Daniel Labude

CURRENT W-L Records Buffalo Bisons: 30-43 New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 29-40 Vancouver Canadians: 38-30 Dunedin Blue Jays: 35-33 FCL Blue Jays: 22-15 DSL Blue Jays Blue: 6-9 DSL Blue Jays Red: 6-9 Transactions 06/23/25 - SS Bryce Arnold assigned to Vancouver Canadians from Dunedin Blue Jays. 06/23/25 - Toronto Blue Jays sent RHP Yimi García on a rehab assignment to FCL Blue Jays. 06/23/25 - Buffalo Bisons sent RHP Hayden Juenger on a rehab assignment to FCL Blue Jays. 06/21/25 - Toronto Blue Jays sent RHP Ryan Burr on a rehab assignment to Buffalo Bisons. 06/21/25 - Vancouver Canadians placed RHP Bo Bonds on the 7-day injured list retroactive to June 20, 2025. Buffalo Bisons Buffalo (10), Worcester (6) - 6/21 Box Score Saturday kicked off just right for the Buffalo Bisons, with Michael Stefanic launching a two-run home run in the top of the first inning to get the Bisons going early versus Worcester. Nathan Hickey of the Red Sox would trim that lead to one by way of an RBI single in the second inning. Buffalo started to widen the gap in the third inning with a two-run RBI single by Riley Tirotta, scoring Josh Rivera and Will Wagner, who had reached base by a single and a walk. In the bottom of the fourth, things spiraled out of control for the Buffalo starting pitcher, CJ Van Eyk. He would surrender three home runs in the inning and an additional run in the fifth to give the Red Sox a 6-4 lead. In the top of the seventh, the Bisons tied things up and took the lead by one from an RBI double to center field off the bat of Josh Rivera, to go with Stefanic blasting his second home run of the game. In the eighth, two wild pitches added to the Buffalo lead, and they capped off the scoring in the ninth with a run via an error. Buffalo would win this one 10-6. Michael Stefanic: 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 2 HR Trenton Wallace: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K Buffalo (10), Worcester (12) - 6/22 Box Score The weather is getting hot quickly, and so are the bats around Triple A, with the Sunday matchup between Buffalo and Worcester turning into a slugfest. Buffalo struck first, again in the top of the first inning, when Joey Loperfido blasted his sixth home run of the season. In the second inning, the Red Sox chipped away with an RBI single, but Yohendrick Pinango hit a hanging slider over the fence to give Buffalo the two-run lead in the third. The bottom of the third saw the Red Sox take the lead back, with Kristian Campbell hitting an RBI triple and Jhostynxon Garcia hitting a two-run home run. In the fourth, Pinango walked to bring in a Buffalo run, and the Red Sox launched two more balls over the fence, including a grand slam to take an 11-4 lead. In the fifth, Stefanic continued his hot stretch, crushing a grand slam of his own to bring Buffalo closer. Buffalo would add an RBI single from Pinango, but two more runs from the Red Sox would see the Bisons lose this one 12-10. Yohendrick Pinango: 3-4, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR Tommy Nance: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K New Hampshire Fisher Cats New Hampshire (2), Somerset (11) - 6/21 Box Score Saturday was another rough game for New Hampshire in the series against Somerset. Devereaux Harrison was on the bump and had some struggles, to say the least. Somerset got the first run of the game in the top of the second inning. Brendan Jones singled in Garrett Martin before the inning ended on a double steal, with New Hampshire getting the out at home. Peyton Williams wasted no time and tied it up in the bottom half of the inning on a solo blast to center field. Later in the inning, Robert Brooks gave the Fisher Cats the lead with an RBI double, scoring Gabriel Martinez. It was all downhill for New Hampshire from there, as they would not get another run across home plate and gave up 10 unanswered runs, highlighted by a solo home run from Dylan Jasso. The Fisher Cats’ arms just could not find the strike zone, as they walked 11 batters on the day, leading to a lopsided loss, 11-2. Peyton Williams: 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR Devereaux Harrison: 4.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 5 BB, 3 K New Hampshire (5), Somerset (12) - 6/22 Box Score It was a brutal weekend of baseball for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. The offense was better, but the pitching was considerably worse, if that was even possible. New Hampshire coughed up three home runs on the day, including one to Somerset's big bat, Spencer Jones. Somerset tallied 15 hits on the day and scored in six of the nine innings. At least New Hampshire showed some fight in this one. In the bottom of the third inning, they scored three runs, one on Jay Harry's single and two on Peyton Williams’ single. In the bottom of the sixth, Charles McAdoo continued his hot streak since coming off the development list, getting a hold of a pitch and sending it over the right field wall for his fifth home run of the season, a two-run shot. Unfortunately, that would be it for New Hampshire, who fell 12-5. Charles McAdoo: 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR Grayson Thurman: 2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K Vancouver Canadians Vancouver (), Eugene () - 6/21 PPD Vancouver (4), Eugene (0) - 6/22 Box Score After the previous day's game was postponed, the Canadians had another strong game, with a pair of homers carrying the way offensively, while Khal Stephen headlined a shutout. Sean Keys got them going with an RBI groundout in the first inning, and then Je'Von Ward hit his third homer of the season in the second, before Victor Arias scored Nick Goodwin on a single to make it 3-0 for the Canadians. Keys scored the last run of the game with a solo homer of his own to increase the lead by one, as the Emeralds only mustered up three hits on the night against Stephen, and the Canadians' bullpen pitched three no-hit innings with hard-throwing righty Colby Martin making his Vancouver debut. Sean Keys: 1-4, 1 H, 1 R, 2 RBI Khal Stephen: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K Stephen had another stellar outing for the Canadians, and although his strikeout stuff wasn’t there, he went six innings for the third time out of six starts in High A. The second-rounder will be pushing to get promoted to New Hampshire if he keeps this up. Dunedin Blue Jays Dunedin (7), Clearwater (0) - 6/21 Box Score Dunedin paired strong pitching and hitting together, as the pitchers combined for a four-hit shutout, while the offense had four doubles and three homers on the night. Edward Duran scored the first run of the game thanks to a fielding error from the Threshers’ second baseman in the first, and then in the second, Jean Joseph hit his fifth homer of the season to double that lead. It took until the fifth inning for the Jays to score again. This time, Kendry Chirinos hit his own solo homer, and then Duran continued to have a strong season with an RBI single to left field. Sam Shaw had not hit a homer since Simon Li's article about his power came out on Jays Centre, but he had homer number six with a 105.3-mph blast to right field that went 368 feet. For the last run of this dominant performance, Peyton Powell grounded into a double play, but Manuel Beltre scored regardless. Hayden Juenger was solid on rehab assignment, and Benett Flynn and Javen Coleman each pitched two strong innings to finish the game off. Edward Duran: 3-5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 2B Kendry Rojas: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K Rojas’ velocity looks like it has gone up a couple of ticks compared to last season, as he’s been comfortably sitting 94-95 mph on the fastball, and it’s made him impossible to hit in Single A. He’ll eventually get promoted back to High A once he’s built back up, so it’s nice to get to see Statcast data from the lefty when he’s still in Dunedin. Dunedin (3), Clearwater (4) - 6/22 - 10 innings Box Score The Jays just couldn’t muster enough in extra innings to win this ball game. It took until the top of the sixth for the Jays to score a run on a sac fly from Tucker Toman. In the seventh, Bryce Arnold hit his ninth homer of the year before getting replaced by pinch-runner Alexis Hernandez in the 10th. The bullpen did its job to keep the game close, but the offense couldn’t score after the seventh, which led to an anti-climactic loss for the D-Jays. Bryce Arnold: 1-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR Arnold earned a promotion to Vancouver partially due to his performance in this game, as he hit his team-leading ninth homer of the season and scored another on a sac fly. Silvano Hechavarria: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 4 K The big righty pitched excellently in relief, and he made a really nice play in the infield to keep a runner off base. FCL Blue Jays F-BLU (11), F-YAN (1) - 6/21 Box Score In another minor league game where the Blue Jays took the early lead with a home run, it was Yorman Licourt's turn to hit a solo blast. In the third, the Yankees tied the game on an RBI single. From there, it was all the Blue Jays via bad pitching by the Yankees. The Blue Jays added five runs on bases-loaded walks, two runs on bases-loaded hit-by-pitches, and a run from a wild pitch, all from the seventh inning to the ninth. The Blue Jays won the game decisively, with a final score of 11-1. Yorman Licourt: 1-3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 1 K, 1 HR Eduar Gonzalez: 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K F-BLU (8), F-PHI (2) - 6/23 Box Score Johnny King took the mound for the Blue Jays' squad after Yimi García and Hayden Juenger each pitched one inning, with no runs allowed and five strikeouts between them. King continued to look good, striking out seven over 4.2 innings, allowing just three hits, two walks, and zero earned runs. Offensively, Dariel Ramon and David Beckles each had two-run RBI singles. In the fifth and sixth, Enmanuel Bonilla had two sacrifice flies sandwiched around RBI singles from Maykel Minoso and Yorman Licourt. The seventh inning saw two runs scored on King, both unearned, due to a fielding error by the first baseman Beckles. The Blue Jays would go on to win this one 8-2. David Beckles: 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K Johnny King: 4.2 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K DSL Blue Jays Blue D-BJB (5), D-PIB (3) F/7 - 6/21 Box Score BJB was slow to get things going in Thursday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates’ Black Team (PIB). BJB was kept off the scoreboard until the fifth inning of the seven-inning game. Down 3-0, Cristopher Polanco reached on a throwing error by the pitcher, a play that would score Yeicer Crespo and Elian Reyes. Angel Guzman added a sacrifice fly, scoring J.T. Bain. In the top of the seventh, Guzman walked, stole second base, and then scored on Darwin Núñez's double. Juarlin Soto followed it up by smacking a line drive to left field, scoring Nuñez. BJB took this game by a score of 5-3. Juarlin Soto: 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 2B Michael De La Cruz: 4 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 0 BB, 4 K D-BJB (14), D-CUB (4) F/7 - 6/23 Box Score BJB went on a scoring bender in Monday's game against the Chicago Cubs' Blue team (CUB). Franklin Rojas started the day off with a sacrifice fly, scoring Polanco. Soto singled home Rafael Flores, then Daniel Dominguez got in on the action with an RBI single, scoring Guzman. The next two runs of the inning scored via a wild pitch and a bases-loaded walk. Polanco singled in his second plate appearance of the inning, and Dominguez came around to score. BJB was still not done. Flores added a two-run single before Polanco scored his second run of the inning. After the first inning, BJB had an 8-1 lead, but was far from through with putting runs up on the scoreboard. In the bottom of the second inning, BJB got a grand slam from Bain to bring the lead to 11. Carlos Garcia added an RBI single in the fifth, and Rojas capped the scoring with an RBI single in the sixth. BJB routed the Cubs' team 14-4. J.T. Bain: 1-3, 1 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR Cristhian Duarte: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 1 K DSL Blue Jays Red D-BJR (5), D-TI1 (4) F/10 - 6/21 Box Score BJR was in a tough one against the Detroit Tigers' 1 team on Saturday. BJR took the early lead with a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the second, scoring Pascual Archila. The Tigers’ team took back the lead in the fifth on an RBI double and then a wild pitch that scored Samuel Sanchez from third base. They added two more in the sixth to build a three-run lead. In the bottom half of the inning, BJR cut into the lead by one on a Nestor Urbina double that scored Diego Arce. A sacrifice fly and a wild pitch tied the game up for BJR in the seventh, ultimately sending the game into extra innings. Kennew Blanco's single scored the ghost runner in the bottom of the tenth, walking it off for BJR, as they won 5-4. Nestor Urbina: 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K, 1 2B Edgar Gallegos: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 6 K D-BJR (7), D-GIB (9) - 6/23 Box Score BJR was in a massive 8-0 hole when the seventh inning started in this game against the San Francisco Giants’ Black team (GIB) on Monday. BJR got back-to-back home runs from Archila and Arce to start their comeback attempt. After they gave one run back in the bottom half of the inning, Archila hit his second home run in as many innings, this one a three-run shot to right field. In the bottom of the ninth, Juan Sanchez's two-run single cut the lead to two. Blanco and Randy Soto couldn't get on base though, and the comeback fell short. BJR lost 9-7. Pascual Archila: 2-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 1 K, 2 HR Johandi Medina: 3 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period Pitcher of the Period: RHP Eduar Gonzalez (FCL Blue Jays): 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K Hitter of the Period: 2B Michael Stefanic (Buffalo): 4-10, 3 R, 8 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 3 HR 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 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 Alan Roden MLB 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 Orelvis Martinez Buffalo 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11 Yohendrick Pinango Buffalo 9 2 4 0 0 1 3 2 1 0 0 13 Josh Kasevich Dunedin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Jonatan Clase MLB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 RJ Schreck Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Sam Shaw Dunedin 8 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 3 0 0 20 Victor Arias Vancouver 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 Toronto Blue Jays Top 20 Pitchers Rank Player Team BF G GS IP H HR ER BB K 2 Trey Yesavage New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Ricky Tiedemann Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Khal Stephen Vancouver 20 1 1 6 3 0 0 1 3 7 Johnny King FCL Jays 20 1 0 4.2 3 0 0 2 7 8 Kendry Rojas Dunedin 13 1 1 4 1 0 0 1 4 9 Landen Maroudis Dunedin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Gage Stanifer Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Jake Bloss Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Juaron Watts-Brown New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Adam Macko Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Brandon Barriera FCL Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 View full article

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Ricky TiedemannArjun NimmalaOrelvis MartinezTrey YesavageJohnny KingGage StaniferKendry RojasLanden MaroudisYohendrick PinangoAlan RodenVictor AriasJonatan ClaseKhal StephenYeuni MunozJuaron Watts-BrownJosh KasevichAndres AriasRJ SchreckEdward DuranGilberto Batista

CURRENT W-L Records Buffalo Bisons: 28-39 New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 29-34 Vancouver Canadians: 35-28 Dunedin Blue Jays: 33-29 FCL Blue Jays: 19-13 DSL Blue Jays Blue: 2-7 DSL Blue Jays Red: 4-6 Transactions 06/16/25 - RHP Brett Garcia assigned to FCL Blue Jays. 06/16/25 - 3B Alex De Jesus assigned to FCL Blue Jays from New Hampshire Fisher Cats. 06/14/25 - Buffalo Bisons activated SS Leo Jimenez from the 7-day injured list. 06/14/25 - Buffalo Bisons transferred 3B Damiano Palmegiani to the Development List. 06/14/25 - DSL Blue Jays Blue activated LHP Ire Martinez from the 7-day injured list. 06/14/25 - Buffalo Bisons sent RHP Connor Overton on a rehab assignment to FCL Blue Jays. Buffalo Bisons Buffalo (1), Columbus (6) - 6/14 Box Score It was a slow weekend for the Buffalo Bisons against the Columbus Clippers. In the game on Saturday, Columbus took the early lead on a sacrifice fly that would bring in C.J. Kayfus, who tripled earlier in the second inning. In their half of the second, Buffalo answered back with an RBI single by Rainer Nunez to center field. In the third inning, Columbus took charge by driving in three runs, one by a single, one by a wild pitch, and one on a sacrifice fly. Jhonkensy Noel and Kayfus doubled in the fifth to bring in another run, and an error in the sixth gave Columbus their sixth run. Buffalo only managed three singles and two walks on the day, as they lost this one 6-1. Orelvis Martinez: 1-2, 0 R, 0 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K Justin Bruihl: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K Buffalo (3), Columbus (7) - 6/15 Box Score In the Sunday game against Columbus, the Buffalo offense was a putrid sight to behold for nine innings. They made a lot of contact throughout the day, but nothing was falling for hits at all. They only managed one hit in the nine innings, and it was a Will Wagner double to lead off the fourth inning. Ultimately, it wasn't all bad for Buffalo though, as their pitchers threw a gem for nine innings. They held Columbus to six baserunners on five hits and one walk. CJ Van Eyk led the way with five strong innings, only allowing two hits and one walk, while striking out four. Columbus didn't scratch the scoreboard over the nine innings, and the game went into extras. In the tenth inning, Columbus jumped out front early and often. Through a combination of singles, walks, errors, and doubles, they would put seven runs on the scoreboard. Buffalo made a comeback in their half of the tenth, when Riley Tirotta singled in a run and Josh Rivera hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly. Leo Jimenez would strike out to end the game in a 7-3 defeat for Buffalo. Riley Tirotta: 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 0 K, 1 SB CJ Van Eyk: 5 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 B, 4 K New Hampshire Fisher Cats New Hampshire (4), Reading (7) F/6 - 6/14 Box Score It was a tough night in Reading for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. They opened the game in the top of the first inning with a crooked number, getting three runs on Charles McAdoo's home run to right. In the bottom of the second inning, Ryan Watson got tagged for two runs when Cade Fergus launched a home run to center field. It wasn’t Watson's night, as he gave up another two runs in the bottom of the third on a double to Alex Binelas. In the top of the fourth, back-to-back doubles by Ryan McCarty and Cade Doughty scored a run and tied the game up at four. Alex Amalfi came in for Watson in the bottom of the sixth and did not fare any better; he gave up two singles that scored three runs. After just two batters for New Hampshire in the top of the seventh, the game was delayed due to rain and eventually called and went final, with the Fisher Cats losing 7-4. Charles McAdoo: 1-3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR Ryan Watson: 5 IP, 3 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K New Hampshire (5), Reading (0) - 6/15 Box Score After Saturday's rough showing, the Fisher Cats rediscovered their dominance on the mound in Sunday's finale. Devereaux Harrison got the ball and cruised through the first 5.1 innings with relative ease. He only surrendered one hit, walked two, and struck out six. Conor Larkin, Nate Garkow, and Johnathan Lavallee would piggyback out of the pen and keep Reading shut down completely. They didn't allow a hit or run, and only walked two over their 3.2 combined innings. As for the bats, New Hampshire scored a couple of runs in the third and fourth innings. They got one from a wild pitch in the third and another one on an Eddinson Paulino bases-loaded walk in the fourth. In the seventh, they added three more. McAdoo singled home Jace Bohrofen; McCarty singled and an error allowed McAdoo to score from first; and, finally, Doughty's double scored McCarty. New Hampshire got back into the win column with the 5-0 shutout of Reading. Eddinson Paulino: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K Devereaux Harrison: 5.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 6 K Vancouver Canadians Vancouver (6), Spokane (1) - 6/14 Box Score The Canadians continued to roll as they strived to continue their winning streak. Fernando Perez took the bump and was solid, although he let one run score in the third on an Aidan Longwell double, he pitched six strong innings. The Canadians' offense didn’t let Spokane carry the lead for long at all, as they scored three runs in the third immediately after, with Cutter Coffey hitting his 11th double of the season and Eddie Micheletti Jr. and Je’Von Ward contributing. In the fifth inning, Jackson Hornung hit a solo shot to extend the lead, and some poor defense from Spokane in the sixth allowed two more runs to score. Arjun Nimmala and Aaron Parker both had two hits and scored two runs, as the Canadians had a pretty complete offensive game. Jackson Hornung: 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR Hornung has been the best hitter for the Canadians this season, mostly carried by a strong batting average, but he showed a bit of power with his third homer of the year. Fernando Perez: 6.0 IP, 6 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K Perez went six innings for the third time this season, and he only allowed one run. Since May, he’s pitched to a 3.67 ERA, and he’s been solid at limiting his walks, with a walk rate under 5%. Vancouver (3), Spokane (2) - 6/15 Box Score The Canadians looked to win their tenth game in a row in their last game of the series against Spokane. Again, the Canadians went down early after Jared Thomas hit a homer, but Ward answered with a sac fly in the fourth, and Coffey gave them a lead with a double in the fifth inning. Parker gave the Canadians an insurance run in the eighth with his fifth homer of the season, which ultimately was the winning run, as after Pat Gallagher pitched two scoreless innings, lefty reliever JJ Sanchez gave up a homer in the top of the ninth inning. That was all Spokane was going to get, so the Canadians won their tenth game in a row, breaking a franchise record, as they are one of the hottest teams in all of baseball. Aaron Parker: 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B, 1 HR Khal Stephen: 5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 2 K Stephen didn’t have the strikeout stuff he had in his previous starts but was effective in limiting baserunners. He’s now lowered his High-A ERA to 2.16. Dunedin Blue Jays Dunedin (8), Fort Myers (7) - 6/14 - (11) Box Score This was an absolute slobberknocker, as the Dunedin Blue Jays and the Mighty Mussels traded runs back and forth. Edward Duran helped the Jays score their first run, as he was the designated hitter in this game, and he went 3-5 with two RBIs. Some shoddy defense from the Mighty Mussels allowed two more runs to score in the fourth for the Jays, but some shaky defense of their own allowed the Mighty Mussels to score four in the fifth inning to give them the lead. Kendry Chirinos hit a sac fly to score Tucker Toman to even it up in the sixth, Yohander Martinez then had an RBI single to give the Mussels a lead in the seventh, before Toman hit a huge homer in the eighth to tie it up at five. Eminen Flores pitched two strong innings to keep it tied before extras, and Jack Eshleman came in after and pitched a scoreless 10th inning before giving up two runs in the 11th. Alexis Hernandez answered back with a two-run homer in the bottom of the 11th, and then Duran hit a walk-off single to end a crazy game. Tucker Toman: 2-4, 4 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR Toman has been very hot. Since May 1, he’s slashed .304/.361/.455 for a 130 wRC+. The K rate is still a little elevated, but he’s been finding success at the plate after struggling to start the season. Silvano Hechavarria: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R (1 ER), 2 BB, 5 K Hechavarria had a successful second start in Dunedin. The hard-throwing Cuban has been solid since coming stateside and is finally getting some strikeouts with his velocity. Dunedin (3), Fort Myers (0) - 6/15 - (5) What was meant to be a doubleheader became a quick five-inning game to end the series. The Jays had Kendry Rojas take the bump on rehab assignment for his second appearance after his first was cut short by poor weather, and he pitched three strong scoreless innings. Hayden Juenger was also on a rehab assignment and followed directly after. The Jays scored a run on a double steal that allowed Lizandro Rodriguez to steal home, and then in the fourth inning, Yhoangel Aponte and Peyton Powell both drove in runs to make it 3-0. Bennett Flynn pitched a scoreless fifth inning despite allowing two hits, and then the game was called, as the poor weather continued, as it had all weekend, which resulted in the second game of the doubleheader being cancelled as well. Yhoangel Aponte: 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B Kendry Rojas: 3 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 4 K Rojas again pitched well in his abbreviated start, and his fastball is sitting in the mid-90s early on. His velo continues to tick up every season, and after coming back from a midsection injury, he’s been looking quite sharp. FCL Blue Jays F-BLU (1), F-PHI (6) - 6/14 Box Score The Blue Jays' team continued a trend of games with very few hits or runs in this one against the Phillies' squad. The Blue Jays' team got on the scoreboard first, this time on a groundout from Drew Jemison that scored Dariel Ramon. Like the Blue Jays' team, the Phillies' squad was lacking the hit tool in this one, but they scored often. They put up four runs in the fourth inning on a balk, a wild pitch, an RBI single, and an error. The biggest hit of the game came from the Phillies' team when TJayy Walton drove in two runs with a triple in the seventh inning. Both teams only had six hits combined in this one, and the Blue Jays team lost 6-1. Dariel Ramon: 1-3, 1 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K Eduar Gonzalez: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K F-BLU (8), F-PHI (6) - 6/16 Box Score The Blue Jays team broke out of their scoring funk in this one, but Johnny King stole the spotlight from the mound. He continued his march through the Complex League, putting up another dominant performance. He went four innings, gave up just two hits, one earned run, one walk, and added to his gaudy strikeout total with six more. In the fifth, the Blue Jays' team added a tying run on an RBI groundout from J.R. Freethy. In the seventh, a bases-loaded walk gave the Blue Jays' team the lead, and Yorman Licourt blasted his third home run of the season in the eighth to put them up two. In the ninth, the Blue Jays' bats picked up five additional runs, with the big hits being an Enmanuel Bonilla RBI single and a Ramon RBI double. In the bottom of the ninth, though, the Phillies scored four runs of their own on three singles, but it wasn't enough as the Blue Jays won this one 8-6. Yorman Licourt: 1-5, 2 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR Johnny King: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K DSL Blue Jays Blue D-BJB (1), D-ARB (5) F/7 - 6/14 Box Score Michael De La Cruz was on the mound Saturday for BJB and was lights out. He went four innings, only giving up three baserunners and one run on a hit, a walk, and a hit by pitch. He struck out five on his way to a solid outing and left the game with it tied. Esmeiquel Arrieche singled home Elian Reyes in the bottom of the second inning to tie it. Jose Andrades came in for De La Cruz and couldn't keep the momentum going. He gave up four runs (three earned), and the BJB bats couldn't get anything else going, as they fell 5-1. Esmaquel Arrieche: 2-3, 1 RBI Michael De La Cruz: 4 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K D-BJB (0), D-GIO (6) S/3- 6/16 Box Score The BJB game on Monday was suspended after three innings. They only had one hit, a Reyes double. Their pitching, on the other hand, was crushed across the three innings, surrendering six runs, including a home run by Miguel Caraballo. DSL Blue Jays Red D-BJR (3), D-MEO (4) F/7 - 6/14 Box Score It was a day of quick excitement, followed by a longer stretch of frustration for the BJR team. In the top of the first inning, they scored two runs on a Randy Soto double that scored Elaineiker Coronado and Juan Sanchez. They added another run in the inning on a groundout by Luis Felipe. From there, the day went downhill and fast. In the bottom of the third, Diover De Aza hit a home run off of BJR pitcher Edgar Gallegos. MEO got another run on a double in the bottom of the fourth and two in the sixth, highlighted by Adolfo Miranda's home run off of Daniel De La Cruz. MEO toppled BJR by a score of 4-3. Randy Soto: 1-3, 2 RBI, 1 2B Edgar Gallegos: 4 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K D-BJR (5), D-MEO (2) S/2 - 6/16 Box Score BJR faced the Mets' Orange team again on Monday and was playing much better – so well that they really didn't want the game to be suspended. They scored five runs in the first two innings. Soto got the scoring started for them in the first with a two-run single, and Sanchez added three runs in the second with his first home run of the season. The game was suspended after the second inning with BJR leading 5-2. Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period Pitcher of the Period: LHP Johnny King (FCL Jays) - 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 6 K Hitter of the Period: C Aaron Parker (Vancouver) - 4-9, 3 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 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 9 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 4 Orelvis Martinez Buffalo 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 Alan Roden Toronto 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 9 Jonatan Clase Toronto 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 Josh Kasevich Dunedin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Charles McAdoo New Hampshire 8 2 2 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 0 18 Enmanuel Bonilla FCL Jays 5 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 20 Jace Bohrofen New Hampshire 8 2 3 1 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 2 Ricky Tiedemann Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Trey Yesavage Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Khal Stephen Vancouver 18 1 1 5 3 1 1 1 2 6 Jake Bloss Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Landen Maroudis FCL Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Kendry Rojas Dunedin 14 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 4 12 Johnny King FCL Jays 14 1 1 4 2 0 1 1 6 13 Gage Stanifer Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Adam Macko FCL Jays 17 1 1 3 4 0 4 4 4 16 Fernando Perez Vancouver 27 1 1 6 6 0 1 1 5 17 Brandon Barriera Dunedin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Juaron Watts-Brown New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 View full article

Every year in this new age of pitching data and different methods of development, pitchers in the minor leagues have taken giant leaps forward into the starlight. Oftentimes, it is hard to tell whether the leap is from continued progression of natural talent, or from painstakingly rigorous workouts to improve deficient areas, or from sifting through the mountains of data at the fingertips of players, coaches, and trainers to find an edge. There is always the hope that a team has struck gold, found the holy grail, unearthed the buried treasures, or any number of superlatives that can be said to describe the eureka moment when a pitcher breaks out in the minor leagues. The Toronto Blue Jays this year may have just hit the motherload, so to speak, with a prospect currently at High-A Vancouver (after being promoted from Single-A Dunedin). This pitcher possesses the potential to be a top-tier starting pitcher or, at the very least, a high-leverage shutdown reliever. Either way, he has gone from being relatively unknown in the dark depths of prospectdom to riding an ignited rocketship through the clouds and the mist of obscurity, coming out into the world of stardom. Well, maybe it's not that extreme, but it is definitely time to take notice of Gage Stanifer and the improvements he has made from last season. They have transformed him into one of the best, if not the best, pitching prospects on a High-A Vancouver team that is loaded with talent. Yes, he has been that good, and the numbers back it up. On a team bursting at the seams with elite pitchers and some unicorn pitch data, Stanifer is a gold nugget with eye-popping stats and pitch metrics. Background Stanifer was drafted as an 18-year-old out of Westfield High School in Indiana during the 2022 MLB Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays. He was selected 578th overall in the 19th round. From there, the 6-foot-3, 200-pound pitcher would wait to make his professional debut until 2023 in the Florida Coast League. He would pitch in 11 games, of which seven were as a starting pitcher. His statline in his first full professional season was not anything remarkable and, in fact, was a bit disappointing. He pitched a total of 42.2 innings, had a 6.33 ERA, and struck out 24.4% of the batters he faced, but he had a walk rate of 11.9%. He did not do well at limiting contact, as he was hit hard to the tune of a .268 batting average against. This would all culminate in a FIP and xFIP that were only moderately better than his ERA, at 4.42 and 4.77, respectively. In 2024, Stanifer would move up from Rookie ball to Single-A Dunedin. Starting in 17 games and pitching in a total of 19, things did not improve, as many areas of his statistical profile declined or shifted in a negative direction. He would pitch 59.2 innings with an almost identical 6.34 ERA, while his strikeout rate decreased to 23.2% and his walk rate ballooned up to 18.1%. Despite ascending to the next level, he was able to limit some damage compared to the previous season, as batters would hit for a lower average (.249). However, his FIP and xFIP both increased to a troublesome 5.27 and 5.24. It was a rough season and one in which hitters did very well against him when it came to hitting the ball in the air. He only had a groundball rate of 38.5%, and this was actually somehow an improvement from the year before, when it was just 31.4%. He needed to make changes to get things back on track. The 2025 season has represented a night-and-day transformation for Stanifer. He remained at the Single-A level to start the year, but he did so with a newly refined pitch mix and much-improved individual pitches. He has exemplified improvement on the mound on his way to being one of the best pitchers in the Blue Jays' farm system across the first two months of the season. Each game he has pitched so far this season has been in a piggyback role following Trey Yesavage, so the innings have been mostly capped at a maximum of four each appearance. Even with that limitation, he has pitched in 11 games across Single-A and High-A, throwing 41 innings with a sparkling 1.32 ERA (eighth in the minor leagues, min. 40 IP). He has struck out hitters at a 39.5% rate, dropped his walk rate down to 13.6%, and leads minor league baseball with a .116 batting average against (minimum 40 IP). Even his FIP and xFIP are in stark contrast to 2024, as they currently sit at 2.28 and 2.86, respectively. He also has a 16.5% swinging strike rate, which is good enough for top 10 in the minor leagues (min. 40 IP). His groundball rate has increased by almost 30%, and his ability to throw strikes has increased by five percent. This season, he has completely transformed into one of the most dominant and exciting pitching prospects in the Blue Jays' system and one of the top breakout arms in the minor leagues. What Changed? Let's take a deeper look into Stanifer's profile and see how he became a star at Single-A Dunedin this season, a level where he had some issues in the past. The first noticeable difference in his pitching profile this season, and probably the driving factor in his pending meteoric rise in the prospect world, is the jump in velocity on his fastball. Starting this past offseason, he has shown an increase in velocity, all the way to the top end of the pitching spectrum: triple digits! He hit 100.2 mph, to be exact, in an offseason workout. The velocity gains haven't been just on his fastball though, as Stanifer has increased the speed of his entire pitch mix: Improved Pitches and Pitch Mix Sinker This season, Stanifer's sinker (more of a two-seam fastball) has become an elite unicorn pitch for the most part. For the season at Dunedin, the pitch averaged 95.4 mph, 17.7” of IVB, 12.8” of HB, 2378 RPM, a release height of 5.65 feet, and 6.2 feet of extension. All of those numbers are an improvement compared to the 2024 season. The IVB is up five inches, the horizontal break is three inches more than last year, and he has put more spin on the baseball. All of these changes have led to a sinker that is playing beautifully up in the zone, where he uses the pitch frequently. The high IVB and horizontal break make the pitch much harder for hitters to connect with at the top of the zone and allow for less hard contact. Stanifer is now using the pitch almost exclusively as his predominant fastball. It's up to 65.2% usage compared to 52.9% in the 2024 season. The added velocity and improved pitch shape have led to an excellent fastball, grading out as almost a 70-grade pitch for the season so far by @TJStats (image and pitching grades by @TJStats below). The whiff rate on the pitch has also increased from 25.6% (2024) up to 36.8% (2025). The overall improvement of Stanifer's fastball has led to an extreme drop in the number of hits he has allowed off the pitch this year. The batting average arising from his sinkers plummeted from .342 last season down to an almost minuscule .159 this season when he was at Single-A. The upper end of the pitch was on display in his final start at Single-A Dunedin before he was promoted to High-A Vancouver. In that game, the sinker ended up grading as a 72 by @TJStats, and the tjStuff+ was 110. It was truly an elite pitch that night, with an average of 19.2” of induced vertical break and 12.7” of horizontal movement, with batters whiffing 56.3% of the time. One of the outlier traits seen in his last start was that the sinker had a vertical approach angle of -3.7°. This means that as the ball crossed the plate, it did so at a very flat angle. The flatter VAA also results in the pitch working much better up in the strike zone. Slider Stanifer's slider, like his sinker, is not a typical one. It is a form of a gyro slider or death ball slider. The pitch is characterized by a bigger emphasis on vertical drop with limited horizontal movement. This season at Dunedin, the pitch had an average velocity of 84.7 mph with 42.9” of vertical break, to go with only 1.3” of horizontal break (currently to his arm side). Like with his sinker, these numbers are an improvement on the pitch metrics from his 2024 season. Specifically, the slider is two miles per hour faster, has 1.4” more of vertical break, and is breaking less horizontally. The pitch works great with his sinker because it has the opposite directional movement coming from a similar release point. The sinker works horizontally and the slider vertically, while having a 10+ mph difference in velocity. Interestingly enough, the whiff rate on the slider has dropped slightly this year, going from 50% down to a 47.3% rate. That's still an excellent amount of swing and miss on the pitch. Stanifer is also throwing the pitch a little more often this season, up to 23.1%. Even though the whiff rate has decreased a little bit, hitters are doing a lot less with the pitch. Over the 92 sliders he threw, hitters did not have a single hit off the pitch in Single-A. As you can see in the @TJStats image above, the slider grades out as a 50, with a tjStuff+ of 103. It's not as dynamic and special as the sinker, but it's still a good pitch and one Single-A hitters were not able to handle at all when paired with the sinker. Changeup Stanifer's third main pitch this season has been a changeup. In his stint at Single-A Dunedin, he only threw the pitch 9% of the time, and it was the least missed pitch by hitters from his repertoire. Batters were only missing 13.3% of the time when they swung at the pitch. The main difference in the changeup this season is in its velocity. It is now coming in at an average of 87.3 mph instead of 85.1 mph. However, with the increased velocity, hitters had just a .111 batting average on the pitch in Single-A this season compared to a .214 batting average in 2024. Simplified Mechanics In 2024, Stanifer used a more traditional windup with no runners on base. He would bring the glove up to his head, then step back, turn, and go into the pitch. Now he is using a traditional stretch setup and set position. His hands remain lower at his stomach, and the transfer up to his head has been removed. What's Next Stanifer hasn't been the prospect name many Toronto Blue Jays fans are following this season, but maybe he should be. To offer major league equivalents for each of his pitches, when minor league hitters step into the box, they are going up against a sinker that compares to Josh Hader's or Robert Suarez's, a slider similar to Clay Holmes's, a changeup reminiscent of Spencer Strider's, and a four-seam fastball like Caden Dana's. If one were to build a starting pitcher in a science lab, one would find it pretty difficult to put together a more unique and exciting profile. On the stacked Dunedin and Vancouver rosters, Stanifer has one of the best pitchers, as well as one of the best in all of Single-A and High-A for many reasons. After their promotions to High-A, he, Trey Yesavage (now moving to Double-A), and Khal Stephen are onto the next chapter of the season. With his improved pitches and pitch mix, Stanifer will look to continue his success and cement his breakout on the mound. He will likely need to improve his changeup and increase its usage to take the next step. Maybe it won't be as a star pitching prospect, but he has that ceiling considering the kind of pitcher he has become. He is now one of the most exciting and dynamic arms in the Toronto Blue Jays' farm system, and hopefully fans enjoy watching his rise through the minor leagues. Stats updated following Stanifer's latest appearance on June 6. View full article

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CURRENT W-L Records Buffalo Bisons: 26-35 New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 26-31 Vancouver Canadians: 29-28 Dunedin Blue Jays: 29-28 FCL Blue Jays: 16-11 DSL Blue Jays Blue: 2-4 DSL Blue Jays Red: 2-4 Transactions 06/09/25 - Toronto Blue Jays optioned RHP Paxton Schultz to Buffalo Bisons. 06/09/25 - Toronto Blue Jays recalled RHP Spencer Turnbull from Buffalo Bisons. 06/09/25 - C Dylan Leach assigned to FCL Blue Jays. 06/08/25 - SS Ryan McCarty assigned to New Hampshire Fisher Cats from Buffalo Bisons. 06/08/25 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats transferred 3B Alex De Jesus to the Development List. 06/08/25 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats activated SS Ryan McCarty. 06/08/25 - SS Ryan McCarty assigned to New Hampshire Fisher Cats from Buffalo Bisons. 06/07/25 - Buffalo Bisons transferred RHP Bobby Milacki to the Development List. 06/07/25 - Buffalo Bisons activated LHP Adam Macko from the 7-day injured list. 06/07/25 - Toronto Blue Jays sent 2B Michael Stefanic outright to Buffalo Bisons. 06/07/25 - Vancouver Canadians activated RHP Chris McElvain from the 7-day injured list. 06/07/25 - Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent C Dylan Leach to a minor league contract. Buffalo Bisons Buffalo (7), Syracuse (5) - 6/7 Box Score Syracuse kicked off the Saturday game with a first-inning run from a David Villar home run to left field. Villar wasn't done though, as he would add the game's second run, this time from a home run to right field in the fourth inning. The two runs would be all the Mets could push across the plate against Buffalo starting pitcher Anders Tolhurst. He finished five innings in this one, only surrendering the two hits and two runs to Villar while striking out five. In the fifth inning, the Buffalo bats came alive when Yohendrick Pinango crushed a three-run home run to right field. In the sixth, Villar would again do the damage for the Mets by way of an RBI double this time. Jon Singleton would expand the Mets’ lead to two in the seventh inning with an RBI single. In the Buffalo half of the eighth inning, Joey Loperfido tripled, RJ Schreck singled, and then Riley Tirotta and Will Robertson hit back-to-back home runs. Having a two-run lead, Tommy Nance would take the mound for Buffalo, pitching two perfect innings for the six-out save and a Buffalo win. Riley Tirotta: 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR Tommy Nance: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K Buffalo (8), Syracuse (6) - F/10 - 6/8 Box Score In the last game of the week-long series with the Mets, Buffalo would start strong by hitting home runs in the second and third innings. Schreck hit the first one, and Pinango hit the home run in the third to give the Bisons a three-run lead. Robertson tacked on another home run in the sixth, his 12th of the year. On the mound to start the game for the Bisons was Adam Macko. He pitched great over four innings, only allowing three walks and no hits or runs, while striking out four. In the seventh, eighth, and ninth, the Mets launched two home runs, and scored on an error and a single to tie the game. In the tenth, Buffalo went wild, scoring four runs on a single and a Damiano Palmegiani home run. The Mets could only score two in their half of the inning, and Buffalo would win this one as well, 8-6. Yohendrick Pinango: 1-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 0 K, 1 HR Adam Macko: 4 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 4 K New Hampshire Fisher Cats New Hampshire (4), Altoona (0) F/7 - 6/7 - Game 1 Box Score The streak stays alive! Can you believe it? Who would have thought New Hampshire would have reached four consecutive games in a row shutting out the opposing team for a 36.2 scoreless inning streak? Well, it happened, so get excited when you read how it all went down, because how it happened is even more special. Rafael Sanchez took to the mound in this one and, true to himself, kept away from hard contact throughout the game. He set down Altoona 1-2-3 in the first with a couple of fly outs and a lineout. The second was mostly a carbon copy of the first, with two fly outs and a lineout to keep the streak going. Alex Stone gave New Hampshire the lead in the bottom of the second with a three-run shot to right field. The top of the third saw similar results for Sanchez; he got two lineouts and a fly out. In the bottom half of the inning, Gabriel Martinez extended the Fisher Cats' lead by one on a double to left field that scored Jace Bohrofen. In the fourth, it was two fly outs, and then Sanchez grabbed a groundball back to him and tossed it over to Peyton Williams for the third out. In the fifth, Altoona got their first baserunners by way of a hit by pitch and a walk, before Sanchez's first strikeout of the game ended the threat. The sixth saw Altoona go down in order, as New Hampshire headed to the seventh and final inning in the shortened doubleheader game with a 4-0 lead. In the seventh inning, Termarr Johnson had a battle with Sanchez: a nine-pitch at-bat that ended with him flying out to left field. Jack Brannigan was next and went down on strikes in four pitches. Nick Cimillo had a battle himself, drawing a walk on seven pitches. Then came Tres Gonzalez, who sent the second pitch in the at-bat high into the air, and when it fell, it was squarely in the glove of Martinez. New Hampshire did it! But wait, were you counting along and paying attention? You may have missed it. The last out started a celebration, not for the scoreless inning streak (36.2), or the shutout streak (four games), but the no-hitter Sanchez just threw! Alex Stone: 1-3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 K, 1 HR Rafael Sanchez: 7 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K New Hampshire (5), Altoona (2) F/7 - 6/7 - Game 2 Box Score In game two of the doubleheader, New Hampshire sent Grant Rogers to the mound to keep the streak going and ride the momentum into the night. He got through the first inning without giving up a hit or a run. It happened again in the second inning, 1-2-3. Could it be another magical game? Unfortunately not. Brenden Dixon led off the third inning with a single and the first hit on the day for Altoona. They got a second hit in the inning, but neither would score, as those streaks continued. Johnson made sure all streaks would end, as he led off the fourth inning with a home run to right field to tie the game up at one. Eddinson Paulino's single in the bottom of the fourth gave the lead back to New Hampshire, 2-1. After Altoona tied it up in the fifth, New Hampshire broke it open in the bottom half of the inning. They scored one on a sacrifice fly by Martinez and two more on Devonte Brown's double. The big streaks were over, but New Hampshire won 5-2 to continue the winning streak. Jacob Sharp: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 K Grant Rogers: 6 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 5 K New Hampshire (5), Altoona (11) - 6/8 Box Score Ryan Watson was back on the mound in the final game of the series with Altoona on Sunday. He had it going again, much like the first time he pitched this week. He pitched four strong innings, keeping Altoona off the scoreboard. Williams got the scoring started for New Hampshire in the bottom of the fourth inning with a deep solo shot for his sixth home run of the season. The top of the fifth inning snowballed for Watson, as he gave up two runs and left with the bases loaded. Michael Dominguez came in and could not escape the jam. All three baserunners would score, as would another one he let on base. The teams would trade home runs from there, Dasan Brown for New Hampshire and Aaron McKeithan for the Curve. Altoona wouldn't stop there, as they added four more runs, and New Hampshire could only muster three more. Charles McAdoo singled in one run and then came around and scored on a Cade Doughty groundout. Their final run came on a Robert Brooks double in the ninth, as New Hampshire lost 11-5. Peyton Williams: 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR Johnathan Lavallee: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K Vancouver Canadians Vancouver (9), Tri-City (4) - 6/7 Box Score Chris McElvain had his first start in High-A Vancouver after spending some time rehabbing in Low A and the Florida Complex League. It was a mixed bag for McElvain, as he struck out four batters in 1 1/3 innings, but also gave up five hits, including a solo homer to Ryan Nicholson. On the Canadians’ end, Victor Arias also hit a solo homer to kick off the scoring for them. In the second inning, McElvain dealt with some shaky command and defense, and was taken out with an out remaining for Aaron Munson. The Canadians then loaded the bases after Munson got the out, and Aaron Parker hit a sac fly before Cutter Coffey hit a homer to make it 5-3 for the Canadians. The bullpens for both teams did a good job keeping runs off the board before the eighth inning, but Julio Ortiz gave up a double to Matt Coutney, which let Nicholson get to third, and he scored on a groundout to bring the game within one for Tri-City. However, Nick Goodwin and Eddie Micheletti Jr. went back-to-back, similarly to how they did in the game on June 6, but in reverse order. Bo Bonds shut the door after that, leading to another solid win for the Canadians in this series. Nick Goodwin: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR The homers will continue until morale improves. Goodwin has hit four homers in just this series, and he’s been the hottest hitter in the system in a group full of hot hitters. Aaron Munson: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K Munson has been slowly lowering his ERA over his past few appearances. This was his best appearance of the season, as he struck out a season-high four batters and didn’t walk a batter. Vancouver (11), Tri-City (6) - 6/8 Box Score This was a very back-and-forth close game, which started off with the Dust Devils getting up early after Fernando Perez gave up a run on a groundout in the first and a two-run shot in the second. The power surge in Vancouver continued, as Carter Cunningham hit his fourth homer of the year, and then Coffey hit a double to score Micheletti. Jackson Hornung hit an RBI single, and the game was tied. Perez kept it scoreless after giving up those three runs, but in the sixth, Kai Peterson came in and gave up a two-run homer of his own. Arjun Nimmala hit a double to bring it within one in the half inning directly after, and Hornung tied the game up again with a bases-loaded walk. Je’Von Ward continued to get on base with another bases-loaded walk, before the man on fire (Goodwin) came to the plate and hit a grand slam to make it 10-5 for the Canadians. Anthony Scull did knock in another run against Peterson, but Parker also tacked on another run late to make it 11-6. The Canadians ultimately took five out of six against the Angels’ High-A affiliate. Nick Goodwin: 2-5, 1 R, 4 RBI, HR Goodwin continued his hot streak, hitting his fifth homer against the Tri-City Dust Devils. Prior to this series, he was slashing .224/.352/.355 for a 99 wRC+. He has now raised that to a .258/.367/.484 slash and a 131 wRC+. Ferando Perez: 4 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 1 HR Dunedin Blue Jays Dunedin (5), St. Lucie (4) - 6/7 Box Score In Silvano Hechavarria’s first start, the game went back and forth, with catcher Jacob Lojewski giving the D-Jays an early lead with a two-run double. Hechavarria pitched well, giving up only one run on an RBI single, but the bullpen gave up a few runs. Eminen Flores let in a run on a single, but then Bryce Arnold and Tucker Toman contributed to a two-run top of the eighth inning. Nate LaRue replaced Flores and got to two outs before giving up the lead and allowing two runs to score. Jean Joseph singled to give the Jays the lead again and for the last time, as Jack Eshleman earned the win, by preventing the Mets from scoring again. Tucker Toman: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B Toman is having a bit of a hot stretch after struggling initially when he came back from the temporary inactive list. Silvano Hechavarria: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K Hechavarria had his first start as a Dunedin Blue Jay and did not disappoint. The hard-throwing Cuban started off his career slowly in the Dominican Summer League last season, and although he’s older than the average pitcher for this level, he was very good and displayed strong velocity. Dunedin (2), St. Lucie (4) - 6/8 Box Score Colby Holcombe still hasn’t looked as sharp recently, this time giving up four runs (one unearned) while only striking out three batters. However, the bullpen was nails today as well, not giving up a run, but the Jays could not score. They were 1-for-8 with RISP and could not cash in enough runs to even it up. Edward Duran is a slow-footed catcher, but somehow has five triples on the season, and showed his strong arm. Alexis Hernandez hit his first homer of the season, and Sam Shaw produced a run, but that was all she wrote for the D-Jays. Sam Shaw: 2-4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 2B Johan Simon: 2.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 K FCL Blue Jays F-BLU (1), F-PHI (8) - 6/7 Box Score Landen Maroudis got what would be his final FCL start in this one. He went two innings, gave up four hits, one walk, struck out three, and was charged with two earned runs. On Monday, it was reported he would be moving up to Single A. The Blue Jays would cut the lead to two on a David Beckles single in the sixth inning. Unfortunately, the Phillies put up three more runs in the bottom of the sixth to take the lead by five. An Isaias Dipre home run in the eighth gave the Phillies a lead too large for the Blue Jays to come back from, as they lost this one 8-1. David Beckles: 1-4, 0 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K Pedro Tucent: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K F-BLU (1), F- (8) - 6/7 Box Score Johnny King started the game for the Blue Jays on Monday, and he did not disappoint. He went 3.2 innings, gave up five hits, two runs, walked one, and struck out eight. He used a sinker sitting in the 93-95 mph range, with almost 16” of IVB to set up the Rookie-ball hitters. His slider, curve, and changeup worked well to get the strikeouts. Ultimately, he generated 15 swings and misses in this game, showing his ability to miss bats. On the offensive side, Andres Arias rocketed a line drive for his fourth home run of the season to tie the game in the fourth. Statcast listed the home run as having an exit velocity of 97.8 mph and a 36-degree launch angle. Unfortunately, the Blue Jays' team would not score again, and the Tigers' squad added five more runs in the sixth and ninth innings. Andres Arias: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 HR Johnny King: 3.2 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 8 K DSL Blue Jays Blue D-BJB (1), D-MRN (3) F/7 - 6/7 Box Score This game wasn't much to write home about. BJB got the scoring started in the bottom of the second inning when they loaded the bases, and J.T. Bain was hit by a pitch to get a run in. The game state would remain the same until the top of the seventh inning, as MRN scored three runs to win the game 3-1. Daniel Dominguez: 1-3, 1 R, 1 K Michael De La Cruz: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K D-BJB (2), D-BJR (3) F/8 - 6/9 Box Score Monday saw BJB take on Toronto's second DSL team, BJR. BJB got on the scoreboard first in the top of the third on Rafael Flores’ RBI single. Juarlin Soto scored another run for BJB on his groundout. BJR tied it up in the bottom of the fifth on a bases-loaded walk and a run-scoring balk. The game would go to extras, with BJR walking off on a sacrifice fly from Pascual Archila. Angel Guzman: 2-3, 1 BB Cristhian Duarte: 4.1 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K DSL Blue Jays Red D-BJR (4), D-MEO (3) F/7 - 6/7 - Completion of 6/5 Suspended Game Box Score BJR resumed a game that was suspended on June 5; they were leading 3-2 in the fourth when the game was called. BJR kicked things off in the bottom of the fourth by scoring a run on Randy Soto's single. They gave up a run in the top of the sixth, but that was all, as they won 4-3. Elaineiker Coronado: 2-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB Carlos Almonte: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K D-BJR (1), D-MEO (3) F/7 - 6/7 Box Score In the regularly scheduled game on Saturday, BJR took on the Orange team from the Mets again. BJR was shut down completely until the top of the sixth inning, when Kennew Blanco got a hold of one and sent it over the fence in left field for his first home run of the season. BJR fell in this one, 3-1. Kennew Blanco: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR Edgar Gallegos: 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 4 K D-BJR (3), D-BJB (2) F/7 - 6/9 Box Score Monday saw BJB take on Toronto's second DSL team, BJR. BJB got on the scoreboard first in the top of the third on Rafael Flores’ RBI single. Juarlin Soto scored another run for BJB on his groundout. BJR tied it up in the bottom of the fifth on a bases-loaded walk and a run-scoring balk. The game would go to extras, with BJR walking off on a sacrifice fly from Pascual Archila. Randy Soto: 1-2, 2 BB, 1 K Daniel De La Cruz: 2.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB 3 K Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period Pitcher of the Period: RHP Rafael Sanchez (New Hampshire): 7 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K Hitter of the Period: INF Nick Goodwin (Vancouver): 4-9, 2 R, 5 RBI, 2 HR 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 5 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 4 Orelvis Martinez Buffalo 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 7 Alan Roden Toronto 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 9 Jonatan Clase Toronto 8 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 11 Josh Kasevich Dunedin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 Charles McAdoo New Hampshire 8 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 18 Enmanuel Bonilla FCL Jays 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 Jace Bohrofen New Hampshire 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 Toronto Blue Jays Top 20 Pitchers Rank Player Team BF G GS IP H HR ER BB K 2 Ricky Tiedemann Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Trey Yesavage Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Khal Stephen Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Jake Bloss Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Landen Maroudis FCL Jays 11 1 1 2 4 0 2 1 3 10 Kendry Rojas FCL Jays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Johnny King FCL Jays 17 1 1 3.2 5 0 2 1 8 13 Gage Stanifer Vancouver 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Adam Macko FCL Jays 14 1 1 4 0 0 0 3 4 16 Fernando Perez Vancouver 18 1 1 4 3 1 3 3 4 17 Brandon Barriera Dunedin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Juaron Watts-Brown New Hampshire 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 View full article

With the month of May in the books, it is time to look back across the Toronto Blue Jays' minor league system and acknowledge some of the phenomenal work that was done by their pitchers, specifically relief pitchers. To pick the Relievers of the Month, we looked deep in the system and wanted to highlight some relievers who gave their teams outstanding performances this month. Before we begin, a couple of honorable mentions Honorable Mentions RHP Gage Stanifer (Vancouver) - 17 IP, 2.65 ERA, 12 BB, 30 K, 43.5% K Rate, 17.4% BB Rate, .107 BAA Stanifer has been on a rocketship this season with his ability to get hitters out, as he limits contact, strikes batters out, and generates swings and misses. Even with his promotion from Single-A Dunedin to High-A Vancouver, he has been stellar. He would have been the Reliever of the Month again if not for the pseudo-starting pitcher role he has filled as the piggyback starter following Trey Yesavage. At this point, hopefully, he moves into an official starting slot soon. His success on the mound is definitely noteworthy. LHP Javen Coleman (Dunedin) - 11.2 IP, 6.17 ERA, 8 BB, 21 K, 38.9% K rate, 14.8% BB rate, .261 BAA It has been much the same for Coleman in the month of May, but some numbers have jumped up. He allowed 5.5% more walks this past month and a batting average against almost .100 points higher than in April. Those two numbers led to more baserunners and runs given up and kept Coleman out of the top five. His strikeout rate was still very good and worth an honorable mention. Top Five Minor League Relief Pitchers for May 5. RHP Conor Larkin (New Hampshire) - 7.2 IP, 0.00 ERA, 2 BB, 9 K, 32.1% K Rate, 7.1% BB Rate, .115 BAA Larkin took a big leap in May, and it was fueled by a complete 180-degree transformation in his walk rate. In April, he was pretty wild, walking 21.4% of batters. He dropped that down to 7.1%, only walking two batters this past month, which limited the damage he allowed. 4. LHP Justin Bruihl (Buffalo) - 12.2 IP, 1.42 ERA, 6 BB, 16 K, 31.4% K Rate, 11.8% BB Rate, .140 BAA Bruihl has been a mainstay in the Buffalo bullpen, and usually that came with some very good performances in May. He allowed much less high-quality contact this month compared to April. He also saw his batting average against drop from .261 down to .135. More strikeouts and fewer hits are the keys to Bruihl’s success, and he may be next in line to get to Toronto if he can keep this up over the month of June. 3. RHP Diego Dominguez (FCL Blue Jays) - 9 IP, 0.00 ERA, 3 BB, 9 K, 24.3% K Rate, 8.1% BB Rate, .176 BAA Dominguez has started his Complex League tenure with about the best results you could hope for. He hasn't allowed a single run and is striking out 24.3% of hitters as a 20-year-old in his first taste of stateside baseball. A 79.2% groundball rate has also helped to fuel his pristine production so far. When the Complex League comes to a close, Dominguez could see a bump up to Dunedin with the way he is pitching this season. 2. LHP Kai Peterson (Vancouver) - 11 IP, 0.82 ERA, 3 BB, 17 K, 40.5 % K Rate, 7.1 % BB rate, .111 BAA Peterson was one of the best pitchers in the Blue Jays' system in May. He made hitters look silly at times, as he began striking out batters at will. His strikeout rate jumped from 21.6% in April to an eye-popping 40.5% this past month. His walk rate also dropped by almost 10%. Any other month, and maybe Peterson could have been the Relief Pitcher of the Month. 1. RHP Colby Martin (Dunedin) - 9 IP, 1.00 ERA, 5 BB, 12 K, 35.3% K rate, 14.7% BB rate, .069 BAA Martin has been a standout pitcher in the Dunedin bullpen this season, and his numbers actually got worse in May, if you can even classify them as such. He only surrendered two hits in the month, walked five batters, and struck out 12. He displayed the best combination a reliever can have: limiting hits, not allowing baserunners, striking out hitters, and not surrendering runs. Martin might have one of the best fastballs in the Blue Jays organization, as he averages 97 mph with 17.5 inches of IVB on the pitch. He uses the fastball frequently, about 61% of the time. At Single A, his cutter and slider might be just as good, though. Both pitches play well off of his fastball, with the cutter having a whiff rate of 67%, while the slider hasn't had a hard hit against it all season. If he can keep pitching like this, a promotion to Vancouver could be in his near future. View full article

CURRENT W-L Records Buffalo Bisons: 22-33 New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 21-30 Vancouver Canadians: 24-27 Dunedin Blue Jays: 25-26 FCL Blue Jays: 15-7 DSL Blue Jays Blue: 0-1 DSL Blue Jays Red: 0-1 Transactions 06/01/25 - RHP Spencer Turnbull assigned to Buffalo Bisons from Dunedin Blue Jays. 06/01/25 - LF Yohendrick Pinango assigned to Buffalo Bisons from New Hampshire Fisher Cats. 06/01/25 - Toronto Blue Jays recalled LF Davis Schneider from Buffalo Bisons. 06/01/25 - Toronto Blue Jays optioned LHP Easton Lucas to Buffalo Bisons. 06/01/25 - Vancouver Canadians sent RHP Chris McElvain on a rehab assignment to Dunedin Blue Jays. 06/01/25 - New Hampshire Fisher Cats activated C Jacob Sharp from the temporarily inactive list. Buffalo Bisons Buffalo (5), Charlotte (4) - 5/31 Box Score Buffalo started to get things going in the first inning of this one. Following walks for Tyler Heineman and Davis Schneider, Orelvis Martinez hit a groundball back up the middle for an RBI single. The Knights immediately turned the score to 1-1, via a home run from Nick Maton. From there, Charlotte would be slowed down to a crawl by Buffalo starting pitcher Anders Tolhurst. He would go five full innings in this one and only gave up the one run on five hits while striking out four. Unfortunately, the Buffalo bats were also quiet for a large part of the game. In the sixth inning, however, Buffalo would come alive. A walk to Will Robertson and another Martinez single set up Rainer Nunez, who drove in Robertson on a single to right field. Damiano Palmegiani would double in Martinez and Nunez to give Buffalo a three-run lead. In the eighth, three singles, a double, and a Riley Tirotta error would allow the Knights to tie the game at four. In the bottom of the ninth with two outs, Ryan McCarty launched his first Triple-A home run to give Buffalo the walk-off win. Ryan McCarty: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR Anders Tolhurst: 5 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K Buffalo (4), Charlotte (8) - 6/1 Box Score In the series finale with the Knights, Spencer Turnbull took the mound for the Bisons. It was a short outing for him, as he only managed to pitch 1.2 innings before the Knights got on the scoreboard for two runs. His command was an issue in this one, resulting in three walks and a hit by pitch. In the fifth inning, the game turned even further south for Buffalo. The Knights scored six runs in the inning, and the Buffalo pitchers could not find the strike zone again. Two runs scored on bases-loaded walks, with four more coming on a wild pitch, a two-run RBI triple, and an RBI single. Buffalo would answer with two runs in the fifth and two runs in the seventh. Heineman and Robertson led the rallies with RBI singles. With the score 8-4, Penn Murfee came on for the Knights to close the game. Buffalo would get two men on in the ninth, but Martinez hit a rocket line drive to the shortstop at 100 mph that ended the game via a double play. Josh Rivera: 1-2, 2 R, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K, Andrew Bash: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K New Hampshire Fisher Cats New Hampshire (5), Hartford (14) - 5/31 Box Score Saturday presented a tough matchup for New Hampshire, with Sean Sullivan on the mound for Hartford. The Fisher Cats started strong, with a leadoff double by Yohendrick Pinango. That is where the day would end for him, as he was pulled from the game with a promotion to Triple A. Peyton Williams replaced him on the basepaths and came around to score on an Eddinson Paulino single. The Fisher Cats would add two more runs off of Sullivan in the top of the fifth on a two-run home run by Devonte Brown. Unfortunately for New Hampshire, Hartford put a beating on Rafael Sanchez. It started in the bottom of the first inning when they put up five runs on five hits and even had a double steal (second base and home). After adding a run in the second inning, Hartford exploded again in the fourth inning for six more runs (highlighted by two doubles and two home runs). Sanchez ended the day giving up 10 runs, eight of which were earned runs. A Paulino solo home run in the eighth and a Williams RBI single in the ninth was all the scoring New Hampshire would add, as they fell to Hartford 14-5. Devonte Brown: 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI. 1 K, 1 HR, 1 2B Nate Garkow: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K New Hampshire (9), Hartford (4) - 6/1 Box Score In the Sunday finale of the series with Hartford, New Hampshire sent Grant Rogers to the mound in hopes he would have better luck than Sanchez did the game before. Rogers was remarkably better, holding the Hartford bats to only three runs (two earned) over four innings. In the first inning, he allowed a walk to come around and score on a single. In the second, he got touched up for two runs on a GJ Hill home run. On the flip side, New Hampshire got their scoring started in the first inning on a Paulino double. Another Paulino double scored a run in the third inning, as did another run on a Charles McAdoo single. McAdoo himself came around to score on a Williams single. In the fifth inning, the fireworks show began with a bang. Williams hit his fifth home run of the season, a two-run shot that scored McAdoo. Cade Doughty sent one out, his first of the year, to go back-to-back with Williams. New Hampshire took a 7-3 lead into the sixth inning, where Hartford added a run on a Bryant Betancourt home run. Williams got that run back in the top of the seventh on a double to left field, scoring Jace Bohrofen. New Hampshire would add a final run on a bases-loaded walk, winning by a score of 9-4. Peyton Williams: 3-4, 2 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR, 1 2B Grant Rogers: 4 IP, 2 H, 2 ER, 2 BB, 2 K Vancouver Canadians Vancouver (1), Hillsboro (0) - 5/31 Box Score Trey Yesavage’s start was delayed by an hour, but it didn’t really faze him, as he started a shutout for the Canadians against the Hops. Yesavage pitched 4 ⅓ no-hit innings with five strikeouts, but the walks continued to be an issue for him as he walked three. Bo Bonds got the next two outs before Gage Stanifer came in to piggyback off of Yesavage once again. He gave up just one hit, with two walks and seven strikeouts to complete the shutout, with all three pitchers combining to allow one hit. Offensively, the Canadians threatened often, with the top and middle of the order combining for eight hits and three walks, and Arjun Nimmala, Victor Arias, and Jackson Hornung each reaching base multiple times. However, the team went 2-for-7 with RISP and a LOB of 9, but Sean Keys came up clutch in the bottom of the sixth inning, knocking in Arias for the only run of the ball game. Jackson Hornung: 3-4, 1 2B, 1 K The converted catcher now has an OPS of .906, which leads the team, although he still is not a qualified hitter. Hornung has split time between left field, first base, and designated hitter, and he’s been hitting really well. Gage Stanifer: 4 IP, 1 H, 2 BB, 7 K After a rough first appearance with the Canadians where he walked five batters, Stanifer has settled down against High-A hitters, with 14 strikeouts in his last two appearances, while only allowing three walks, three hits, and a lone run. Stanifer has struck out six or more batters in all but two of his games pitched. Vancouver (7), Hillsboro (6) - 6/1 Box Score It was a back-and-forth game between the Hops and the Canadians, as the Canadians tried to win five out of six. The game started off slowly until Nicolas Deschamps gave the Canadians an early lead, which was promptly answered the inning after. Hornung took the lead back in the fifth, and the Hops once again answered back the inning after, this time with a three-run inning that knocked Perez out of the game and made Kai Peterson blow his second save of the season. The Hops scored another two runs in the sixth, and it looked like the Canadians were going to lose the last game of the series, but in the eighth inning, Nick Goodwin hit a three-run homer to bring the game within one. After Cunningham and Parker singled and Nimmala loaded the bases with a walk, Carlos Rey threw a wild pitch that tied the game up at six apiece heading into the ninth inning. JJ Sanchez and Chay Yeager were strong in relief for the Canadians and prevented the Hops from scoring, while Arias walked off the game for the Canadians with an RBI double to score the ghost runner, Aaron Parker. Nick Goodwin: 2-5, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 HR, 1 K This was Goodwin’s third homer in a week, as the 2023 seventh-round pick finally raised his OPS above .700. His wRC+ is now above average. Fernando Perez - 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K, 1 HR Perez seems to have really gotten his feet under him in Vancouver, with another five-inning start. He’s carried over a strong May into June, and although his strikeout rate is still below average, he’s been very good at limiting walks, as he’s done throughout his career. Dunedin Blue Jays Dunedin (5), Clearwater (3) - 5/31 Box Score Dunedin finally got a win in a close match against Clearwater, with every single Dunedin Jay getting a hit except for Tucker Toman. The Jays put on a big fifth inning, where Jean Joseph’s double and Andrés Giménez’s clutch two-RBI single led the way to a five-run frame. Edward Duran continued his hitting streak, and Juanmi Vasquez was great after Austin Cates was taken out, striking out three batters in 2 ⅔ innings of work. Jay Schueler made it interesting in the ninth inning, allowing one earned run and one unearned run after a Duran throwing error, but Jack Eshleman earned the save after Schueler was taken out of the game. The Jays didn’t score after the fifth inning, but that was all they really needed. Jean Joseph: 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 2B Joseph has been a doubles machine recently, with his fifth in eight games. Austin Cates: 4.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K Cates has had a strong four-game stretch, striking out 19 batters in 16 innings with an ERA of 2.25. He’s been very solid since Yesavage, Stephen and Stanifer left and has filled their roles well enough. Dunedin (3), Clearwater (5) - 6/1 Box Score Chris McElvain continues to work his way back on rehab assignment, and he had a decent start, allowing two runs in the fourth inning and striking out four batters. He did walk three batters, but it was one of his better starts this season. Cuban pitcher Silvano Hechavarria made his season debut with the Dunedin Blue Jays after starting off in the Florida Complex League. He did give up a two-run homer in the sixth inning, but he struck out two batters and only gave up one walk. Bryce Arnold led the way for the Jays, as he drove in two out of their three runs, but they continued to slide down the standings, reversing the score that they had the night prior when they won. Bryce Arnold: 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR, 1 K It’s a little surprising that Arnold is still down in Low A, but the core group of position players in High A is already stacked enough as is, and he may not be able to find playing time if he were to move up. It’d be nice for the Canadian prospect to be able to play in Vancouver again, although his hometown of Hamilton is pretty far away. Colby Martin - 1 IP, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K FCL Blue Jays F-BLU (2), F-TIG (1) - 6/2- Game 1 Box Score In game one of the Monday doubleheader, Adam Macko, who is still rehabbing, got the start for the Blue Jays' squad. He surrendered one run in the bottom of the first on two singles and a sacrifice fly. After that, he shut down the Tigers' team. On the day, Macko went five innings, gave up four hits, a walk, and an earned run, and struck out seven. In the fourth inning, Enmanuel Bonilla drove in the tying run on an RBI double. In the sixth inning, David Beckles continued his superb play with a home run to left field. Franly Urena came on in the seventh to secure the save and a victory for the Blue Jays. David Beckles: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 1 K, 1 HR Adam Macko: 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K F-BLU (1), F-TIG (3) - 6/2- Game 2 Box Score In the second game of the day, Johnny King took the mound for the Blue Jays, and he continued his magnificent start to his pro career. He pitched 3.2 innings, only allowed four hits, didn't give up a run or a walk, and continued to make easy work of FCL hitters by striking out seven more. He has now thrown 11.2 innings without giving up a run while striking out 19 on the season. In the second inning, Bonilla got the Blue Jays on the board with his second home run of the season. Following a long lull for both offenses, Clayton Campbell of the Tigers tied the game on a home run to right field. Both teams put up zeros until the eighth, when the Tigers' team used two singles, a walk, and a hit by pitch to score two runs. The Blue Jays' team would be shut out in their half of the eighth, losing this one 3-1. Enmanuel Bonilla: 1-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR Johnny King: 3.2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K DSL Blue Jays Blue D-BJB (6), D-ARB (7) - 6/2 Box Score The DSL Blue Jays Blue (BJB) team kicked off their season on Monday morning, taking on one of the teams from the Arizona Diamondbacks organization. The BJB team got their scoring started in the bottom of the first inning with a double from Cristopher Polanco, who would come around to score on Juarlin Soto's single. In the bottom of the second inning, they added a run on a Darwin Núñez single. The Arizona DSL team managed to have a couple of big innings, scoring two in the fifth inning and four in the seventh inning. They would hold a 7-2 lead headed into the bottom of the ninth inning when BJB got a rally going. Rafael Flores doubled in J.T. Bain and Angel Guzman. Soto followed that up by doubling in Elian De La Cruz and Flores. After a pitching change, Elian Reyes struck out to end the game, with BJB losing 7-6. Juarlin Soto: 3-5, 2 RBI, 1 2B Rafael Flores: 2-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 2B, 1 SB Cristhian Duarte: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 4 BB, 1 K DSL Blue Jays Red D-BJR (4), D-PIB (5) F/7 - 6/2 Box Score This season, the Blue Jays added a second DSL team, Blue Jays Red (BJR). On Monday, BJR took on one of the DSL teams from the Pittsburgh Pirates organization (PIB) to open their season. In the top of the second inning, Endry Reyes doubled home Keegan Pieternella on a shot to left field. In the third inning, BJR got two more runs on an RBI single from Pieternella and a double from Nestor Urbina. They added another run from Juan Sanchez's single in the fifth, scoring Reyes. After PIB tied the game up at four in the bottom of the sixth inning, they walked it off in the bottom of the seventh. BJR fell in their first game of the season, 5-4. Endry Reyes: 1-2, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 2B Luis Fonseca: 4 IP, 3 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period Pitcher of the Period: RHP Gage Stanifer (Vancouver) - 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K Hitter of the Period: SS Eddinson Paulino (New Hampshire) - 4-9, 2 R, 4 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 2 2B Prospect Summary (Last 3 Days) 1. Arjun Nimmala (Vancouver) - 2-5, 4 BB, 1 K, 2. Ricky Tiedemann (Buffalo) - DNP 3. Trey Yesavage (Vancouver) - 4.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 4 BB, 5 K 4. Orelvis Martinez (Buffalo) - 2-8, 1 R, 2 RBI, 5. Khal Stephen (Vancouver) - DNP 6. Jake Bloss (Buffalo) - DNP 7. Alan Roden (Buffalo) - 0-0, 1 R 8. Landen Maroudis (FCL Jays) - DNP 9. Jonatan Clase (Toronto) - 2-7, 1 K 10. Kendry Rojas (Vancouver) - DNP 11. Josh Kasevich (Dunedin) - DNP 12. Johnny King (FCL Blue Jays) - 3.2 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 7 K 13. Gage Stanifer (Vancouver) - 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 7 K 14. Adam Macko (FCL Jays) - 5 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 7 K 15. Charles McAdoo (New Hampshire) - 1-9, 1 R, 1 RBI, 4 K, 1 SB 16. Fernando Perez (Vancouver) - 5.1 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 4 K 17. Brandon Barriera (Dunedin) - DNP 18. Enmanuel Bonilla (FCL Blue Jays) - 2-6, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 2B 19. Juaron Watts-Brown (New Hampshire) - DNP 20. Jace Bohrofen (New Hampshire) - 0-6, 1 R, 2 BB, 4 K, View full article

CURRENT W-L Records Buffalo Bisons: 18-31 New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 17-27 Vancouver Canadians: 19-26 Dunedin Blue Jays: 24-21 FCL Blue Jays: 11-6 DSL Blue Jays: 0-0 (Season not started) Transactions 05/26/25 - Vancouver Canadians sent RHP Chris McElvain on a rehab assignment to FCL Blue Jays. 05/25/25 - Buffalo Bisons sent SS Josh Kasevich on a rehab assignment to Dunedin Blue Jays. 05/25/25 - Toronto Blue Jays sent RHP Ryan Burr on a rehab assignment to Buffalo Bisons. 05/25/25 - Buffalo Bisons activated RHP Anders Tolhurst from the temporarily inactive list. 05/25/25 - Toronto Blue Jays selected the contract of C Ali Sánchez from Buffalo Bisons. 05/25/25 - C Robert Brooks assigned to Buffalo Bisons from New Hampshire Fisher Cats. 05/24/25 - Buffalo Bisons placed RHP Eric Pardinho on the 7-day injured list retroactive to May 23, 2025.05/24/25 - Toronto Blue Jays recalled RHP Paxton Schultz from Buffalo Bisons. 05/24/25 - Dunedin Blue Jays activated RHP Eliander Alcalde from the 7-day injured list. 05/24/25 - RHP Jack Eshleman assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays. Buffalo Bisons Buffalo (1), Lehigh(4) - 5/24 - Game 1 Box Score Buffalo started the Saturday doubleheader the right way in the top of the first inning against another tough Lehigh Valley starting pitcher. Davis Schneider singled, Alan Roden walked, and Joey Loperfido also took a walk to load the bases. Orelvis Martinez then brought home the first run of the game with a sacrifice fly. Unfortunately, the lack of hits with runners on base was a sign of things to come. Mick Abel, who was the Lehigh Valley starting pitcher in the first game, took charge after the first inning and shut down the Buffalo hitters the rest of the way. He pitched six innings, striking out eight, and only allowed two hits after the first inning. The Buffalo starter did not have the same success, as Adam Kloffenstein surrendered four earned runs over the first two innings. After the second inning, though, even the Lehigh offense couldn't manage any runs. Buffalo would lose this one by a score of 4-1. Davis Schneider: 1-2, 1 R, 0 RBI, 2 BB, 0 K Ryan Jennings: 1 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Buffalo (2), Lehigh(4) - 5/24 - Game 2 Box Score In game two of the Saturday doubleheader, Buffalo and Lehigh Valley played a similar game to the first contest. Lehigh Valley took a commanding lead in the second inning, scoring four runs on an error, two singles, and a home run. The Buffalo offense was completely shut down in the seven-inning game. They only managed two hits, and the big one was a two-run double by Josh Rivera in the top of the sixth inning to cut the Lehigh Valley lead to just two. In the seventh, Buffalo mounted a late rally trying to tie the game. Two batters were hit by pitches and Phil Clarke had a single. With the bases loaded, Rivera could not come through this time, as he popped out to end the game. Josh Rivera: 1-3, 0 R, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 2B Tommy Nance: 2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K Buffalo (2), Lehigh (7) - 5/25 Box Score In the Sunday series finale with Lehigh Valley, the Buffalo Bisons could not get over their offensive and pitching slumps. In the first inning, Buddy Kennedy gave Lehigh Valley the lead on an RBI single to center field. Will Robertson answered right back with a home run to right field. It was all downhill from there for Buffalo, as Lehigh Valley would score four more in the bottom of the second inning. Defense was an issue for Buffalo in this game, as catcher Clarke committed three errors. A fielding error in the second allowed a run to score, and a throwing error in the third on a steal attempt did the same. Later in the fourth inning, a wild pitch by Buffalo allowed another run. In the seventh inning, Buffalo managed to load the bases, but again could not find that big hit. They only managed one run on a Roden groundout. Buffalo would lose this one 7-2. Will Robertson: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR Justin Bruihl: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K New Hampshire Fisher Cats New Hampshire (1), Somerset (7) F/7 - 5/24 - Game 1 Box Score New Hampshire and Somerset kicked off the weekend set of games with a doubleheader on Saturday. In game one, the Fisher Cats had Devereaux Harrison on the mound, but it would not be a fine day for him. In the top of the first inning, Somerset pounced on Harrison and chased him from the game with two-run singles from Tyler Hardman and Antonio Gomez. Bobby Milacki, who came in for Harrison, did not fare any better. In the top of the second inning, he gave up RBI singles to Hardman, Alexander Vargas, and Grant Richardson. By the time the second inning was over, New Hampshire was in a 7-0 hole. The Fisher Cats got rallies started in the fourth and fifth innings, but groundouts ended both efforts. In the bottom of the seventh, Cade Doughty scored a run for New Hampshire on a wild pitch, but nothing else would come across home plate. They would fall 7-1 in game one of the doubleheader. Cade Doughty: 1-2, 1 R, 1 2B Doughty has been heating up with the bat lately. Over the last seven days, he has slashed .353/.389/.471 and added two doubles. Justin Kelly: 2.1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 3 K New Hampshire (3), Somerset (6) F/7 - 5/24 - Game 2 Box Score Game two of the doubleheader was an exciting one, as Juaron Watts-Brown made his Double A debut. He was only slightly better than Harrison from the first game of the day. He walked the first batter he faced and then gave up a two-run home run to Rafael Flores. From there, the next 10 batters failed to get a hit, with only one of them getting on base via a walk. During that stretch, Watts-Brown would strike out four and looked really good. Then in the fourth, he would give up a lead-off single and another two-run home run two batters later. An RBI single in the fifth inning would add to the lead and put New Hampshire in a 5-0 bind. Somerset would tack on a sixth run in the sixth inning, and New Hampshire would go into the bottom of the seventh down big. They would not be shut out, though, as Jace Bohrofen singled in a run and Peyton Williams took a ball deep to right field for a two-run homer. Still, New Hampshire was swept in the doubleheader, losing game two 6-3. Peyton Williams: 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR Williams extended his hitting streak to four games with his home run in this one. He has struggled mightily this season, but a nice hitting streak could turn his season around. Juaron Watts-Brown: 5 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 5 K New Hampshire (7), Somerset (5) - 5/25 Box Score It was another down day for the pitchers on Sunday, as New Hampshire just could not keep the Somerset bats in check during the series. Fortunately for them, their own bats had some timely hits and were able to match Somerset long enough to take control of the game. In the bottom of the fourth inning, three straight singles by Bohrofen, Williams, and Doughty scored a run for New Hampshire. They would get a second run on a sacrifice fly by Alex De Jesus. Somerset immediately responded with a three-run home run by Dylan Jasso in the fifth. In the top of the seventh inning, a throwing error by catcher Jacob Sharp would allow another run to score for Somerset. In the bottom half of the inning, Williams would answer that with a home run of his own, scoring two and tying the game up at four. They wouldn't stop there, adding three more runs on a Sharp double. Somerset would get a run back in the ninth inning, but they would not get any closer, as New Hampshire won the finale of the series 7-5. Peyton Williams: 2-5, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR Williams’ hitting streak is now at five games, and he has hit home runs in back-to-back games. Conor Larkin: 1.2 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K Vancouver Canadians Vancouver (9), Eugene (0) - 5/24 Box Score Vancouver was dominant in this one, as they performed strongly in every aspect on the baseball diamond. Catcher Aaron Parker had a good night, going 2-for-5 and scoring the first run of the game with an RBI single to score Gabriel Martinez in the first inning with two outs. Nick Goodwin joined in on the fun with an RBI single of his own in the second, and the Canadians scored three more with Martinez hitting one of his own. Then, some good baserunning from Goodwin and Martinez after a passed ball resulted in two more runs scoring, which became an early 5-0 lead. Gallagher pitched well in four no-hit innings, and the bullpen was almost as good, as Edinson Batista, Julio Ortiz, and Chay Yeager combined for only two hits allowed in their five innings of work. The game was quiet until the seventh inning, when Jackson Hornung started off the scoring again with another RBI-single, and Goodwin capped off the night with a three-run shot that same inning. Nick Goodwin: 2-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 1 HR The infielder was a run producer, knocking in a team-high four runs and hitting his second homer of the season. Pat Gallagher: 4.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K Gallagher returned to the rotation after starting the year in the bullpen, as many teammates of his recently moved up to New Hampshire. Gallagher did not disappoint, carrying his success as a reliever this season into this start, lowering his ERA to 0.68. Vancouver (9), Eugene (2) - 5/25 Box Score After a dominant pitching performance from the pitchers the day before, Vancouver once again performed very well, with Trey Yesavage taking the mound. Parker once again started off the scoring for the Canadians with an RBI single in the first, and a wild pitch scored Arjun Nimmala, giving them an early 2-0 lead. Yesavage struck out nine batters, only allowing one hit and walking three batters in four innings of work. Gage Stanifer came on in relief for Yesavage as per usual, and he bounced back from a poor first showing for Vancouver, striking out seven batters in 3.1 innings of work and allowing just one run on an RBI double to Jonah Cox in the bottom of the eighth. Jonathan Todd, who had a few strong relief outings prior to this one, gave up a solo shot in the bottom of the ninth that sent this game to extra innings. However, things took a massive turn in extras with Parker hitting a three-RBI double after the right fielder collided with the fence, which may have rattled Nicolas Herold, as Eddie Micheletti Jr. homered immediately after to score Parker. Goodwin added another two-run shot of his own, making it 9-2 for the final score, as Kai Peterson finished off the game in the bottom of the 10th. Aaron Parker: 3-5, 1 R, 4 RBI, 2B, SB Trey Yesavage: 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 9 K Yesavage again had a strong start for the Canadians, going another four innings with gaudy strikeout totals. His command has been a little shaky in Vancouver, as Edward Duran is a better framer than Parker, and Yesavage may still be adjusting, but his stuff is for sure there. He might not need to nibble as much to be as effective as he’s been. Dunedin Blue Jays Dunedin (3), Tampa (4) - 5/24 Box Score The Jays hoped to gain momentum after winning their first game of the series against the Tarpons the day before, but struggled early. Gilberto Batista went five innings but gave up four runs, including two homers. Jean Joseph knocked in the first run for the Jays in the second, but the Jays were down 4-1 through four innings. Manuel Beltre made it a bit closer with an RBI base knock in the fifth, but the Jays couldn’t capitalize on that. In the ninth, catcher Jacob Lojewski had an opportunity to give the Jays the lead but could only settle for an RBI groundout, and the Jays could not get that last run to tie it up, losing to the Tarpons 4-3. Jean Joseph: 2-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 2B Joseph had the only extra-base hit of the night for the Jays. He’s been a very solid contributor to the Jays' offense, with a .778 OPS on the season. Eliander Alcalde: 4.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K Alcalde returned to Dunedin after a few rehab starts in the Florida Complex League and had his best outing to date, with four scoreless innings in relief with five strikeouts. He kept the Jays in the game to give them a shot to win, to no avail. Dunedin (5), Tampa (9) - 5/24 Box Score The Jays struggled in this matchup against the Tarpons, and they tried to at least win the last one of the series to make it a respectable one. They got off to an early lead with Tucker Toman knocking two RBI doubles after Lizandro Rodriguez scored on a wild pitch, making it 4-1 early for the Jays. Cates was taken out after five good innings, and Bennett Flynn struggled, allowing four runs, two hits and two walks without getting out of the inning, which brought in Eminen Flores. Flores had his first blown save of the year, giving up a grand slam to Austin Green. He did strike out three batters, but then Javen Coleman came in and struggled as well with his command, giving up two walks and three hits, which led to three runs scored on him. Colby Martin came in to pitch the ninth and continued not to give up any runs on the season, extending his 15.1-inning scoreless streak, but the Jays could not score after the Toman doubles, leading to a 9-5 loss and the Jays losing 5 out of 6 to the Tarpons. Tucker Toman: 2-5, 3 RBI, 2 K, 2 2B Toman has struggled so far this season. After getting off to a decent start, he’s been going on and off the temporary inactive list, and his OPS has been dropping. In this game, he put something together, with two RBI doubles on the night. Toman is still young at 20 years old, so hopefully he can build off of this game. Austin Cates: 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K Cates had his third straight outing of only allowing one run with four strikeouts. The 6-foot-1 righty has been a little inconsistent after allowing no runs in his professional debut, so it’s nice to see him have a nice stretch he could build on. He relied on his low-90s fastball with near 21 inches of induced vertical break and finished batters off with his splitter-slider combination, which resulted in nine whiffs on the night. FCL Blue Jays F-BLU (11), F-TIG (8) - 5/24 Box Score In the early Saturday Complex League game, the Toronto Blue Jays' squad took on the Detroit Tigers' team in a game that didn't lack excitement. The Tigers' team got the scoring started in the bottom of the third inning with an RBI groundout. The Blue Jays wouldn't be down for long though, as Enmanuel Bonilla finally got a hold of a pitch for his first home run of the season to put the Blue Jays up 2-1. An RBI groundout would add a third run in the fourth inning for the Blue Jays. In the fifth inning, Andres Arias shone when he crushed his third homer of the season and second in as many games. With the Blue Jays' team up 6-1 in the sixth inning, the Tigers would push across run after run for the next two innings. Going into the eighth inning, the Blue Jays were down 8-6. In the eighth, the Blue Jays saw their patience at the plate pay off. They walked four times and added a run on a wild pitch and a David Beckles single. The Blue Jays' team would shut the door and win this wild one 11-8. Andres Arias: 2-2, 4 R, 3 RBI, 3 BB, 0 K, 1 HR, 2 SB Silvano Hechavarria: 5 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K F-BLU (3), F-YAN (1) - 5/26 Box Score In this matchup between the Blue Jays' and Yankees' teams, hits were at a premium. Sann Omosako came on in relief in this one for the Blue Jays and shut down the Yankees. He pitched four innings, giving up only four hits and one unearned run, walking no one and striking out six batters. On the offensive side, Bonilla continued his good stretch this weekend by hitting an RBI double in the sixth inning. The big hit came in the seventh, when Yorman Licourt launched his first home run of the season, a two-run blast to put the Jays up three. The Yankees would add a late sacrifice fly to bring the game within two, but it wasn't enough as the Blue Jays won 3-1. Yorman Licourt: 1-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR Sann Omosako: 4 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 6 K DSL Blue Jays No games Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period Pitcher of the Period: RHP Trey Yesavage (Vancouver) - 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 9 K Hitter of the Period: 1B Peyton Williams (New Hampshire) - 4-12, 3 R, 4 RBI, 1 K, 2 HR Prospect Summary (Last 3 Days) 1. Arjun Nimmala (Vancouver) - 2-9, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 K 2. Ricky Tiedemann (Buffalo) - DNP 3. Trey Yesavage (Vancouver) - 4.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 9 K 4. Orelvis Martinez (Buffalo) - 0-4, 1 RBI. 1 BB, 4 K 5. Khal Stephen (Vancouver) - DNP 6. Jake Bloss (Buffalo) - DNP 7. Alan Roden (Buffalo) - 1-7, 1 RBI, 1 BB 8. Landen Maroudis (FCL Jays) - DNP 9. Jonatan Clase (Toronto) - 1-3, 1 K 10. Kendry Rojas (Vancouver) - DNP 11. Josh Kasevich (Buffalo) - 1-5, 1 R, 1 K 12. Johnny King (FCL Blue Jays) - DNP 13. Gage Stanifer (Vancouver) - 3.1 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K 14. Adam Macko (FCL Jays) - DNP 15. Charles McAdoo (New Hampshire) - DNP 16. Fernando Perez (Vancouver) - DNP 17. Brandon Barriera (Dunedin) - DNP 18. Emmanuel Bonilla (FCL Blue Jays) - 2-6, 2 R, 3 RBI, 2 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 2B, 2 SB 19. Juaron Watts-Brown (New Hampshire) - 5 IP, 5 H, 5 ER, 3 BB, 5 K 20. Jace Bohrofen (New Hampshire) - 2-8, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 4 K View full article

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CURRENT W-L Records Buffalo Bisons: 17-26 New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 16-21 Vancouver Canadians: 17-22 Dunedin Blue Jays: 23-16 FCL Blue Jays: 7-5 DSL Blue Jays: 0-0 (Season not started) TRANSACTIONS 05/18/25 - Buffalo Bisons placed C Christian Bethancourt on the 7-day injured list. 05/17/25 - Buffalo Bisons placed 3B Will Wagner on the 7-day injured list. 05/17/25 - Buffalo Bisons activated RHP Adam Kloffenstein from the 7-day injured list. Buffalo Bisons Buffalo (6), Worcester (5) - 5/17 Box Score In Saturday's game, Buffalo was first to get on the scoreboard in the bottom of the first inning. Davis Schneider got all of a hanging slider from Worcester starter Tyler Uberstine. The ball left the bat at 107.5 MPH and with a 32° launch angle. It was long gone by the time it landed 432 FT away. Worcester answered with a run in the top half of the second inning on a wild pitch, before Josh Rivera doubled on a line drive in the bottom half to give Buffalo a 2-1 lead. Davis Schneider drove in the third run for Buffalo, also in the second inning on a sacrifice fly. Immediately in the top of the third, Worcester returned the favor by scoring two more runs of their own on a single and a groundout. From there, the Bisons bullpen started to shut down the Worcester offense and the Buffalo hitters added a run to take the lead in the bottom of the seventh. In the eighth inning, Marcelo Mayer drove a hard hit line drive to left field to tie it up at five. Later in the inning, Nate Eaton would take the lead for Worcester with a sacrifice fly. In the bottom of the eighth, Josh Rivera came up to bat and launched a hanging slider for his first home run for Buffalo. The 378 FT blast would be the game winning hit, as Ryan Jennings shut down Worcester in the ninth to secure a 6-5 win. Josh Rivera- 2-3, 1 R, 3 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 2B, 1 HR Ryan Jennings- 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K Buffalo (8), Worcester (4) - 5/18 Box Score In the series finale with Worcester on Sunday, the Bisons continued their hot stretch with the bats. Riley Tirotta would start the day with an RBI single to right field, driving in Joey Loperfido. In the top of the third, Trayce Thompson would answer, blasting a home run off of Buffalo starter Anders Tolhurst to tie the game. In the bottom of the third, Tirotta again drove in Loperfido, this time with a rocket double to left field. Orelvis Martinez would reach base immediately after, on an error by the Worcester third baseman, scoring the third run for Buffalo. In the fourth inning, Worcester would chase Tolhurst from the game, scoring two more runs to take the lead 4-3, on double and a single. In the bottom of the fourth, Rainer Nunez would tie the game again, by hitting a curveball almost off his shoes for a home run, that would just clear the fence. In the fifth inning, Martinez hit a missile 107.4 MPH over the left field wall for a 404 FT two-run home run. In the next inning, Tirotta would mash another double, bringing in two more runs for Buffalo. Eric Pardinho and Tommy Nance would help shut the door by dominating the Worcester offense the rest of the way, ending the game with a 8-4 Buffalo win. Riley Tirotta- 3-5, 1 R, 4 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 2 2B Paxton Schultz- 3 IP 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 5 K New Hampshire Fisher Cats New Hampshire (8) Reading (7) F/7 - 5/17 - Game 1 Box Score Weekend baseball kicked off with another double header for New Hampshire. In game one, the Fisher Cats sent Ryan Watson to the mound against Reading's bats. RJ Schreck was quick to give the lead to the Fisher Cats, on a first-pitch home run to center field. A couple of doubles and a single in the bottom of the second inning scored two, giving Reading the lead, 2-1. Yohendrick Pinango led off the top of the third inning and launched his seventh home run of the season, squaring things back up at two. After scoring a run on a double play ball in the bottom half of the inning, Reading added a two-run homer by Felix Reyes in the fourth. New Hampshire quickly answered, tying things back up at five in the fifth inning, on a solo shot by Ryan McCarty and a two-run single by Peyton Williams. Not stopping there, they scored a run on a balk and two more on bases loaded walks to leave the fifth up 8-5. Reading would add two more runs to cut the lead to one, but Conor Larkin shut the door for a New Hampshire win. Ryan McCarty: 2-3, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1K, 1 HR McCarty is swinging a hot bat in the month of May, raising his slash line up to .423/.500/.654 over nine games. Conor Larkin: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K New Hampshire (4), Reading (3) F/7 - 5/17 - Game 2 Box Score In game two of the double header, Devereaux Harrison led the way by allowing just one run through the first five innings. He was far from efficient, walking three while racking up 96 pitches (59 strikes), but he stranded five of the base runners he gave up. As for the offense, they continued their roll from game one, scoring a run in the first on a Devonte Brown single that scored Yohendrick Pinango. In the fourth, Jace Bohrofen homered, giving New Hampshire a 2-1 lead. An RJ Schreck two-run home run extended the lead to 4-2 after the fifth inning. Hunter Gregory would give up a couple of late runs, but was strong enough to wrap the game up, as New Hampshire swept the double header, winning game two 4-3. Jace Bohrofen: 3-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR After a decent April, hitting five home runs, Bohrofen has been in a big slump during May. With this three hit game, his batting average for the month is still south of .200. He could use it to propel him to a hot second half of the month. Devereaux Harrison: 5.2 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 6 K Harrison was missing just off the barrel of the bats of Reading. He got seven outs via the ground ball, to go with the six strikeouts. He was one out shy of his second straight quality start and is really improving with the warmer weather of May. New Hampshire (5), Reading (6) - 5/18 Box Score New Hampshire went with a bullpen day to wrap up the week-long series with Reading and it did not produce the expected results. Geison Urbaez made his first start of the season and was the lone bright spot among the arms who pitched on the day. He stifled Reading for three innings and left the game with a 4-0 lead for New Hampshire. The Fisher Cats scored on Jace Bohrofen’s second homer in as many days, a Jay Harry two-run shot, and a single by Charles McAdoo. Reading tied the game up in the fifth inning on runs from a bases-loaded walk, a passed ball, and a wild pitch. After a sacrifice fly gave Reading the lead, an RJ Schreck home run tied it all up at five in the top of the seventh inning. Unfortunately for New Hampshire, a Seth Beer home run in the bottom half of the inning would prove to be the game winning hit, as the Fisher Cats fell 6-5. Jay Harry: 1-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 0 BB, 2 K, 1 HR Harry now has two home runs since his promotion to Double-A, but he has not been nearly as strong with the bat as he was at High-A (hitting .226 with New Hampshire). Geison Urbaez: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Urbaez has been spectacular in all of the roles New Hampshire has given him. He lowers his ERA down to 0.63 on the season. Vancouver Canadians Vancouver, Everett - 5/17 PPD Vancouver (0), Everett (1) - 5/18 - Game 1 Box Score Due to the day before’s game getting postponed, the Canadians and AquaSox had a double header. The first game was a quiet performance from both offenses, as each team struggled to muster anything with the bats, combining for just five hits between the two teams. Juaron Watts-Brown and switch pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje had a pitching duel, with Cijntje getting the better of Watts-Brown. The switch pitcher didn’t give up a run, whereas Watts-Brown gave up an RBI double in the third to Michael Arroyo for the only run scored of the game. With only seven innings to play due to the doubleheader, the Canadians couldn’t do anything even after Cijntje was taken out in the seventh, even after admiral performances from JJ Sanchez and Aaron Munson in the pen to keep the game within one. Juaron Watts-Brown - 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K Watts-Brown had yet another high strikeout start, K’ing eight batters, raising his K% to almost 40%. He did walk two, but his walk rate stayed under eight%, giving him a 32.1 K%-BB % rate. Watts-Brown earned a promotion to Double-A after this performance, along with Grant Rogers, as Trey Yesavage, Khal Stephen and Gage Stanifer all moved up to Vancouver to replace those two. Vancouver (2), Everett (10) - 5/18 - Game 2 Box Score Vancouver ran a bullpen day after the first loss of the day, with Kevin Miranda starting again and getting two runs scored on him in only two and a third innings, while walking four. The offense again struggled out the gate, only scoring one run on AquaSox starter Evan Truitt on a Je’Von Ward triple. After Miranda was taken out, Pat Gallagher continued his excellent season, going longer than Miranda did by a third of an inning and only allowing a single run. However, after he came out of the game, the bullpen collapsed, as Nate Garkow gave up three runs in less than an inning, and Julio Ortiz raised his ERA to 17.10, by giving up four runs in two-thirds of an inning as well. The Canadians scored again in the 6th on another Je’Von Ward extra base hit, but after the poor pitching from the bullpen, they could not recover. Je’Von Ward - 2-3, 2 RBI, 1 2B, 1 3B Pat Gallagher - 2.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K Dunedin Blue Jays Dunedin (5), Bradenton (13) - 5/17 Box Score Gilberto Batista took the mound for the D-Jays, and had his worst start of the season, giving up five runs in the first three innings on three homers. The Jays also struggled to get things going against Victor Cabreja, only scoring two runs on a pair of groundouts against the Marauders’ starter. Batista gave up another run in the 5th, before getting taken out of the game, although he did strike out 7 batters to go along with 10 hits allowed. The bullpen fared even worse than Batista, as they gave up seven earned runs themselves, and despite a homer from Yhoangel Aponte, and some RBIs from Duran and Chirinos, the deficit was far too great for them to overcome, as the Jays suffered their worst loss of the season, 13-5. Yhoangel Aponte - 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR, 1 2B Aponte had six total bases on the night, and has been showing a lot more power recently, as he hit his third homer of the series. Juanmi Vazquez - 2.1 IP, 1 ER Dunedin (6), Bradenton (1) - 05/18 Box Score The D-Jays bounced back from a rough game against the Marauders the previous night, with Austin Cates returning to the rotation after being bumped for a rehab start the previous outing. Kendry Chirinos has been one of the more consistent hitters for Dunedin, hitting his third bomb of the season in the second inning. Axiel Plaz tied it up for the Marauders in the fourth on a homer of his own, which was the only run given up by Cates before he was taken out of the game. The bullpen really locked it down for the Jays, as Eminen Flores, Javen Coleman, and Colby Martin combined for 12 strikeouts in only five and a third innings of work, without allowing a run, and only allowing two hits and two walks combined. Meanwhile, the offense was able to get to the Marauders ‘pen, as Edward Duran hit his fourth triple on the season to give Dunedin a 3-1 lead in the fifth. The Jays poured it on in the eighth, as Bryce Arnold hit into a fielder’s choice that resulted in a run after an error, and then Yhoangel Aponte hit his seventh extra base hit of the series with an RBI rouble to finish off the scoring for the Jays. Yhoangel Aponte - 3-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 2B Aponte had an amazing series, hitting .385 with an .885 slugging percentage in these six games against Bradenton. He raised his wRC+ to 128 on the season, as he may be figuring out Low-A in his second year there. Eminen Flores - 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 5 K Flores was electric, striking out five batters while generating 13 whiffs. Flores relied on his high 80s slider to get most of his whiffs, and also sat 97 mph on his fastball. He has won his third game of the season from the ‘pen. FCL Blue Jays F-BLU (5), F-YAN (1) - 5/17 Box Score Silvano Hechavarria got the start in this one for the Toronto Blue Jays squad, but the New York Yankees team got to him quickly. Brando Mayea hit a home run in the top of the first inning to give the Yankees an early lead. It was all they would get though, as Hechavarria settled in quite well. He pitched four innings, while giving up just two hits, one earned run, surrendered only one walk, and struck out three. The Blue Jays answered the home run quickly in their half of the first inning, as Alexis Hernandez drove in a run on a single and then he scored on a passed ball. Later in the inning, Luis Meza would drive in the third Blue Jays run on a sacrifice fly. In the third, a run would score on a throwing error by the Yankees’ catcher trying to throw out a runner stealing and Luis Meza would drive in the fifth run for the Blue Jays in the fifth. After Hechavarria left the game, the Blue Jays relievers pitched five nearly perfect innings, allowing zero hits and only two walks to finish the game with a Blue Jays win. Alexis Hernandez- 1-3, 2 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 SB Silvano Hechavarria- 4 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K F-BLU (2), F-YAN (7) - 5/19 Box Score In the rematch of the Saturday game, the Yankees team jumped on the Blue Jays starting pitcher Sann Omosako. Brando Mayea homered again in the first inning for the Yankees to take the lead at the start the game. They also added a run-scoring double play to take a 2-0 lead. David Beckles would drive in the two Blue Jays runs on the day via a ball in play with an error on the shortstop for the Yankees. In the third inning, a Yankees home run scored two more and in the fourth inning they would add three additional runs on two singles. From there, both teams went silent, with only the Blue Jays having two hits the rest of the game and the Yankees having none. Unfortunately, the Yankees would win this one 7-2. David Beckles- 2-4, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K Lluveres Severino- 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K DSL Blue Jays No games Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Day Pitcher of the Period: RHP Juaron Watts-Brown (New Hampshire) - 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K Hitter of the Period: OF RJ Schreck (New Hampshire) - 4-12, 4 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 3 HR Prospect Summary (Last 3 Days) 1. Arjun Nimmala (Vancouver) - 1-6, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 2B 2. Ricky Tiedemann (Buffalo) - DNP 3. Trey Yesavage (Dunedin) - DNP 4. Orelvis Martinez (Buffalo) - 1-8, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 HR 5. Khal Stephen (Dunedin) - DNP 6. Jake Bloss (Buffalo) - DNP 7. Alan Roden (Buffalo) - 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 SB 8. Landen Maroudis (FCL Jays) - DNP 9. Jonatan Clase (Toronto) - 1-3, 1 K, 1 SB 10. Kendry Rojas (Vancouver) - DNP 11. Josh Kasevich (Buffalo) - DNP 12. Johnny King (FCL Blue Jays) - DNP 13. Gage Stanifer (Dunedin) - DNP 14. Adam Macko (FCL Jays) - DNP 15. Charles McAdoo (New Hampshire) - 3-9, 1 R, 2 K, 1 SB 16. Fernando Perez (Vancouver) - DNP 17. Brandon Barriera (Dunedin) - DNP 18. Emmanuel Bonilla (FCL Blue Jays) - 0-8, 4 K 19. Juaron Watts-Brown (Vancouver) - 5.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K 20. Jace Bohrofen (New Hampshire) - 4-11, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 K, 2 HR, 1 SB View full article

CURRENT W-L Records Buffalo Bisons: 14-23 New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 14-18 Vancouver Canadians: 15-18 Dunedin Blue Jays: 20-13 FCL Blue Jays: 3-3 DSL Blue Jays: 0-0 (Season not started) TRANSACTIONS 05/11/25: Buffalo Bisons sent RHP Adam Kloffenstein on a rehab assignment to Dunedin Blue Jays. 05/10/25: RHP Bobby Milacki assigned to Buffalo Bisons from New Hampshire Fisher Cats. 05/10/25: New Hampshire Fisher Cats activated SS Eddinson Paulino from the 7-day injured list. 05/10/25: RHP Bobby Milacki assigned to Buffalo Bisons from New Hampshire Fisher Cats. 05/10/25: Vancouver Canadians placed CF Victor Arias on the 7-day injured list retroactive to May 8, 2025. Buffalo Bisons Buffalo (1), St. Paul (2) - 5/10 Box Score Lazaro Estrada got the start for the Buffalo Bisons in this one, and he went toe-to-toe with the star pitcher for the St. Paul Saints, Zebby Matthews. Over the first four innings of the game, Estrada held the Saints to just one hit, though he surrendered three walks. He was masterful, allowing no earned runs over those four innings and striking out five hitters. Unfortunately for the Bisons, Matthews was just as good, going 5.1 innings and not allowing a run while striking out four hitters. Buffalo got on the board once Matthews left the game, scoring on an error by the Saints’ shortstop. In the next inning, Emmanuel Rodriguez would homer for the Saints, putting them up 2-1. From there, both teams put up zeros, and Tyler Beede would come on to close the game out for the Buffalo defeat. Alan Roden: 3-4, 3B Lazaro Estrada: 4 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 5 K Buffalo (1), St. Paul (2) - 5/11 Box Score In the Mother's Day game to close out the series with the St. Paul Saints, the Buffalo Bisons did not fare any better. It was another pitcher's duel, but this time dominated by each team's bullpen. St. Paul got things started in the bottom of the first inning with two home runs from Mickey Gasper and Carson McCusker. The Bisons would punch back in the top of the fourth inning, as Damiano Palmegiani would single in both of the Bisons’ runs on the day. The tie game was short-lived, as Jair Camargo singled in a run for the Saints in the bottom of the fourth inning. From there, both bullpens shut down the hitters. The Saints would finish this game off, as Buffalo fell 3-2. Damiano Palmegiani: 2-3, 2 RBI Eric Pardinho: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K Pardinho has been a bright spot at times in the Buffalo bullpen; 10 out of his 12 appearances have been scoreless. He could be the next in line to get a call-up to Toronto if he keeps putting up zeros and continues striking out batters at a solid rate. New Hampshire Fisher Cats New Hampshire (1), Hartford (7) F/7 - 5/10 - Game 1 Box Score Due to bad weather yet again for New Hampshire, they played a doubleheader against Hartford on Saturday. Hartford got the scoring started against Ryan Watson in the top of the second inning with a triple, an error, and a home run. The home run came off the bat of Cole Carrigg, as he continued his hot hitting for the week. Hartford would score more runs in the third, fourth, fifth, and sixth innings. The scoring was highlighted by home runs off the bats of Zach Kokoska and Bryant Betancourt. New Hampshire got their late-inning rally going with a home run by RJ Schreck in the bottom of the sixth inning. It was followed up by a Jace Bohrofen double and stolen base, but a Dasan Brown fly out ended the hopes of a comeback, as the Fisher Cats fell 7-1. RJ Schreck: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 K, 1 HR Schreck launched his third home run of the season and brought his batting average up to .226 on the year. He hasn't done much to write home about, but his OPS has been a bright spot, now sitting at .819 in 2025. Alex Amalfi: 2 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 3 K New Hampshire (5), Hartford (1) F/7 - 5/10 Game 2 Box Score In game two of the doubleheader, the bats came alive for New Hampshire, and more than half of their hitters enjoyed multi-hit games. It started in the bottom of the first inning with the second Schreck home run of the day, scoring Yohendrick Pinango from first. Pinango would add another run in the second inning on an RBI single, scoring Jay Harry. New Hampshire would add another two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning from a two-run double by the player of the game, Pinango. Michael Dominguez, Hunter Gregory, and Johnathan Lavallee would combine to only give up one unearned run in the game and strike out seven, giving New Hampshire the win 5-1. Yohendrick Pinango: 3-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 2B Pinango raised his batting average for the season up to .333 and his OPS to .946. If Buffalo needs an influx of offense, Pinango might be the first hitter from Double A to get the call-up to Triple A. Michael Dominguez: 3 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 4 K Dominguez continues to pitch in short spurts, but he keeps performing well. This game dropped his ERA down to 0.56 on the season. New Hampshire (7), Hartford (2) - 5/11 Box Score In a season in which New Hampshire has struggled mightily to score runs and win games, they put together their second straight great performance on the field. After falling behind from the start, Devereaux Harrison gave up another home run to Carrigg. The Fisher Cats erupted for a crooked number in the bottom of the second inning on a Gabriel Martinez two-run double, scoring Peyton Williams and Eddinson Paulino. After another run scored on an error by Hartford, Pinango belted his fourth home run of the season, which scored Jacob Sharp as well. Brown added to the lead with a solo shot of his own in the bottom of the fifth inning. That was soon answered by Hartford, when Carrigg hit his second home run of the game in the sixth. Williams would cap off the scoring in the game by way of his seventh-inning double that scored Charles McAdoo. Harrison's quality start and the bullpen really kept things in check throughout the game, with the exception of Carrigg's home runs. New Hampshire rolled to a 7-2 win. Yohendrick Pinango: 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 HR, 1 SB Pinango just keeps on raking for New Hampshire. His average on the season is now a hot .340 and his OPS is nearing 1.000, at .982. Devereaux Harrison: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 1 BB, 5 K There haven't been too many good games for Harrison in the early going this year, but this quality start was one of them. Outside of his two mistakes to Carrigg, he steamrolled Hartford's lineup. Vancouver Canadians Vancouver (4), Spokane (5) - 5/10 Box Score After some solid offensive performances from Vancouver hitters early in the game, they didn’t quite hit as well. Spokane struck first against Jackson Wentworth, who let in two runs in the first, before the Canadians came back. Carter Cunningham continued to hit, knocking an RBI single, and Jackson Hornung followed suit with another. Wentworth continued to get hit around but was able to stave off runs until the bottom of the fourth, when Jean Perez hit a sac fly to get the lead for Spokane. In the bottom of the sixth, Skyler Messinger hit a bomb off of Wentworth to make it 2-4 Spokane. Arjun Nimmala came back with a solo shot of his own in the seventh to bring it within one, but Cole Messina had an RBI single in the bottom of that inning to give Spokane the lead for good, even with the Canadians threatening in the eighth and scoring a run. Jackson Wentworth: 5.2 IP, 10 H, 4 ER, 1 BB, 1 K It wasn’t Wentworth’s sharpest start as he struggled to strike batters out and generate whiffs, but he still went 5.2 IP, allowing four earned runs. Ultimately, he was able to power through it, almost earning a quality start. Arjun Nimmala: 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 HR Nimmala hit his seventh homer of the year in the seventh inning, tying Adrian Pinto for the team homer lead. Vancouver (3), Spokane (4) - 5/11 Box Score After losing a close game against Spokane, Vancouver's offense sputtered. This time, it was against Konner Eaton, the Rockies’ 2024 sixth-round pick, who pitched six scoreless innings against the Canadians. Not to be outdone, Juaron Watts-Brown had an even better outing, also going six scoreless while striking out 10, which he accomplished for the third time this season. The Canadians did strike first in the seventh, with a pair of sac flies from Hayden Gilliland and Nimmala, but immediately after, JJ Sanchez gave up a two-run bomb to Andy Perez to even it up. The Jays scored their third run on another sac fly from Alex Stone, which was again answered in the same inning by Aidan Longwell. The game eventually went to extras, and Spokane walked off Kai Peterson to beat the Canadians. Arjun Nimmala: 2-4, 1 RBI, 0 K Juaron Watts-Brown: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K Watts-Brown has been ridiculous for the Canadians. He raised his strikeout rate to 39.4%, and he's only walked 7.3% of the batters he has faced on the season. His K%-BB% is higher than the second highest K% in the Northwest League, and he’s been a victim of poor BABIP, which means that he’s been much better than his ERA suggests. He relies heavily on his breaking ball, which he dominates batters with, but he will need to develop some more pitches to improve his stock as a starting prospect. Still, he’s been excellent for the Canadians, and he’s a name to watch going forward. Dunedin Blue Jays Dunedin (3), Fort Myers (0) - 5/10 Box Score After losing the first game to the Mighty Mussels in a nail-biter, Dunedin has continued to stay on top, coming into this game looking to win a fourth in a row. Leading the charge for the Jays was Devonte Brown, who knocked in all three runs for the Jays, while the pitching blanked the Mighty Mussels off the backs of Gilberto Batista, Nate LaRue, Johan Simon and Javen Coleman, the last of whom pitched another three-strikeout inning to earn his second save. Manuel Beltre got on a few times, notching two steals and two runs scored. Gilberto Batista: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 9 K Batista had his best start in the Jays org and has looked like the main prize from the Danny Jansen trade. His velocity was up, which may explain his elevated strikeout count. Devonte Brown: 2-3, 3 RBI, 0 K Dunedin (7), Fort Myers (4) - 5/11 Box Score The Jays aimed to win five in a row, and they did so with help from Adam Kloffenstein, a former top prospect for the Jays, who has finally been put on a rehab assignment in Dunedin. Kloff went four innings, allowing three unearned runs after Beltre committed his fifth error of the season, but still struck out five. Justin Kelly and Austin Cates were excellent in relief, only allowing one run and striking out five between them. Despite Dunedin going down 3-0 after the unearned runs on Kloffenstein, Jean Joseph kicked off the comeback with his fourth homer on the season and third in his last four games. In the sixth, the Jays had a big inning, with Bryce Arnold, Peyton Powell, and Kendry Chirinos contributing to a four-run frame. Cates did allow a run on a wild pitch in the seventh, but Beltre and Brown both knocked in runs in the bottom of the ninth to give them a 7-4 win and to take the season series 5-1. Jean Joseph: 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI Joseph has raised his OPS near .800 after starting the year off slowly. Austin Cates: 3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K, 1 SV Cates was moved to the 'pen to accommodate Kloff, but he had struggled in his past few starts. Glad to see a strong bounceback outing. FCL Blue Jays F-Blu (5), F-Yan (6) - 5/10 Box Score The New York Yankees' team got on the scoreboard first in this one. They scored two runs in the first inning off of Silvano Hechavarria. Yet, Hechavarria would go four innings and only give up those two runs. On the offensive side, the Blue Jays would tie it up on an Edrick Felix single and an Andres Arias ground out. In the fifth inning, David Beckles added an RBI single to take the lead for the Blue Jays. Johnny King made his professional debut for the Jays in the fifth inning and pitched almost two clean frames. His line ended up as: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K. The Yankees' team would score on an RBI single to tie the game in the seventh inning and then end the game on a walk-off steal of home by Isael Arias. David Beckles: 3-3, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 1 2B Johnny King: 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K 5/12 Game Postponed DSL Blue Jays No games Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period Pitcher of the Period: RHP Juaron Watts-Brown (Vancouver) - 6 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K Hitter of the Period: OF Yohendrick Pinango (New Hampshire) - 6-12, 2 R, 4 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 2B Prospect Summary (Last 3 Days) 1. Arjun Nimmala (Vancouver) - 3-9, 1 R, 2 RBI, 2 K, 1 HR, 1 2B 2. Ricky Tiedemann (Buffalo) - DNP 3. Trey Yesavage (Dunedin) - DNP 4. Orelvis Martinez (Buffalo) - 1-6, 1 R, 2 BB, 0 K 5. Khal Stephen (Dunedin) - DNP 6. Jake Bloss (Buffalo) - DNP 7. Alan Roden (Buffalo) - 5-9, 2 K, 1 3B 8. Landen Maroudis (FCL Jays) - DNP 9. Jonatan Clase (Toronto) - 1-4, 2 RBI, 1 K, 1 2B 10. Kendry Rojas (Vancouver) - DNP 11. Josh Kasevich (Buffalo) - DNP 12. Johnny King (FCL Blue Jays) - 2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 3 K 13. Gage Stanifer (Dunedin) - DNP 14. Adam Macko (FCL Jays) - DNP 15. Charles McAdoo (New Hampshire) - 1-7, 1 R, 4 K 16. Fernando Perez (Vancouver) - DNP 17. Brandon Barriera (Dunedin) - DNP 18. Emmanuel Bonilla (FCL Blue Jays) - 0-4, 2 K 19. Juaron Watts-Brown (Vancouver) - 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 10 K 20. Jace Bohrofen (New Hampshire) - 1-7, 1 K, 1 2B View full article

Thankfully Vlad won't listen to him, cause he knows nothing lmao

Never going anywhere with Kirk the breaking ball catcher behind the plate. Never wants to see a fastball, no matter how good it is

The FCL Blue Jays' season is underway, which means there's even more action to catch up on in today's minor league recap. CURRENT W-L Records Buffalo Bisons: 13-18 New Hampshire Fisher Cats: 11-16 Vancouver Canadians: 13-14 Dunedin Blue Jays: 15-12 FCL Blue Jays: 1-1 DSL Blue Jays: 0-0 (Season not started) TRANSACTIONS 05/05/25: Buffalo Bisons sent RHP Adam Kloffenstein on a rehab assignment to FCL Blue Jays. 05/05/25: Toronto Blue Jays optioned LHP Josh Walker to Buffalo Bisons. 05/05/25: Buffalo Bisons sent RHP Adam Kloffenstein on a rehab assignment to FCL Blue Jays. 05/05/25: RHP Spencer Turnbull assigned to FCL Blue Jays. 05/03/25: Dunedin Blue Jays sent RHP Landen Maroudis on a rehab assignment to FCL Blue Jays. 05/03/25: RHP Jack Eshleman assigned to FCL Blue Jays from Dunedin Blue Jays. 05/03/25: LHP Juanmi Vasquez assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays. 05/03/25: FCL Blue Jays placed RHP Holden Wilkerson on the 7-day injured list. 05/03/25: FCL Blue Jays placed OF David Guzman on the 7-day injured list. 05/03/25: FCL Blue Jays placed RHP Logan Hewitt on the 7-day injured list. 05/03/25: FCL Blue Jays placed LHP Ramon Suarez on the 7-day injured list. 05/03/25: FCL Blue Jays placed SS Gavin Smith on the 7-day injured list. 05/03/25: Dunedin Blue Jays sent RHP Landen Maroudis on a rehab assignment to FCL Blue Jays. 05/03/25: RHP Jack Eshleman assigned to FCL Blue Jays from Dunedin Blue Jays. 05/03/25: LHP Juanmi Vasquez assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays. Buffalo Bisons Buffalo (2), Iowa (10) - 5/3 Box Score Buffalo started an early rally in the first inning of this one. Michael Stefanic singled, and Joey Loperfido hit a slider over the middle of the plate for an RBI double. Davis Schneider would then walk, but Will Wagner would ground into a double play to end the first-inning scoring chance. In the bottom of the first, Iowa would quickly get to the Bisons' starting pitcher, Jake Bloss. Bloss would surrender three runs on three walks and three singles before striking out two hitters to end the inning. In the third inning, Bloss would give up an RBI double to Ben Cowles, putting Buffalo down three. Connor Overton would replace Bloss in the fourth inning, but things just got worse for the Bisons. Iowa would tack on six more runs between the fourth and sixth innings. The Bisons could only add one more run the rest of the game on Wagner's 413-foot home run in the eighth inning. Iowa would close the door, handing Buffalo a 10-2 lopsided defeat. Orelvis Martinez: 3-4, 0 R, 0 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 2B Martinez was looking good in this game, as he had three hits with an exit velocity over 101 mph. It looks like he is making a lot more hard contact, possibly signifying his timing is getting better. A power barrage of home runs could be getting close. Kevin Gowdy: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K Buffalo (3), Iowa (1) - 5/4 Box Score Iowa took the lead in this one in the third inning. Carlos Pérez would homer to center field off of Buffalo's starting pitcher Lazaro Estrada. That would be all Iowa could get off of him though, as he pitched one of his best games at Triple-A. He threw 4.2 innings, while giving up five hits, a walk, and the one run, while managing to strike out three Iowa hitters. Buffalo would tie the game up in the fifth inning on a Steward Berroa sacrifice fly. Both teams would put up zeros the rest of the way until the ninth inning. Will Robertson came to the plate and cracked an RBI triple to take the lead, 2-1. Ali Sánchez added a sacrifice fly, and Andrew Bash would pitch the ninth inning to close the game and seal the victory, 3-1 for the Bisons. Will Robertson: 1-1, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 3B Lazaro Estrada: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 3 K New Hampshire Fisher Cats New Hampshire (1), Portland (0) F/7 - 5/3 Game 1 Box Score Saturday saw New Hampshire scheduled to take on Portland in a doubleheader, with Michael Dominguez slated to take the mound for the Fisher Cats. The action in this one was quick, with neither team allowing a walk and only seven hits combined between them. Portland looked to score first after Blaze Jordan was hit by a pitch and stole second base. Dominguez would end the rally by inducing a strikeout and a fly out from Portland batters. The Sea Dogs made another attempt to score in the top of the fourth inning. Ahbram Liendo would single and steal second base as well, but New Hampshire's Dominguez and Ryan Jennings (out of the bullpen) recorded three straight outs to end the threat. It was the Fisher Cats' turn in the bottom half of the inning, and they would not be denied. Yohendrick Pinango led off the inning with a single and moved to third on a single from RJ Schreck. From there, Pinango would score on a balk before Jace Bohrofen and Peyton Williams struck out to end the frame. In the bottom of the fifth inning, they almost scored again, but Ryan McCarty was thrown out on a play at the plate. Jennings would keep Portland in check the rest of the way, and New Hampshire took game one of the doubleheader 1-0. Yohendrick Pinango: 1-3, 1 R, 1 K Michael Dominguez: 3.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K New Hampshire/Portland - 5/3 Game 2 PPD New Hampshire (5), Portland (6) F/7 - 5/4 - Game 1 Box Score Devereaux Harrison took the mound in game one of the doubleheader on Sunday afternoon. He started the game off well by striking out two of the first three batters. New Hampshire would shrug off their offensive woes from the day before almost immediately in this game. Pinango singled to start things off and would move to third base on Schreck's double before both players scored via a Bohrofen double. In the second inning, Harrison again looked great on the mound, striking out two of the four batters he faced. Unfortunately for New Hampshire, Harrison lost his stuff in the third inning, in which he gave up five singles and three runs. Charles McAdoo would tie things up when he scored on a Dasan Brown single, after he walked and stole second base. A Blaze Jordan home run in the fifth gave Portland the lead back. The Sea Dogs scored two more insurance runs in the top of the seventh inning before things got heated in the bottom half. Pinango took a pitch off the hip and did not care for it, spiking his bat and having something to say to the Portland pitcher. Benches cleared, and things looked like they were going to escalate, but the umpires kept everyone cool and calmed the players down. Pinango was ejected and would miss the rally New Hampshire put together, scoring two runs on a Schreck home run. They would not be able to complete the rally, though, and fell to Portland 6-5. RJ Schreck: 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 2B, 1 HR Devereaux Harrison: 5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 2 BB, 7 K New Hampshire (1), Portland (5) F/7 - 5/4 Game 2 Box Score Game two of the doubleheader was one to forget for New Hampshire. It was a bullpen day for the pitchers, and they gave up a run in every inning except the fifth. The bats were just as bad, as they headed to the seventh inning with just two base runners in the game: a single from Jacob Sharp in the third inning and a walk from Bohrofen in the first inning. In the top of the seventh, McAdoo led it off with a single and would come around to score on a ground out three batters later. That was all they could muster, falling to Portland 5-1. Charles McAdoo: 1-3, 1 R Grayson Thurman: 1 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K Thurman keeps his ERA at zero for the season, through seven games pitched. He has been one of the better pitchers in the bullpen for New Hampshire this year. Vancouver Canadians Vancouver (6), Hillsboro (0) - 05/03 Box Score Vancouver dominated Hillsboro, shutting them out, only allowing two hits and two walks. Grant Rogers led the way with 5.2 scoreless innings, and then Pat Gallagher continued his dominance with 2.1 hitless innings with three strikeouts. Chay Yeager bounced back from his last appearance and pitched a scoreless frame to complete the shutout. On the offensive end, the top and the middle of the order did a great job to put the Canadians ahead, with the top five in the lineup scoring all six of the runs. Both Sean Keys and Cutter Coffey had multi-hit games, and each had two RBIs. Arjun Nimmala reached base three times to push his OPS to .953. Grant Rogers: 5.2 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 4 K Rogers bounced back from a rough start in his last game. He almost recorded a quality start, but his command uncharacteristically fell apart in the sixth; he threw a wild pitch and hit two batters. Still, Rogers didn’t allow a run, and he’s been the best starter for Vancouver early in this season. His ERA is now 1.80 on the year. Cutter Coffey: 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 1 2B The 20-year-old infielder is still 1.2 years younger than the average in the Northwest League, but he’s put together a nice little season, hitting just above league average with a 103 wRC+ and solid power. The right-handed hitter is still striking out over 30% of the time, but he’s gotten on base at a decent clip, and he’s gotten some really nice swings off early on. The early returns for the Danny Jansen trade are looking solid so far. Vancouver (1), Hillsboro (2) - 05/04 Box Score It was a strong pitching performance from both teams as the Hops and Canadians faced off. The Canadians were only able to muster up three hits on the night, but the Hops only managed to get one. Vancouver was able to score first off of Hillsboro’s starter Ricardo Yan thanks to a Victor Arias RBI groundout, but once Vancouver's Jackson Wentworth came out in the sixth, Edinson Batista and the defense stumbled, allowing two runs to score. Bo Bonds came on in relief after Batista and continued his early-season run of dominance. He didn’t allow a run after that, but neither did the Hops’ bullpen, leading to a close 2-1 loss for the Canadians. Jackson Wentworth: 5 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 3 BB, 2 K Wentworth pitched five no-hit innings, carrying on his early success on the season. He wasn’t missing bats like he normally does, only striking out two batters and only generating seven swings and misses on the night, but he did not allow any hard contact at all. He only let three runners reach base, all on walks. The 2024 fifth-rounder reduced his season ERA to 3.38. Aaron Parker: 2-3, 1 BB, 1 K Parker hasn’t shown as much power as he did in his short sample in Dunedin last season, but he’s also cut his strikeout rate from 27% to around 19%. If he can tap into a bit more of his power, it could do a lot for him. Dunedin Blue Jays Dunedin (14), Daytona (1) - 05/03 Box Score Dunedin thrashed Daytona again, thanks to strong pitching from Khal Stephen and an overall strong performance from the lineup, including Phil Clarke’s rehab assignment. At first, the Jays started off a bit slowly, only scoring three runs against starter David Lorduy, from an RBI fielder's choice by Edward Duran and Clarke’s first homer of the season. However, once Lorduy was taken out of the game in favour of the bullpen, the floodgates burst open. The Jays dropped a seven-run sixth inning on the Tortugas, with Manuel Beltre, Yhoangel Aponte, J.R. Freethy, Clarke and Duran all contributing to driving in runs. The runs continued to pile on, with Peyton Powell grabbing an RBI on a sac fly and Sam Shaw hitting a run-scoring double in the seventh. Aponte hit a run-scoring single in the eighth to score the 14th and final run for the Jays, and the pitching only allowed one run in the ninth, with Christian Mracna giving up an RBI single. In total, the Jays had 12 hits and six walks, with three doubles and a homer. Khal Stephen: 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K Stephen continues to dominate Single-A hitters, and he relied mostly on his fastball-slider combo this time. His fastball continues to have elite ride, averaging 20.5 inches of induced vertical break, and hitters cannot time it up well. The slider was also very solid, with a 52.9% whiff rate, but Stephen did not zone it as much as he would like, despite the strong results. He really needs to move up a level (or maybe 2) to get some real challenges and face more advanced hitters. Phil Clarke: 3-5, 2 R, 4 RBI, 0 K, 1 HR, 1 2B Clarke was the third player to come down to Dunedin to rehab, but unlike Varsho and Cade Doughty, who struggled a bit, Clarke came out of the gate roaring. He has five hits in two rehab games, with a 335 wRC+ between those two contests. The 26-year-old faces competition from Ali Sanchez and Christian Bethancourt to be the next catcher up in case of injury, but he’s still important catching depth for the Jays. Dunedin (2), Daytona (6) - 05/04 Box Score Dunedin was looking to sweep Daytona in this three-game set, but the Tortugas had other plans. It started off very unfortunate for the Jays, with Gilberto Batista giving up a solo shot to Sammy Stafura to start the game, and a couple of at-bats later, Freethy was taken out of the game due to injury after committing an error with two outs. This led to three more runs scoring with an RBI single after the error, and a two-run homer given up to Esmith Pineda. That early 4-0 lead was too much for the Jays to handle, as although Batista settled in and went the next three innings without letting another batter score, Bennett Flynn relieved Batista in the fifth and gave up another two runs in the bottom of the sixth with a wild pitch and giving up another RBI single. Duran put the Jays on the board in the bottom of the same inning, but it was too little, too late at that point. Gilberto Batista: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K Batista had a really rough first inning but settled in afterwards. His fastball was much more hittable than usual, but he mixed his pitches well enough to keep more runners from getting on base and scoring. Edward Duran: 2-4, 1 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR The 20-year-old catcher, who’s turning 21 this month, has been very solid for the D-Jays, hitting his third homer of the year and raising his season wRC+ to 119. FCL Blue Jays F-BLU (7), F-PHI (4) - 5/3 Box Score In the season opener for the FCL Blue Jays, there was a surprise right out of the gate, runs scored, and a prominent name took the mound. The Blue Jays' squad scored seven runs, all in the top of the first inning. The big hit came from David Beckles, who drove in two runs with a single aided by an error. Landen Maroudis would begin his season on his way back from an arm injury in 2024. He pitched 2.1 innings while giving up just one earned run, with the run scoring after he left the game. He held the opposing team to just one hit, and he struck out four batters. After the Phillies' club scored two runs in the sixth inning, things were quiet until the end, when they added one run. The FCL Blue Jays took this one 7-4. Luis Meza: 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K, 1 2B Landen Maroudis: 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K F-BLU (2), F-PHI (4) - 5/5 Box Score In a rematch of the first game of the season, the FCL Blue Jays took on the Phillies' club again. This time on the mound for the Blue Jays' club was Adam Kloffenstein, who was rehabbing as well. He went 4.2 innings, gave up five hits, one unearned run, one walk, and struck out eight hitters. Down four in the eighth inning, the Blue Jays' club scored their two runs of the ballgame on a Yorman Licourt single and a Beckles double. They would not threaten again, as they lost this one 4-2. Yorman Licourt: 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 0 BB, 0 K Adam Kloffenstein: 4.2 IP, 5 H, 0 ER, 1 BB, 8 K DSL Blue Jays No games Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Players of the Period Pitcher of the Period: Khal Stephen (Dunedin) - 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K Hitter of the Period: 2B Orelvis Martinez (Buffalo) - 3-8, 2 K, 1 2B Prospect Summary (Last 3 Days) 1. Arjun Nimmala (Vancouver) - 1-6, 1 R, 2 BB 2. Ricky Tiedemann (Buffalo) - DNP 3. Trey Yesavage (Dunedin) - DNP 4. Orelvis Martinez (Buffalo) - 3-8, 2 K, 1 2B 5. Khal Stephen (Dunedin) - 5.0 IP, 4 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 8 K 6. Jake Bloss (Buffalo) - 3.1 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 3 BB, 5 K 7. Alan Roden (Toronto) - 0-1, 1 R, 1 K 8. Landen Maroudis (Dunedin) - 2.1 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 4 K 9. Jonatan Clase - 0-5, 1 R, 2 K, 1 SB 10. Kendry Rojas (Vancouver) - DNP 11. Josh Kasevich (Buffalo) - DNP 12. Johnny King (FCL Blue Jays) - DNP 13. Gage Stanifer - DNP 14. Adam Macko (Buffalo) - DNP 15. Charles McAdoo (New Hampshire) - 2-9, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K, 1 2B, 1 SB 16. Fernando Perez (Vancouver) - 17. Brandon Barriera (Dunedin) - DNP 18. Emmanuel Bonilla (FCL Blue Jays) - 1-8, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 2B 19. Juaron Watts-Brown (Vancouver) - DNP 20. Jace Bohrofen - 1-8, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 3 K, 1 2B, 1 SB View full article