects list: View full article

Current W-L Records Buffalo Bisons: 56-78 New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 50-81 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 09/06/25 - Dunedin Blue Jays activated OF Yeuni Munoz from the temporarily inactive list. Buffalo Bisons Buffalo (0), Syracuse (10) - 9/6 Box Score Buffalo had a rough go of it Saturday versus Syracuse. Alek Manoah was on the mound for the Bisons, and it was a bit of a mixed bag. He showed much improved command of his pitches at times and only walked one batter. On the flip side, he surrendered six hits in 5.2 innings pitched and was charged with two earned runs. The defense was not up to par behind Manoah, as Buffalo committed two errors that would lead to five unearned runs against Manoah as well. José Azócar homered in the second inning for the Mets, and Jose Siri launched a long ball in a six-run fourth inning. Ryan Clifford hit a three-run home run in the seventh to give the Mets a 10-run lead. Buffalo lost this one badly, 10-0. Joey Loperfido - 2-4, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K Alek Manoah - 5.2 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K Buffalo (10), Syracuse (6) - 9/7 Box Score Buffalo finally got things going in the last game of the week against the Syracuse Mets. José Azócar put the Mets on the scoreboard to begin the game, via an RBI single in the top of the first inning. After that, Buffalo rattled off 10 runs over the first five innings, and the Mets only added two more on their own. Joey Loperfido crushed his seventh home run for Buffalo in the first inning, a solo shot. In the second inning, Josh Rivera knocked in a run with an RBI single, then Yohendrick Pinango did the same in the third inning. Brandon Valenzuela had the huge hit later in the inning with the bases loaded. He launched a 100-mph home run to left field for a grand slam. RJ Schreck and Buddy Kennedy hit RBI singles to push Buffalo up to 10 runs, Schreck's in the fourth inning and Kennedy's in the fifth inning. Buffalo would go on to win this game from there, 10-6. Brandon Valenzuela - 1-4, 1 R, 4 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR Andrew Bash - 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K New Hampshire Fisher Cats New Hampshire (2), Somerset (3) - 9/6 Box Score New Hampshire started the weekend set of games with an 11-game losing streak, having lost 13 of their last 15 games. Somerset had Brock Selvidge on the mound, facing off against New Hampshire's Alex Amalfi. The Fisher Cats opened the game with a very promising scoring opportunity, loading the bases up with just one out in the inning. Unfortunately for New Hampshire, Peyton Williams struck out, and Cade Doughty followed it up with a groundout, ending the inning with all three runners stranded on the bases. In the bottom half of the first, Dylan Jasso singled home Jace Avina, putting Somerset in the driver's seat once again. The Fisher Cats finally broke through in the top of the sixth inning, getting an RBI single from Williams and a sacrifice fly from Gabriel Martinez. New Hampshire's bullpen stood strong and held the Somerset bats in check all the way through the eighth inning, setting up some really high leverage work for Pat Gallagher in his second inning to close out the game. He surrendered a single and a walk to open up the bottom of the ninth, which was followed quickly by an RBI single from Garrett Martin. With the game tied, New Hampshire's luck engulfed the stadium, as Jake Gatewood smacked a line drive to right and the game-winning walk-off run came around to score. It was a tough loss to say the least, with the losing streak reaching 12 games. Charles McAdoo: 3-5, 2 SB Alex Amalfi: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 7 K New Hampshire (4), Somerset (9) - 9/7 Box Score Well, Sunday wrapped up the series against Somerset, but it brought with it a second matchup against the budding ace Elmer Rodriguez-Cruz. He shut down any thought New Hampshire had of snapping the losing streak, which had to be demoralizing. Rodriguez-Cruz went five very strong shutout innings, giving up just two hits. He only walked one and struck out eight. Meanwhile, Somerset pounced on Fernando Cruz in the bottom of the first inning. George Lombard Jr. and Tyler Hardman had RBI doubles, Jackson Castillo had an RBI single, and Manuel Palencia knocked in two with his single. They added a run in the second on a double play ball, one in the third on a wild pitch, and another in the fourth on Hardman's solo home run. In the sixth, New Hampshire finally started to put up a fight, getting one run on Je'Von Ward's single before Eddinson Paulino launched a three-run home run. Palencia added a run to Somerset's lead in the bottom half of the inning with an RBI single. That is where the game stood when Damiano Palmegiani flew out to right in the bottom of the ninth and Raimundo De Los Santos was doubled up trying to tag and get to second base. New Hampshire lost again, stretching the losing streak to 13 with the 9-4 loss. Eddinson Paulino: 2-3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR Yondrei Rojas: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Vancouver Canadians Vancouver (6), Everett (1) - 9/6 Box Score It was utter dominance from the pitching in Vancouver, as Austin Cates excelled yet again. The offense also excelled, with the Canadians scoring early on an Arjun Nimmala single. Then, they doubled their lead with a Carter Cunningham double to score Nimmala. Edward Duran reached on an error, which allowed Cunningham to score, as the Canadians jumped out 3-0. Cunningham once again came up in the fourth, and this time with Nimmala and Sean Keys on the bases, he uncorked a three-run homer to cap off the scoring. Juanmi Vasquez was excellent in relief, getting his second save of the season. He pitched three innings, not allowing a hit, only allowing two walks, and striking out six. Carter Cunningham - 3-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 2B, 1 HR Cunningham has had a really strong finish to the season, raising his OPS to .768 and becoming a well-above-average hitter according to wRC+. Austin Cates - 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K Cates had another spectacular start in Vancouver, lowering his High-A ERA to under 2.00. The 2024 seventh-rounder has been one of the best pitchers, if not the best pitcher, in the Jays' farm system since the All-Star break. Vancouver (1), Everett (2) - 9/7 Box Score Some shaky defense, as well as a disappearing act from the offense, cost the Canadians the season finale. Chris McElvain was on the bump, and after a throwing error from Duran moved Charlie Pagliarini to third on a stolen base attempt, Peyton Powell committed an error at first to allow him to score. McElvain was able to get the next two out, but a Carson Jones single scored Luis Suisbel, who reached on the Powell error. The Canadians' offense could not get much going, with the only run coming on the board being a balk with the bases loaded in the eighth. The bullpen did a great job, pitching five straight innings of scoreless baseball, combining for nine strikeouts between them, but they lost a tight one to end the season. Alexis Hernandez - 2-3, 1 BB, 1 2B Chris McElvain - 4 IP, 2 H, 2 R (0 ER), 3 BB, 5 K Dunedin Blue Jays Dunedin (6), Bradenton (7) - 9/6 Box Score The last game of the season for the D-Jays was very entertaining. The Jays got out to an early lead, with Jaxson West hitting his second double as a pro to score Brock Tibbitts. Jean Joseph hit a single that led to Yeuni Munoz scoring after a throwing error from the pitcher Clevari Tejada. Then Eric Snow grounded into a double play, but Tibbitts was able to score again. Daniel Guerra let up his only run he allowed in the game on a solo shot to Adonys Guzman. Once Guerra was taken out, the floodgates opened, as Lluveres Severino allowed a ton of contact, with six hits given up in the fifth inning, resulting in a five-run inning for the Marauders. Jack Eshleman replaced him and kept the game close for the Jays to get three more runs off a passed ball from the catcher Guzman, and then Jake Casey hit a big double to tie the game up in the seventh. Carson Myers came in the eighth inning after Eshleman was taken out, and allowed a run after a few walks, as he gave up a sac fly to Ethan Lege, which ended up being the difference maker. Yeuni Munoz - 1-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 2B Daniel Guerra - 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 5 BB, 3 K Dunedin (), Bradenton () - 9/7 Cancelled Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period Pitcher of the Period: RHP Austin Cates (Vancouver) - 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 9 K Hitter of the Period: OF Carter Cunningham (Vancouver) - 3-8, 2 R, 3 RBI, 1 2B, 1 HR, 4 K Prospect Summary (Last 3 Days) Toronto Blue Jays Top 20 Hitters Rank Player Team PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS 1 JoJo Parker N/A 2 Arjun Nimmala Vancouver 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 9 Yohendrick Pinango Buffalo 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 10 Victor Arias New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 RJ Schreck Buffalo 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 13 Juan Sanchez DSL Blue Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Josh Kasevich Buffalo 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17 Orelvis Martinez Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Charles McAdoo New Hampshire 10 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 19 Yeuni Munoz Dunedin 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 19 Tim Piasentin N/A 19 Blaine Bullard N/A Toronto Blue Jays Top 20 Pitchers Rank Player Team BF G GS IP H HR ER BB K 3 Trey Yesavage Buffalo 4 1 0 0.1 0 0 1 2 0 4 Johnny King Dunedin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Ricky Tiedemann Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Gage Stanifer New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Jake Bloss Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Landen Maroudis Dunedin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Brandon Barriera FCL Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Fernando Perez New Hampshire 10 1 1 1 6 0 5 1 2 View full article

CURRENT W-L Records Buffalo Bisons: 53-75 New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 50-75 Vancouver Canadians: 72-54 Dunedin Blue Jays: 58-63 FCL Blue Jays: Season Complete DSL Blue Jays Blue: Season Complete DSL Blue Jays Red: Season Complete Transactions 08/31/25 Vancouver Canadians placed OF Sam Shaw on the full-season injured list. 08/30/25 Toronto Blue Jays optioned LHP Justin Bruihl to Buffalo Bisons. 08/30/25 Toronto Blue Jays recalled LHP Easton Lucas from Buffalo Bisons. 08/30/25 RHP Elieser Hernández assigned to Buffalo Bisons from FCL Blue Jays. 08/30/25 RHP Elieser Hernández assigned to Buffalo Bisons from FCL Blue Jays. Buffalo Bisons Buffalo (1), Indianapolis (2) - 8/30 Box Score The Saturday contest between Buffalo and Indianapolis was a rough one for fans of offense. The pitching for both sides was on point this game. Hunter Barco was great for three innings for Indianapolis, and Elieser Hernandez went a strong six innings for Buffalo. Hernandez only gave up one run and two hits while striking out three batters. Buffalo got their lone run of the game in the top of the first inning, when Yohendrick Pinango drove in a run with an RBI single. In the fifth inning, Jase Bowen tripled for Indianapolis to score two runs, aided by an error on RJ Schreck. Buffalo could barely muster any hits on the day, only managing three of them. Buffalo lost the game 2-1. Yohendrick Pinango - 1-3, 0 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 2B Elieser Hernandez - 6 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K Buffalo (6), Indianapolis (2) - 8/31 Box Score Alek Manoah got the start again for Buffalo, and he was much better at times in this game versus Indianapolis. He would go six innings and notch a quality start, only giving up two earned runs, five hits, four walks, and striking out three batters. Despite giving up some baserunners, he was able to get outs when needed. The only runs Manoah would give up were from a two-run home run to Sammy Siani in the second inning. Schreck answered right back in the third inning with a home run of his own, a solo shot to right field. In the sixth inning, Buffalo got things rolling with a bases-loaded walk, an RBI forceout, a sacrifice fly, a Michael Stefanic RBI single, and then a true oddity scored a fifth run: Orelvis Martinez stole home. Yes, that is right. It was a part of a double steal, but he did indeed steal a base, and it was home. Buffalo would use that momentum to finish off the game and win 6-2. Orelvis Martinez - 1-3, 1 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 2B, 1 SB Alek Manoah - 6 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 K New Hampshire Fisher Cats New Hampshire (2), Erie (7) - 8/30 Box Score New Hampshire opened the weekend set of games against the Erie SeaWolves in a rough spot, having lost five games in a row and seven of their last eight. Saturday would not bring any relief to the slide the Fisher Cats were in, as they committed three errors, struggled with pitching, and were not with it at the plate. In the top of the second inning, Erie jumped out first, getting an RBI double from Ben Malgeri. In the bottom half of the inning, Je'Von Ward started things off for New Hampshire with a five-pitch walk. A couple of batters later, Eddinson Paulino hit his 11th home run of the season, giving the Fisher Cats a one-run lead. In the fourth, Malgeri proved to be a thorn in New Hampshire's side, hitting a big two-run home run over the right field fence. Later in the inning, Erie's prize prospect, Kevin McGonigle, smacked a ball to center for a bases-clearing single and gave the SeaWolves a four-run lead. Jake Holton's RBI single in the ninth scored Josue Briceño and capped off the scoring for the game, as New Hampshire fell 7-2 while amassing 14 strikeouts. Eddinson Paulino: 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR Conor Larkin: 2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K New Hampshire (2), Erie (4) - 8/31 Box Score Headed into Sunday's game, New Hampshire was on a six-game losing streak, with losses in eight of their last nine. Just as in Saturday's game, Erie was first on the scoreboard. McGonigle launched a first-inning home run to right field, scoring John Peck and giving Erie a quick 2-0 lead. Ward answered back for New Hampshire in the bottom half of the inning with an RBI single, but was thrown out trying to make it to second base, ending the inning. In the bottom of the third, Jackson Hornung tied the game up at two, with a big home run himself, his sixth at Double A. In the top of the sixth, Erie took the lead with back-to-back RBI doubles from Briceño and Justice Bigbie. It was still a two-run deficit for New Hampshire with two outs in the bottom of the eighth, when Hornung singled and Charles McAdoo walked. Ward couldn't cash in either run, as he flew out to center and ended the inning. In the bottom of the ninth, New Hampshire would load up the bases with one out, but Nicolas Deschamps flew out and Ryan McCarty struck out looking to end the game. New Hampshire lost their seventh game in a row, 4-2. Jackson Hornung: 2-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR Yondrei Rojas: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K Vancouver Canadians Vancouver (2), Hillsboro (0) - 8/30 Box Score After a few high-scoring games in a row, Gage Stanifer righted the ship, with an excellent five-inning scoreless start, where he struck out eight batters and only walked one. The Hops' pitching was also excellent to start, as for the first six innings for both teams, neither allowed a run to score. However, after Nick Goodwin reached on a single, then moved to second on a wild pitch, Edward Duran hit an RBI single to break the tie. Ricardo Yan replaced Lorenzo Encarnacion for the Hops and walked the bases loaded before walking in Sean Keys for another run. Javen Coleman got another hold, and JJ Sanchez earned his third save for a low-scoring affair that ended in a win for the Canadians. Nick Goodwin - 2-4, 1 R Gage Stanifer - 5 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K Stanifer had another excellent start in Vancouver, and he's now following his former Dunedin starting teammates Trey Yesavage and former Jays prospect Khal Stephen to Double-A New Hampshire. The progression of those three pitchers has been one of the biggest stories for the Jays' minor league system this year, and they are not slowing down at all. Vancouver (11), Hillsboro (1) - 8/31 Box Score The Canadians' offense exploded in this game, and the pitching was also dominant, with Austin Cates having one of the best starts for a Jays prospect. Arjun Nimmala got the scoring going with a single to right field, but was thrown out at second. He played the bottom of the inning, making a throw from short to first, but was taken out of the game for Jay Harry in the bottom of the second. The Canadians were still able to get the ball rolling after that, as Keys hit a double and Duran walked before Carter Cunningham unloaded for a three-run homer to break the game open. A couple of walks in the top of the fifth inning led to a Duran RBI single, and then Cunningham got two more RBIs with a single of his own after Duran stole second. Cunningham was caught stealing to stop momentum for a little bit, but the Canadians were still up 7-0. The Canadians scored another two runs in the top of the sixth on an Eddie Micheletti Jr. RBI groundout, and then Harry joined the fun with an RBI single himself. In the top of the ninth, Cutter Coffey had another RBI single for Vancouver, this time driving in two runs for a total of 11 for the Canadians. Carter Cunningham - 2-5, 1 R, 5 RBI, 1 HR Cunningham hit homer number 15 and also had a five-RBI day. The 24-year-old first baseman and outfielder has had a solid season offensively, showing more power compared to his short stint in Single A last season. Austin Cates - 6 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 9 K Cates had arguably his best start of the season. He’s been excellent in Vancouver and should be a name to watch on breakout pitching prospect lists for next season. The fastball has been unhittable for High-A hitters so far, and he pairs his secondaries well off of it. Dunedin Blue Jays Dunedin (6), Fort Myers (0) - 8/30 Box Score Daniel Guerra had one of the most impressive starting pitching performances in a long while in the Jays' farm system, and the offense gave him enough support for a near-perfect outing. Jace Bohrofen got it going with a single to score Dariel Ramon, and David Beckles hit an RBI single to score Manuel Beltre in the sixth inning. Bohrofen extended the lead with a solo homer in the seventh, and in the eighth, the D-Jays tacked on three more. Beltre, who was recently moved to the outfield, got a sac fly, Ramon hit his second double of the night to score Beckles, and then Maddox Latta continued his hot start with Dunedin with an RBI single himself. The bullpen pitched almost perfectly as well. Although they gave up two hits, they combined for eight strikeouts in three innings pitched, with Danny Thompson Jr. contributing six of them and earning the hold. Jace Bohrofen - 2-5, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR Bohrofen has been playing very well on his rehab assignment, showcasing why he made it to the upper minors in the first place. He should rejoin New Hampshire shortly. Daniel Guerra - 6 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K Guerra was near perfect through six innings. The big righty relied heavily on his four-seam fastball, and the Mighty Mussels could not touch it. His dominant performance led to him being named the Florida State League Pitcher of the Week. Dunedin (), Fort Myers () - 08/31 Cancelled Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Day Pitcher of the Period: RHP Daniel Guerra (Dunedin) – 6 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K Hitter of the Period: 1B Jackson Hornung (New Hampshire) – 2-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR Prospect Summary (Last Two Days) Toronto Blue Jays Top 20 Hitters Rank Player Team PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS 1 Arjun Nimmala Vancouver 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 JoJo Parker N/A 9 Alan Roden TRADED 10 Orelvis Martinez Buffalo 7 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 11 Yohendrick Pinango Buffalo 7 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 13 Josh Kasevich Dunedin 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 16 RJ Schreck Buffalo 9 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 17 Victor Arias New Hampshire 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 Jonatan Clase Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Toronto Blue Jays Top 20 Pitchers Rank Player Team BF G GS IP H HR ER BB K 3 Trey Yesavage New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Ricky Tiedemann Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Khal Stephen TRADED 6 Johnny King Dunedin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Kendry Rojas TRADED 8 Gage Stanifer Vancouver 20 1 1 5 5 0 0 1 8 12 Landen Maroudis Dunedin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Juaron Watts-Brown TRADED 15 Jake Bloss Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Brandon Barriera FCL Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Adam Macko Buffalo 9 1 0 2.2 0 0 0 1 3 View full article

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CURRENT W-L Records Buffalo Bisons: 49-73 New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 50-69 Vancouver Canadians: 68-52 Dunedin Blue Jays: 56-60 FCL Blue Jays: Season Complete DSL Blue Jays Blue: Season Complete DSL Blue Jays Red: Season Complete Transactions 08/25/25 - Toronto Blue Jays recalled LHP Justin Bruihl from Buffalo Bisons. 08/25/25 - Toronto Blue Jays optioned RHP Paxton Schultz to Buffalo Bisons. 08/24/25 - Toronto Blue Jays recalled RHP Paxton Schultz from Buffalo Bisons. 08/24/25 - RHP Bobby Milacki assigned to Buffalo Bisons from New Hampshire Fisher Cats. 08/24/25 - Toronto Blue Jays optioned LHP Mason Fluharty to Buffalo Bisons. 08/24/25 - Dunedin Blue Jays activated OF Braden Barry from the seven-day injured list. 08/23/25 - Buffalo Bisons transferred 3B Damiano Palmegiani to the development list. 08/23/25 - Buffalo Bisons activated 1B Rainer Nunez. Buffalo Bisons Buffalo (3), Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (10) - 8/23 Box Score In the Saturday game between the Bisons and the RailRiders, Buffalo struggled from beginning to end. The RailRiders took the lead in the third inning, when Omar Martinez crushed a solo home run. In the fourth inning, Brennen Davis launched a home run as well for the RailRiders, this one a two-run shot. Buffalo finally scored in the bottom of the fourth, from a Yohendrick Pinango RBI single and a double play ball that scored a second run. The rest of the game went downhill for the Bisons, as the RailRiders crushed three more home runs and ultimately scored nine runs off the Buffalo starting pitcher, Lazaro Estrada. Spencer Jones, Davis, and Jeimer Candelario added the home runs. Buffalo lost this one badly, 10-3. Riley Tirotta - 2-4, 1 R, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 2B Joe Mantiply - 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K Buffalo (3), Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (5) - 8/23 Box Score In the final game of the series between the Bisons and the RailRiders, Buffalo again struggled mightily with hitting the baseball. They did manage to take the early lead in the third inning, when Tirotta drove in two runs on a single to right field. Buffalo would add another run in the fifth, from a wild pitch that scored Rainer Núñez, who was at third base. In the seventh inning, Andrew Velazquez hit a sacrifice fly, and Duke Ellis doubled in two runs to tie the game. In the eighth inning, the RailRiders took the lead on a Braden Shewmake single. The single would score two runs and give the RailRiders a commanding lead, because Buffalo only managed five hits in the game and only nine total hits in the weekend games. Buffalo lost this one 5-3. Riley Tirotta - 2-4, 0 R, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K Easton Lucas - 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K New Hampshire Fisher Cats New Hampshire (6), Akron (5) F/11 - 8/23 Box Score New Hampshire continued their series against Akron on Saturday. They sent Rafael Sanchez to the mound to counter Rorik Maltrud for the RubberDucks. New Hampshire got on the scoreboard first with a big solo home run off the bat of Je'Von Ward in the top of the second inning. In the sixth, both teams had huge innings. New Hampshire was first, scoring four in the top half of the inning. Charles McAdoo provided the timely hit, a big three-run blast to left, scoring Jacob Sharp and Victor Arias. Four batters later, Cade Doughty added an RBI double that scored Ward from second. In the bottom of the sixth, it was Akron's turn. They scored four runs as well, with two RBI singles, a run scoring on a throwing error by Jackson Hornung, and another run coming in on a wild pitch. New Hampshire's bullpen couldn't hold the lead late, as they coughed up a solo home run to Jacob Cozart in the bottom of the eighth, ultimately sending the game into extra innings. Eddinson Paulino came through for the Fisher Cats with a sacrifice fly in the eleventh, putting them on top by one. In the bottom half of the inning, Yondrei Rojas came in and slammed the door on Akron, securing the 6-5 win. Charles McAdoo: 1-5, 2 R, 3 RBI, 3 K, 1 HR Nate Garkow: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K New Hampshire (2), Akron (5) - 8/24 Box Score Sunday's game between New Hampshire and Akron was a pitcher's duel for much of the game. Akron was the first to score, getting an RBI single from Wuilfredo Antunez in the bottom of the fourth inning. In the fifth, they added two more runs, one from an RBI single by Ralphy Velazquez and another on a wild pitch. Things stood at the status quo until the top of the eighth, when New Hampshire finally got on the scoreboard. Two walks and an error loaded the bases for the Fisher Cats, then Ward took ball four and the walk, bringing in Dasan Brown. Unfortunately for New Hampshire, the next batter, Alex De Jesus, struck out on a foul tip and ended the scoring threat. In the bottom of the eighth, Akron managed to scrape across two insurance runs from an RBI triple by Antunez and a sacrifice fly by Jonah Advincula. In the ninth, Ryan McCarty tried to start a rally, getting a lead-off triple and then coming in to score on an RBI ground out by Doughty. New Hampshire then added a single and a walk, putting two men on with two outs. Arias came up to the plate with aspirations of being a hero, but his dreams were dashed as he swung and missed at strike three, ending the game. New Hampshire fell to Akron, 5-2. Ryan McCarty: 1-4, 1 R, 1 K, 1 3B Geison Urbaez: 3.2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 3 K Vancouver Canadians Vancouver (5), Tri-City (4) - 8/23 Box Score The Canadians could not get it going early against the Dust Devils, as they went down 4-0 early. Jackson Wentworth struggled to get it going himself, allowing a run in the first and then three more in the third inning. However, the Canadians did not roll over and die, but instead fought back. Nick Goodwin hit an RBI double in the bottom of the third to get on the board, and Alexis Hernandez hit a huge homer to bring the scores within one after a Carter Cunningham triple. They threatened again in the eighth when JR Freethy got hit by a pitch, but he was stranded on first. In the ninth, Javen Coleman pitched a clean inning to keep the score close, and in the bottom of that inning, Hernandez took a walk, and Sean Keys ended the game with a two-run blast to walk it off. Alexis Hernandez - 1-3, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR Hernandez has been stellar since joining Vancouver, with a .308 average and an .875 OPS while donning the red jersey. Colby Holcombe - 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K Vancouver (4), Tri-City (3) - 8/24 Box Score Gage Stanifer had one of his best starts of the season (again), this one being his second straight six-inning outing with eight strikeouts. Cunningham gave Stanifer the lead with a two-run shot that scored Arjun Nimmala, but Caleb Pendleton tagged Stanifer with one of his own to tie it up. Edward Duran picked up his battery-mate with his first High-A homer, which earned Stanifer the win, as Matt Scannell gave them an insurance run with a single that same inning. Nate LaRue and Julio Ortiz both pitched scoreless innings before Aaron Munson came in to try to earn his third save. Munson allowed a few baserunners, and with runners on the corners, Rio Foster brought the score to a one-run game with a single. However, Munson locked it down, getting Randy De Jesus to pop up and Dario Laverde to ground out to end the game. Carter Cunningham - 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR Gage Stanifer - 6 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K Stanifer continues to dominate, which makes the departure of Kendry Rojas and Khal Stephen sting less. He’s quickly establishing himself as a real starting prospect, and although his command remains a work in progress, he’s going deeper into games and still performing. Dunedin Blue Jays Dunedin (), Lakeland () - 8/23 Game Cancelled Dunedin (), Lakeland () - 8/24 Postponed Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period Pitcher of the Period: RHP Gage Stanifer (Vancouver) - 6 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K Hitter of the Period: 3B Riley Tirotta (Buffalo) - 4-for-8, 1 R, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 2B Prospect Summary (Last 3 Days) Toronto Blue Jays Top 20 Hitters Rank Player Team PA R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB K SB CS 1 Arjun Nimmala Vancouver 8 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 2 JoJo Parker N/A 9 Alan Roden TRADED 10 Orelvis Martinez Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Yohendrick Pinango Buffalo 8 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 13 Josh Kasevich Dunedin 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 16 RJ Schreck Buffalo 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 17 Victor Arias New Hampshire 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 19 Jonatan Clase Buffalo 9 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 Toronto Blue Jays Top 20 Pitchers Rank Player Team BF G GS IP H HR ER BB K 3 Trey Yesavage New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Ricky Tiedemann Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Khal Stephen TRADED 6 Johnny King Dunedin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Kendry Rojas TRADED 8 Gage Stanifer Vancouver 21 1 1 6 2 1 2 1 8 12 Landen Maroudis Dunedin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Juaron Watts-Brown TRADED 15 Jake Bloss Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Brandon Barriera FCL Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Adam Macko Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 View full article

CURRENT W-L Records Buffalo Bisons: 47-69 New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 47-66 Vancouver Canadians: 63-51 Dunedin Blue Jays: 53-58 FCL Blue Jays: Season Complete DSL Blue Jays Blue: 22-32 DSL Blue Jays Red: 29-26 Transactions 08/17/25: New Hampshire Fisher Cats placed RHP Justin Kelly on the seven-day injured list. 08/16/25: Toronto Blue Jays optioned LF Joey Loperfido to Buffalo Bisons. Buffalo Bisons Buffalo (3), Lehigh Valley (10) - 8/16 Box Score The Saturday contest between Buffalo and Lehigh Valley saw the Bisons going up against uber prospect Andrew Painter. Painter wasn't as spectacular as he can be, but he was still good enough. He went five innings while giving up three runs (two earned), walking three, giving up four hits, and striking out five batters. Buffalo got to him in the first inning on a Yohendrick Pinango sacrifice fly, an error allowing Michael Stefanic to score, and Damiano Palmegiani's RBI single. Buffalo wouldn't score again though, as Lehigh Valley put together big inning after big inning. The big hits were a Brewer Hicklen home run and a Rodolfo Castro home run, while Justin Crawford had an RBI double and Donovan Walton added an RBI double as well. In the end, Lehigh Valley had 12 hits and 10 runs, as they went on to beat Buffalo 10-3. Damiano Palmegiani - 2-4, 0 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K Adam Kloffenstein - 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K Buffalo (5), Lehigh Valley (4) - 8/16 Box Score Buffalo got things back on track in the series finale against Lehigh Valley. In the bottom of the first inning, Jonatan Clase launched his fourth home run for the Bisons on the season. In the third, Brandon Valenzuela doubled to bring home Pinango, and Josh Rivera homered in the fifth to give Buffalo five runs. In the eighth, Lehigh Valley mounted a late rally, scoring three runs on an RBI groundout from Hicklen and a two-run single from Robert Moore. Paxton Schultz would come on to pitch for Buffalo and finish the last 1.1 innings, only giving up one hit and striking out two for the save. Buffalo would win this one, 5-4. Jonatan Clase - 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 1 SB Easton Lucas - 4.1 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 6 K New Hampshire Fisher Cats New Hampshire (8), Binghamton (0) - 8/16 - Game 1 Box Score New Hampshire sent Grant Rogers to the mound on Saturday in game one of the afternoon doubleheader. It was one of the best all-around games the Fisher Cats have had in a while, and it was a great start to the long day of baseball. In the top of the first inning, New Hampshire's Eddinson Paulino put a ball in play that resulted in an error on Binghamton's second baseman, allowing Victor Arias and Jackson Hornung to score. Things stood stagnant until the top of the sixth inning, when Charles McAdoo and Je'Von Ward powered up the lineup with back-to-back solo home runs. Ward wasn't done though, as he smashed another home run in the top of the seventh, a two-run blast, extending the lead to 8-0. That was more than enough for New Hampshire, with Rogers throwing a gem. He went six innings, only gave up six hits, didn't allow a walk, and struck out six en route to notching another quality start. Yondrei Rojas came in and completed the game and shutout for New Hampshire, as they rolled to an 8-0 win. Je'Von Ward: 2-3, 2 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HR Grant Rogers: 6 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K New Hampshire (1), Binghamton (6) - 8/16 - Game 2 Box Score Game two of the doubleheader was a much more rough experience than the first game. Geison Urbaez held down the Binghamton bats until the bottom of the third inning. Nick Morabito got the Rumble Ponies on the board first with a sacrifice fly, which was followed up by Jacob Reimer's solo home run to left. After Urbaez gave up a walk, Nick Lorusso doubled home a run to make it a three-run inning for Binghamton. In the fifth, D'Andre Smith added two more runs to Binghamton's lead with a big two-run home run to left as well. Dasan Brown cut into the lead with a solo home run in the top of the sixth. Binghamton quickly got the run back, however, with a solo home run of their own from William Lugo in the bottom half of the sixth, as they cruised to a 6-1 win over New Hampshire. Dasan Brown: 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR Geison Urbaez: 3 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K New Hampshire (3), Binghamton (2) F/10 - 8/17 Box Score Sunday saw the series between New Hampshire and Binghamton come to an end. The Fisher Cats sent Rafael Sanchez to the mound to match up against Tylor Megill for the Rumble Ponies. From the onset, the New Hampshire hitters were in a bind facing the major league pitcher on a rehab assignment. Megill mowed down New Hampshire batters with ease, as he struck out nine of the 12 batters he saw. The Fisher Cats got on the scoreboard first, when Alex De Jesus smacked a solo home run to lead off the top of the fifth inning. In the seventh, New Hampshire added an insurance run, as De Jesus scored from first on Brown's triple. Unfortunately for the Fisher Cats, Conor Larkin coughed up a two-run double to Lugo, sending the game into extra innings. In the top of the tenth, a little small ball worked out well for New Hampshire. Paulino flew out to center, advancing Brown to third, followed by Arias’ sacrifice fly bringing home what would be the winning run. The Fisher Cats got a hard-fought win, 3-2 in extra innings. Alex De Jesus: 1-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR Rafael Sanchez: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K Vancouver Canadians Vancouver (12), Spokane (2) - 8/16 Box Score The Canadians got off to an early lead with a three-run first inning, coming from two RBI singles from Nick Goodwin and Eddie Micheletti Jr., and then an Alexis Hernandez RBI groundout. The second inning went even better, with J.R. Freethy, Micheletti and Hernandez loading the bases before Carter Cunningham helped take a dominating lead with a grand slam! The Canadians continued to pile it on, with Tucker Toman getting his first High-A RBI with a single, then Matt Scannell joined in on the fun with his first two RBIs himself with a single of his own. Freethy added another RBI single to score Toman, and the Canadians had scored 11 unanswered runs by the fourth inning. Silvano Hechavarria let in his first run of the night on an RBI single from Cole Messina, then another on a double play ball, but he was solid after that. The bullpen didn’t let in a single run, with Colby Holcombe and Juanmi Vasquez both striking out three batters each, and Jonathan Todd also had an effective inning. Hernandez capped off the scoring in the ninth with his second RBI groundout, as the Canadians thoroughly trashed Spokane. J.R. Freethy - 4-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 2 2B Silvano Hechavarria - 5 IP, 8 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 5 K Hechavarria’s debut for the Canadians was overshadowed by their offensive outburst, but he continued to dominate at what is now his third level in the minors. Vancouver (6), Spokane (1) - 8/17 Box Score The Canadians maintained their momentum from the previous game, as they immediately scored again. This time, Toman knocked in Freethy for his second RBI as a Canadian and continued his hot stretch from down in Dunedin. In the third inning, Goodwin added to the lead with a homer, and Cunningham stole third base as an errant throw allowed him to go home to make it three to nothing. Then Scannell came up to the dish with Toman and Jay Harry on base, and he hit his first Vancouver homer to double the lead. Jackson Wentworth had a strong start, and after the Canadians went up six runs, he did allow a run, but he still went six innings and lowered his season ERA to 4.36. The bullpens for both teams allowed zero runs after that, as Bo Bonds, Javen Coleman and JJ Sanchez struck out eight batters in three innings without allowing a walk. The Canadians won the last game of the series six to one. Nick Goodwin - 2-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR Goodwin was in a homer drought after an excellent June, but he found other ways to contribute, as he’s been on a 10-game hitting streak. Jackson Wentworth - 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K After a tough stretch for Wentworth in May and June (he had a 5.93 ERA in nine games started), he’s really turned it around since July started, with a 3.10 ERA. Dunedin Blue Jays Dunedin (7), Tampa (2) - 8/16 Box Score The D-Jays had a bullpen day, with Danny Thompson Jr. serving as the opener. Jean Joseph got it started in the first with a single to give the D-Jays the lead. Then, a big second inning started off with a Yorman Licourt three-run bomb. Eric Snow hit a sac fly, and Jake Casey came home on a balk for an early 6-0 lead for Dunedin. Diego Dominguez allowed two runs, with one being unearned due to a Joseph throwing error, but that was all for Tampa, as Eliander Alcalde earned his second save with three scoreless innings. Licourt got RBI number four in the game in the eighth as an extra insurance run. Yorman Licourt - 2-4, 1 R, 4 RBI, 1 HR Licourt has struggled in his first look at full-season baseball, but he hit his first homer in this one with a 96.5-mph shot to right with two runners on. Eliander Alcalde - 3 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K Dunedin (5), Tampa (7) - 8/17 Box Score The Jays got off to an early start again, this time with Dariel Ramon getting it going with an RBI single, before Maddox Latta hit another single to score Yeuni Munoz to make it 2-0 early. Ediel Rivera hit an RBI single in the bottom of that same inning off of Holden Wilkerson, but Munoz hit a two-RBI single soon after to make it 4-1 for the D-Jays. However, the pitching faltered for Dunedin, as Wilkerson allowed two runs in the fourth and Nate LaRue allowed one more after replacing him. David Beckles took the lead back for the D-Jays with a clutch double, but LaRue continued to struggle, allowing a run to score to tie it in the fifth, and then two more in the sixth to lose the game. Grif Hughes came in to replace LaRue and threw 2.2 scoreless innings, but at that point, it was too little too late. David Beckles - 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B Grif Hughes - 2.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K DSL Blue Jays Blue D-BJB (0), D-RCK (6) F/7- 8/16 Box Score Saturday's game down on the island between BJB and RCK was not the prettiest game played this season. Cristopher Polanco led off the game with a walk, followed by a single from Angel Guzman. BJB's scoring opportunity quickly came to an end, with a strikeout by Franklin Rojas and a groundball double play from Yeicer Crespo. In the bottom half of the inning, Ronny Ugarte cleared the bases with a three-run double, giving RCK the early lead. In the second, BJB loaded the bases with a single, a walk, and a hit by pitch. Just as in the first, their threat was thwarted when Daniel Dominguez struck out and Polanco grounded out to end the half inning. RCK would tack on three more runs in the seventh, as BJB couldn't get any more threats going and fell 6-0. Cristopher Polanco: 1-2, 2 BB Michael De La Cruz: 2.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 5 K D-BJB (7), D-WSX (1) F/7 - 8/18 Box Score It was a much better game for BJB on Monday, as they were up against the DSL team for the Chicago White Sox. Guzman kicked the scoring off with an RBI groundout to second base in the bottom of the first inning. Fabian Gonzalez added a run in the second on his RBI double to left field, scoring Darwin Núñez. BJB got another run in the fourth; this time it was Esmeiquel Arrieche hitting one to center and scoring Nuñez. Alejandro Cruz homered in the top of the fifth for the WSX, but Juarlin Soto got the run back in the bottom half of the inning with his double to right field that scored Crespo. BJB kept the pedal down, scoring three more in the sixth. Dominguez had an RBI groundout, Polanco singled home Arrieche, and Rojas singled in Polanco. It was an easy win for BJB, as they took this one 7-1. Fabian Gonzalez: 2-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 2B Cristhian Duarte: 5 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K DSL Blue Jays Red D-BJR (11), D-MEB (6) - F/7 - 8/16 Box Score The DSL Blue Jays Red team took control of the game Saturday in the third inning against the DSL Mets Blue team. Two runs scored on a Kennew Blanco double, two more scored on an error by the third baseman, and a run scored when Luis Felipe hit an RBI single. Two home runs in the fifth by Hector Francis and Leandy Mella would bring the Mets Blue team closer. J.T. Bain would answer with a home run of his own for the Blue Jays Red team. BJR would go on to get RBI doubles from Blanco and Randy Soto to extend the lead. BJR would go on to win this one 11-6. Kennew Blanco - 2-4, 2 R, 3 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 2 2B Edgar Gallegos - 4.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 2 BB, 6 K D-BJR (2), D-ARR (5) - 8/18 Box Score The DSL Blue Jays Red team didn't have their high-octane offense on Monday morning, but they did jump out to an early lead. Juan Sanchez tripled in the third inning and then was brought home by Pascual Archila hitting a single. However, a throwing error and a double steal would give ARR the one-run lead in the bottom half of the inning. In the sixth and seventh innings, an RBI groundout and an RBI single by Jorge Lara would put ARR up three. A passed ball would add one for BJR in the eighth inning, but they would go on to lose this one, 4-2. Pascual Archila - 2-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 2B Luis Fonseca - 4 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period Pitcher of the Period: RHP Grant Rogers (Vancouver) – 6 IP, 6 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K Hitter of the Period: 2B J.R. Freethy (Vancouver) - 5-8, 3 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 2 2B Prospect Summary (Last 2 Days) Will return next week. View full article