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Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (June 9-10) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Syracuse Mets (New York Mets): 1-1 Season Record: 29-36 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs Hartford Yard Goats (Colorado Rockies): 1-2 Season Record: 30-27 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs Everett AquaSox (Seattle Mariners): 2-0 Season Record: 25-34 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (Minnesota Twins): 1-0 Season Record: 26-32 FCL Blue Jays Week Record: 0-1 Season Record: 20-8 DSL Blue Jays Blue Week Record: 0-1 Season Record: 3-4 DSL Blue Jays Red Week Record: 1-0 Season Record: 2-5 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 29-36 Series vs Syracuse Mets (New York Mets) June 9: Buffalo opened a new series on Tuesday, this one against the Syracuse Mets. CJ Van Eyk would be the first starting pitcher to tackle their potent lineup that features top-100 prospect Ryan Clifford. Opposing Van Eyk on the mound was a fellow elite prospect for the Mets, Jonah Tong. Andy Ibáñez got to Van Eyk first, knocking home a run on an RBI single in the opening frame of the game. In the bottom half of the inning, Davis Schneider continued his stretch of being in the middle of the action for Buffalo; he tied the game up with a sacrifice fly to center field. Tong then continued to be a little wild, walking another batter, and a run scored on a wild pitch. For Buffalo, Clase would get to Tong again in the bottom of the third. After a hit-by-pitch and a double by Sean Keys, Case singled to left, scoring both runners. The Bisons added more runs in the bottom of the fifth. Willie MacIver singled in Schneider (who had walked), then Je'Von Ward added two more from his two-RBI double. The lead was enough for Buffalo to take the win, as Van Eyk completed five innings and only allowed one run. The game was marred by rain before, during, and at its conclusion, with it being called in the top of the sixth. Buffalo won 7-2. June 10: While Buffalo's pitching held down the Mets’ bats on Tuesday, Wednesday was the exact opposite. Syracuse scored four to open up the game, getting two runs from Andy Ibáñez's single, another run from a balk, and the fourth on a groundout. Buffalo tried to claw back, getting an RBI triple from Sean Keys in the bottom of the fourth inning. A bases-loaded walk in the fifth would get three under back for the Mets, though. Josh Kasevich tried as well, getting an RBI single in the sixth. Unfortunately for Buffalo, the Mets loaded up the bases in the seventh and got a groundout to score a run and then two more runs on an RBI single. Buffalo could not cut the lead anymore, as they fell to Syracuse 8-2. Eloy Jiménez did make his return for Buffalo, collecting a single in his first game for them since April 11. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 30-27 Series vs Hartford Yard Goats (Colorado Rockies) June 9: Tuesday kicked off a series between the New Hampshire Fisher Cats and the Hartford Yard Goats. There wasn't much offense going for either side, and Fisher Cats starter Austin Cates was a big reason why. He threw five no-hit innings, not allowing a run, walking two batters and striking out seven. It was his third start allowing two runs or less. Jay Harry continued his great season in the third inning, this time launching his eighth home run of the year. In the fifth inning, Jorge Burgos hit a home run as well, giving New Hampshire a two-run lead. Things were quiet until the ninth, when Nick Goodwin hit a home run to center field. With the Fisher Cats up three, things fell apart. Bryant Betancourt hit a game-tying three-run home run in the bottom of the inning. In extras, New Hampshire failed to score, and then Hartford walked off on a wild pitch. The Fisher Cats lost 4-3. June 10, Game 1: In the first game of the doubleheader on Wednesday, the New Hampshire offense struggled overall. Aaron Parker crushed a first-inning two-run home run, and Nick Goodwin added a double later in the game, scoring on a bases-loaded walk. That was it for the offense. Hartford grabbed the lead for good in the sixth inning with an RBI groundout and a two-run double by Benny Montgomery. New Hampshire lost this one 4-3 again. June 10, Game 2: In the second game of the doubleheader, New Hampshire had more of their traditional offense working. In the third inning, they came out swinging with a Jay Harry RBI single, followed by a run on a throwing error, and then a blast from Victor Arias – his fourth on the season. Eddie Micheletti Jr. crushed his ninth home run of the year in the next inning to put the Fisher Cats up six. Cole Messina added a couple of RBI hits for Hartford, but it wasn't enough, with the Fisher Cats winning this one 7-5. High-A Vancouver Season Record: 25-34 Series vs Everett AquaSox (Seattle Mariners) June 9: It was once again Daniel Guerra bump day, and despite getting taken out after only three innings pitched, he once again was excellent, only allowing two hits and striking out three batters without allowing a run. British Columbia’s very own Sam Shaw gave Vancouver an early three-run lead with his first homer as a Vancouver Canadian, after dealing with a circulation issue earlier on in the season. Kendry Chirinos joined in on the fun with a homer of his own in the second inning. Jay Schueler replaced Guerra and was also good, but gave up a solo shot in the fourth for the first run of the game for the AquaSox. But the homers continued for the Canadians, with Dub Gleed hitting his eighth of the year to bring it back to a four-run lead. The 23-year-old infielder took a step back down to Single-A after arriving from the Marlins, but has raised his ISO by over .100. The Canadians had a four-run sixth inning as well, taking advantage of a bases-loaded situation with a hit-by-pitch, a walk, a single, and a sac fly. And in the seventh, Alexis Hernandez made it double-digit runs for Vancouver with another RBI single. NDFA Carson Myers struggled a bit adjusting to Vancouver after being promoted, but once again had a strong outing, earning the save with three scoreless innings and striking out six batters, as the Canadians won 10-1. June 10: The Canadians had their second straight game of good pitching and good hitting, with Danny Thompson Jr. once again taking the mound. He went 4.2 innings and struck out six batters, but struggled a little bit with his command, walking four. He allowed a run in the third on a sac fly, but the Canadians took the lead with RBI singles from both Sam Shaw and Maddox Latta. Thompson walked the first batter in the fifth, then, after a passed ball from Jacob Sharp, allowed a single to have runners on the corners with no outs. He struck out the next batter, but then subsequently gave up a hit, which tied the game up. Thompson struck out another batter before getting taken out for Gilberto Batista, who piggybacked off of someone new for a change, and was able to get out of the inning. The Canadians took the lead right back again, with a two-run double from Alexis Hernandez. Batista had his first scoreless outing since April 21, and Jonathan Todd earned the save with two scoreless innings of his own. The Canadians added on three insurance runs in the eighth, as with the bases loaded, J.R. Freethy was able to drive in a run with a single. Peyton Williams then drew an RBI walk before they scored the third run of the inning on a balk, for a dominant 7-2 win. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 26-32 Series vs Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (Minnesota Twins) June 9: The Jays got the first run of the game with an Adam Hackenberg RBI single in the second inning. Troy Guthrie was the starter for the Jays, and after three scoreless innings, he allowed two singles in the fourth before striking out the next two batters. He just needed one more out to get out of the inning, but then he allowed a double to Merphy Hernandez, which tied the game up, then allowed another hit to Dameury Pena, which scored two more runs after Blaine Bullard made a throwing error. Old friend Alan Roden was on rehab assignment and reached on a throwing error from JoJo Parker, which allowed the fourth run of the inning to score. Luis Victorino replaced Guthrie and kept the score 4-1 until the bottom of the sixth, where he made a throwing error on a pickoff attempt, allowing a run to score on a sac fly immediately after. A passed ball allowed Hackenberg to score in the seventh inning, as the Jays slowly clawed their way back, and Eric Snow’s hot stretch continued with another RBI-single to bring it within two. Jake Cook’s speed forced an error, and then Hedbert Perez, who’s in Dunedin for a rehab assignment, knocked in a run with a double. Parker tied it up with an RBI single for a four-run inning for the Jays. The Jays' bullpen pitched well, not allowing a run as the game headed to extras, with Franly Urena pitching the bulk with 2.1 innings with four strikeouts, without allowing a hit. In the 10th inning, Raimundo De Los Santos moved Juan Sanchez to third on a bunt single, then as De Los Santos went to steal second, Juan Sanchez stole home as the Mighty Mussels threw to second, which ended up being the winning run. Josbel Garcia earned the save in the 10th inning for a close nailbiter win. June 10: Postponed FCL Blue Jays Season Record: 20-8 June 9: Seojun Moon got the start in this one for the FCL Blue Jays and was a bit up and down. His fastball sat between 90 and 93 mph, and he also threw a curveball, cutter, and changeup. He was a bit off in his command and left a fastball over the plate for a home run and a changeup for an RBI double. Overall, he was still solid, going 2.2 innings and striking out three batters. Jake Casey got the FCL Blue Jays on the board in the first inning with a 103.4 mph home run. In the bottom of the fourth, Franklin Rojas added a 105.1 mph RBI single to move the Blue Jays team closer to the Tigers. The Tigers team would add another two-run home run in the eighth inning, as the FCL Blue Jays lost this one 7-4. Angel Guzman continued his good stretch with another hard-hit single and two walks. DSL Blue Jays Blue Season Record: 3-4 June 9: Jose Andrades couldn't keep the Cubs Red (CUR) team off the scoreboard; he gave up four runs. What he did do was flash some serious strikeout stuff. He sat down eight opposing batters via the strikeout over his 3.1 innings. BJB managed to have one big inning, but it wasn't enough. In the third, they scored three runs, with Michael Mesa continuing his hot start to the season with an RBI double and Sebastian Casanova knocking in two with a single. BJB just didn't have it going outside of the third, as they fell 4-3 to CUR. DSL Blue Jays Red Season Record: 2-5 June 9: BJR was well on their way to losing another game on Wednesday. That was until the top of the seventh inning began. BJR exploded for seven runs in the inning, thanks in part due to wildness from the Rockies' pitchers. Down 1-0, they started the inning with two hit-by-pitches and a walk to load the bases up. Then, Frelian Flores knocked in two runs with a single to give BJR the lead. Elaineiker Coronado added a run from his ground out, Alex Linares put one across with his single, Aneudi Severino tripled home a run and then scored on a wild pitch, and finally Diego Arce scored the final run of the inning on his RBI double. BJR began the inning down one and left it up six. They would win 7-1 and move to 2-5 on the season. Transactions 06/10/26 Dunedin Blue Jays activated C Will Cresswell from the 7-day injured list. 06/09/26 Dunedin Blue Jays activated LHP Luis Fonseca. 06/09/26 New Hampshire Fisher Cats sent LF Hedbert Perez on a rehab assignment to Dunedin Blue Jays. 06/09/26 New Hampshire Fisher Cats sent 2B Cade Doughty on a rehab assignment to Dunedin Blue Jays. 06/09/26 LHP Luis Fonseca assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays. 06/09/26 LHP Ramon Suarez assigned to FCL Blue Jays from Dunedin Blue Jays. View full article

Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (June 2 - June 3) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Worcester Red Sox (Boston Red Sox): 1-1 Season Record: 28-31 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates): 1-1 Season Record: 27-23 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs Tri-City Dust Devils (Los Angeles Angels): 1-1 Season Record: 23-31 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs Daytona Tirtougas (Cincinnati Reds): 1-1 Season Record: 21-32 FCL Blue Jays Week Record: 0-1 Season Record: 17-6 DSL Blue Jays Blue Week Record: 1-1 Season Record: 1-2 DSL Blue Jays Red Week Record: 0-1 Season Record: 0-2 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 28-31 Series vs Worcester Red Sox (Boston Red Sox) June 2: Buffalo opened a new series against Worcester on Tuesday, but they seemed to leave their bats in Lehigh Valley. The Bisons only managed to scrape together five hits, but they offset that by tallying six walks. Davis Schneider has settled into the lead-off role the last few games. In this one, he walked three times and scored a run. He would get by a pitch in the sixth, steal second base, and then come around to get the first run of the game on the scoreboard for Buffalo. The run tied the game up at one and was thanks to an RBI double from Josh Kasevich. RJ Schreck was the next batter, and he singled to center field and brought home Kasevich, giving the Bisons the lead. Buffalo held the 2-1 lead as the bottom of the ninth inning began. CJ Van Eyk, who was on his fifth inning of work out of the bullpen, started the inning off poorly by giving up a lead-off double to Anthony Seigler. A batter later, Mikey Romeo got a hold of a pitch for an RBI triple to tie the game. After a groundout. Van Eyk threw a wild pitch, allowing Romero to score from third, as Buffalo lost on the walk-off 3-2. June 3: Wednesday's game against Worcester began much the same way as Tuesday's game did: The bats were missing, and runs were rarer than an extinct dodo bird. Going into the seventh inning, the game was all square at zero, as Josh Fleming had his best start of the season for Buffalo. He would end his day throwing seven innings, walking none, not giving up a run, and striking out five. His strong effort on the mound would be rewarded with a win, with the bats deciding to take over the game in the final three innings. Josh Rivera got the scoring started with a bases-loaded single that scored two runs in the seventh. Carlos Mendoza would double home a run in the frame as well. In the eighth, Buffalo loaded up the bases with two singles and a walk, setting up the stage for a monster six-run inning. They scored two runs on bases-loaded walks, a run off of a sacrifice fly by William Simoneit, as well as three more on RBI singles by Rivera, Mendoza, and Josh Kasevich. In the ninth, Mendoza had the cherry on top of his monster game, a three-run home run to right field. Buffalo pulled away in this game to win 12-0. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 27-23 Series vs Altoona Curve (Pittsburgh Pirates) June 2: Gage Stanifer was on the mound for the start of the series between New Hampshire and Altoona. He was fantastic and continued making a push toward Triple A. He went five innings, struck out eight batters, gave up four hits, two earned runs, and allowed two walks. His slider was almost perfection on the night, as it was the best version of the slider he has had in a while. He used it frequently, while mixing in his splitter and fastball. His command was still off at times with the fastball, but better than it has been. A definite step in the right direction. Altoona got a leadoff walk and a double later in the inning to take the early lead in the first inning, but New Hampshire flipped that quickly. Jace Bohrofen hit his 12th home run of the season in the bottom of the inning, and was immediately followed by Sean Keys, crushing his 13th home run of the year. In the third inning, Altoona tied the game after a single that hit Stanifer and a double brought in a run. That would be all they could get off of Stanifer, though, as he finished the third, fourth, and fifth innings, only allowing a walk and a hit-by-pitch. In the seventh, Nick Goodwin drove in Jay Harry, who had hit his fourth triple of the season earlier in the inning. In the ninth, New Hampshire couldn't hold onto the lead, with Altoona scoring six in the inning. The Fisher Cats lost this one 8-3. June 3: In the Wednesday game between New Hampshire and Altoona, the Fisher Cats had their hitting shoes on. They began the game scoring six runs over the first two innings, with the big hits coming on a Jace Bohrofen RBI double and two RBI singles from Victor Arias and Adrian Pinto. Altoona got their two lone runs off of starter Austin Cates in the fifth inning on two RBI groundouts. Things flipped to a complete blowout of a game in the bottom of the eighth, as Sean Keys homered, Arias hit another RBI single, then Cutter Coffey and Patrick Winkel added home runs. New Hampshire scored eight in the inning, as the Fisher Cats won big this time, 14-3. High-A Vancouver Season Record: 23-31 Series vs Tri-City Dust Devils (Los Angeles Angels) June 2: The Canadians once again faced the Tri-City Dust Devils, and this time, Landen Maroudis went head-to-head with 2025 second overall pick Tyler Bremner. Bremner pitched just 1.2 innings before getting taken out in the second inning, and Carter Cunningham gave the Canadians their first two runs with a two-RBI single in the third inning off of Bremner’s replacement. Maroudis started off well with two scoreless innings, before giving up a two-run homer in the third, and another run off an RBI triple before getting taken out of the ball game himself for Gilberto Batista. Batista had a shaky fifth inning, allowing a bunt single to advance to second on a throwing error, then allowing the runner to score, but he was able to keep the game close. J.R. Freethy brought the game within one on a sac fly in the seventh inning, but the wheels fell off for Batista in the seventh inning, as he allowed four runs to score after getting two quick outs, putting the Canadians behind by five runs, which eventually led to a Dust Devils victory. June 3: It was a Daniel Guerra masterclass to get the Canadians back on track. The Canadians took the lead early as Brennan Orf hit a sac fly in the first, before Dub Gleed had homer number six in the third to make it 2-0 for the Canadians. Guerra had his third start of the season with 10 strikeouts or more, and his only blemish was a two-run homer given up in the third inning to even up the game. The high-powered righty was able to blow past hitters with 28 whiffs on the night, and Guerra is tied for fourth in the minor leagues with 70 strikeouts on the season. Gleed was the story on the offensive end, as the infielder had a four-hit night, and he drove in his second run of the game in the fifth inning to give the Canadians the lead, which they wouldn’t relinquish. Orf had his second ribbie of the day on an RBI double in the sixth, and Carter Cunningham drove Orf in with one of his own. Carson Myers also is getting settled in Vancouver, with his first save in the Northwest League with three innings of one-run ball to clinch a solid victory. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 21-32 Series vs Daytona Tirtougas (Cincinnati Reds) June 2: The two teams with the worst records in the Florida State League went head-to-head. Silvano Hechavarria was the starter once again, but still struggled, with his ERA still hovering above 10 after last year’s strong performance. After a scoreless first inning, he gave up a walk and two doubles, which led to two runs scoring. The D-Jays evened it up after Juan Sanchez hit his third homer of the season, and the Jays loaded the bases with two outs and scored a run on a balk. Hechavarria allowed another two runs in the third, with two more doubles and a balk. The Jays got another run in after Blaine Bullard made some good base running and scored on a wild pitch. Josbel Garcia replaced Hechavarria in the fourth inning and gave up a solo homer to Bernard Moon in the fifth inning, which gave the Tortugas a two-run lead. Bradley Wilson then gave up another two runs after replacing Garcia, despite striking out six batters, and he also walked four. Sanchez hit another bomb in the eighth to get two runs back, and Eric Snow had his first pro homer in the ninth inning, but the Jays just fell short. June 3: It was the return of two important players for the Blue Jays, as Alejandro Kirk and Yimi García both were put on rehab assignments on the same night, and both performed. Blaine Bullard started it off with his sixth homer of the season, and he’s shown more power than people thought early on in his professional career, to go with great speed. Kirk followed up with a homer in the third inning, and Adam Hackenberg drove in a run on a single to make it three to nothing for the D-Jays. On the pitching end, it was the best start of Troy Guthrie’s young professional career as the young righty was able to use his fastball and solid command to get 12 whiffs on the night. It was the second quality start of his career, and first of the season, as he went six scoreless with eight strikeouts. García looked solid in his first rehab outing back as the veteran reliever averaged 94 mph on his fastball and touched 96. He struck out one batter in a no-hit seventh inning. It got a little dicey as Ramon Suarez was unable to get out of the eighth inning as he walked the bases loaded, then allowed two sac flies, but Franly Urena held it down and struck out four batters in 1.2 innings to earn the save. Eric Snow added an insurance run in the ninth to make the save a bit easier as well, with his ninth double of the season. FCL Blue Jays Season Record: 17-6 June 2: The FCL Blue Jays were on the road on Tuesday against the New York Yankees FCL squad. It was a game dominated by pitching, and no one was better than Carson Messina again. He went four innings, while striking out seven batters, only allowing two hits and a walk. He didn't surrender a run and lowered his ERA on the year down to 1.69. Cade Doughty homered in the first inning to give the Blue Jays team a lead. Andres Arias stole home in the seventh on a double steal to put the Blue Jays up two, but a three-run homer by David McCann in the bottom of the inning gave the Yankees the lead right back. That was where the scoring would end, as the FCL Blue Jays lost this one 4-3. DSL Blue Jays Blue Season Record: 1-2 June 2: Jose Andrades was on the mound for BJB on Tuesday. He was signed back in 2025, during the J15 international signing period. He was dominant for the Blue Jays, throwing five innings in his debut, striking out four; he didn't walk anyone and didn't give up a run. They would win the game on the backs of two gift runs, one scored on a groundball double play and the other on a wild pitch. Catcher Isay Veras was the best hitter on the day, going 2-for-4 with two singles. The two base knocks brought his batting average up to .300 for the season. BJB won their first game of the year 2-1 in seven innings. June 3: The DSL Blue team for the Blue Jays took on the Angels DSL team on Wednesday. BJB scored the first run in the third inning, when Isay Veras grounded out, scoring Daniel Dominguez. In the fourth, an RBI single and a sacrifice fly gave the Angels squad the lead. In the fifth, they would add to that lead with an RBI single from Anderson Rodriguez and another RBI single from Adonanfer Reyes. Juan Caricote drove in the second BJB run in the fifth inning with an RBI single (he also had three HBP on the day). Veras would score on a wild pitch as well. In the seventh, a balk and wild pitch gave the Angels two more runs and a commanding lead. In the bottom of the inning, Michael Mesa hit a line drive double, scoring a run, and Samuel Orellana drove in two with a double. That is where it ended, as BJB lost this one 7-6. DSL Blue Jays Red Season Record: 0-2 June 2: The BJR game on Tuesday was marred by errors. They committed four errors in the game, which led to five unearned runs. On offense, they walked seven times in the game, but only managed three hits and were never able to get a run across home plate. Gabriel Porras was the best hitter for BJB, going 1-for-2 with two walks. They lost their second game in a row to start the season. Transactions 06/03/26 RHP Chad Dallas roster status changed by Buffalo Bisons. 06/03/26 RHP Justin Topa assigned to Buffalo Bisons. 06/03/26 Toronto Blue Jays sent C Alejandro Kirk on a rehab assignment to Dunedin Blue Jays. 06/03/26 Toronto Blue Jays sent RHP Yimi García on a rehab assignment to Dunedin Blue Jays. 06/02/26 Toronto Blue Jays sent RHP Lazaro Estrada on a rehab assignment to Buffalo Bisons. 06/02/26 RHP Yancarlos Vasquez assigned to DSL Blue Jays Blue. View full article

The Blue Jays' major league pitching staff has been excellent, but it has also been decimated by injuries. These were the minor league system’s pitching standouts for the month of May. Some of them could eventually come up to Toronto as potential replacements for the Jays, while others are arms that fans can look forward to watching in years to come. Honourable Mention: RHP Jack Nedrow May Stats: 2 GS (4 G), 21 IP, 1.71 IP, 3.81 FIP, 20.0 K%, 7.5 BB% (Dunedin Blue Jays) Signed out of Indy Ball after the Jays' pitching depth was decimated by injuries, Jack Nedrow immediately pitched well for Dunedin, and despite the lack of strikeout stuff, he was able to limit runs. He allowed only four runs in the four appearances he made and averaged over five innings per appearance. The 23-year-old may not reach the major leagues, but he is providing useful innings down on the farm. Honourable Mention: RHP Aaron Munson May Stats: 15.0 IP, 3.94 ERA, 4.06 FIP, 26.3 K%, 7.9 BB% (New Hampshire Fisher Cats) Aaron Munson made six straight scoreless appearances, but a rough few outings to end the month ballooned his ERA. Munson still deserved to be honoured for strong pitching during this stretch, and he’s shown the capability to throw multiple innings while still pitching effectively. He’s been an interesting arm despite being drafted in the 19th round back in 2023. Honourable Mention: RHP Jake Bloss May Stats: 4 GS, 11.2 IP, 3.86 ERA, 4.72 FIP, 32.7 K%, 2 BB% (Florida Complex League, Dunedin Blue Jays) Jake Bloss returned on a rehab assignment after missing nearly the entirety of the 2025 season due to elbow surgery. The righty looked sharp upon returning, sitting in the mid-to-upper 90s with his fastball and striking out over 32 percent of the batters that he faced, only walking one. He had a rough last start on the 30th, as he’s still shaking off some of the rust, but Bloss could provide useful reinforcement to a hurting Jays pitching staff. Honourable Mention: RHP Dylan Watts May Stats: 3 GS, 20 IP, 3.15 ERA, 3.86 FIP, 21 K%, 6,2 BB% (Dunedin Blue Jays) The 2025 seventh-rounder has had himself a mini breakout in his first professional season for the Blue Jays. Dylan Watts didn't generate as many strikeouts as he did in April, but the righty is still sitting 95 mph with his fastball and was effective in each May appearance, capped off by 5.1 no-hit innings that earned him Florida State League Pitcher of the Week honours. No. 5: LHP Josh Fleming May Stats: 4 GS, 23 ⅔ IP, 1.90 ERA, 3.69 FIP, 17.2 K%, 4.0 BB% (Buffalo Bisons) Josh Fleming struggled in his one appearance for the Blue Jays, but after getting outrighted and re-signed to a minor league deal, he’s been stretched out and has pitched well as a starter for the Bisons. His stuff might not be major league quality, but he provides value for the Jays as depth, as well as having the ability to eat innings for a young staff down in Buffalo. No. 4: LHP Johnny King May Stats: 5 GS, 18 ⅓ IP, 3.44 ERA, 4.06 FIP, 29.4 K%, 15.3 BB% (Vancouver Canadians) Johnny King looked like he would be the number one pitcher in the Jays' minor league system for the month of May before a blowup start against Spokane in his penultimate game of the month. The rest of the month was so excellent that he made the list anyway, but King’s command issues have popped up here and there to ruin otherwise excellent pitching. No. 3: RHP Carson Messina May Stats: 3 GS, 12 IP, 2.25 ERA, 3.42 FIP, 28.9 K%, 13.3 BB% (Florida Complex League) Carson Messina, younger brother of Rockies prospect Cole Messina, pitched just two innings in 2025 before getting shut down for the season. The righty already displayed upper echelon velocity and has touched 99 mph multiple times with his fastball so far this season. He’s still on a rehab assignment, but he’ll return to Dunedin soon. No. 2: RHP Gage Stanifer May Stats: 4 GS, 19 ⅔ IP, 1.37 ERA, 3.73 FIP, 23.2 K%, 11.0 BB% (New Hampshire Fisher Cats) Gage Stanifer had a rough start to the season, in large part due to poor command, as he walked over 18% of the batters that he faced. He lowered that to 11% percent in May, and although his strikeout rate also dipped in turn, he was much more effective. If Stanifer can figure out a way to generate strikeouts while keeping the walks down, he’ll be up in the majors sooner than later. No. 1: RHP Nolan Perry May Stats: 5 GS, 25 IP, 1.08 ERA, 2.67 FIP, 41.7 K%, 9.4 BB% (Vancouver Canadians) Nolan Perry’s breakout campaign carried over even after getting promoted to High-A Vancouver. The 2022 12th-rounder didn’t miss a beat, as he continued to strike out over 40% of the batters that he faced while walking less than 10%. He gave up just three earned runs on the month, going five innings or more in four of his five starts. The righty relies heavily on his high-riding fastball that sits in the mid-90s, as well as two distinct breaking balls. He also has developed a solid feel for a newfound splitter that he’s using to great effectiveness against lefty hitters. He’s going to be the Jays’ next big pitching prospect and should be a fixture on top 100 lists. This is his second month straight as Jays Centre's Minor League Pitcher of the Month! View full article

Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (May 26-May 27) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Philadelphia Phillies): 1-1 Season Record: 26-27 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs Somerset Patriots (New York Yankees): 1-1 Season Record: 24-20 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs Eugene Emeralds (San Francisco Giants): 1-1 Season Record: 19-28 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs Clearwater Threshers (Philadelphia Phillies): 0-2 Season Record: 19-28 FCL Blue Jays Week Record: 3-2 Season Record: 14-3 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 26-27 Series vs Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Philadelphia Phillies) May 26: On Tuesday, Buffalo opened a series against Lehigh Valley. It was a bullpen game, but they were more than up to the task. Pat Gallagher got the nod to start, and he kicked things off with three nearly perfect innings. He ended his day after three innings, giving up just one hit, not walking anyone, and striking out three. In the fourth, Devereaux Harrison took over for Gallagher, and Lehigh Valley was able to manufacture a run against him right away. He gave up a walk, a stolen base, a groundout, and then a sacrifice fly. He would settle down from there, pitching well over the next two innings, and wouldn't allow another run. Despite having a bunch of runners on the basepaths all game (10 hits and nine walks), the bats couldn't get a ton of runs to cross home plate. They took the lead back in the sixth, with an RBI triple from Josh Kasevich and an RBI single from Willie MacIver. Kasevich continued his big game, knocking in another run in the bottom of the seventh inning and an RBI single. The back half of the bullpen would falter late, though, surrendering a run each eighth and ninth innings, as Jesse Hahn got the blown save. Hayden Juenger then came into the game to pitch the tenth inning and allowed only the ghost runner to score. In the bottom half of the innings, Josh Rivera came up clutch with a two-run walk-off single. The 5-4 win brought Buffalo's record back to .500. May 27: Wednesday's game would be a special one for Charles McAdoo, as he was informed following the game that his services were no longer needed in Buffalo; the team across the border in Canada is now in need of his bat. McAdoo is now headed to Baltimore, as he will be called up to the big league club before Thursday's game against the Orioles. In his final game with Buffalo, he had a single and a stolen base, his seventh of the season. William Simoneit and Riley Tirotta each had home runs; they came in back-to-back innings, the second and third. Simoneit's blast was a two-run shot and had an exit velocity of 106 mph and went 411 feet. Tirotta's home run was a two-run blast as well and gave Buffalo a 5-2 lead in the bottom of the third inning. CJ Van Eyk had himself a good game on the mound, going six innings and recording a quality start. He allowed three runs and struck out just three. With a 6-4 lead, Buffalo turned to Matt Bowman, who made his first appearance in the Blue Jays organization. It went about as badly as one could imagine. In the inning, he gave up a walk, an RBI double, and a two-run home run to Felix Reyes. After the half inning was over, Buffalo was down 7-6 and wouldn't make a comeback in the bottom of the ninth, as they would lose and fall back to a game under 500. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 24-20 Series vs Somerset Patriots (New York Yankees) May 26: New Hampshire got out in front quickly for the Tuesday game of the series against the Somerset Patriots. A double steal in the second inning resulted in Victor Arias stealing home for a run. Aaron Parker would later score in that inning, when Jorge Burgos launched a two-run home run. In the bottom half of the inning, DJ Gladney crushed a home run for Somerset to bring them within two. Gladney would again homer in the seventh inning, a two-run shot to put Somerset up by one. Arias drove in the tying run in the top of the eighth inning on a ground ball to center field. Jay Harry would clear the bases later in the inning for a two-run double. New Hampshire went to the bottom of the ninth up one run, but couldn't hold on. Coby Morales singled in the tying run, and then Manuel Palencia hit a walk-off single. The Fisher Cats lost a heartbreaker in this one, 8-7. May 27: In the 11:00 AM early game of the week, Gage Stanifer was on the mound against Somerset. Things started a bit on a roller coaster ride, as Stanifer got two quick groundouts to begin the first inning, but then walked three batters in a row. His fastball command was still shaky at times, and he continued working on his split/change-up. He got a third groundout to end the inning, though, avoiding any damage. In the top of the second inning, Cutter Coffey crushed his first Double-A home run, a two-run shot to left field to give New Hampshire the lead. In the bottom of the second inning, Stanifer again was not locked in with his command, giving up a double, a walk, and then a single for a run. He would settle down and get another groundout to end the inning. Jace Bohrofen drove in a run with a single during the third inning, after which Stanifer locked in on the mound. He would only allow a single the rest of the way, as he completed the third, fourth, and fifth innings very easily. His final line was five innings, three hits, one run, four walks, and three strikeouts. He got up to 85 pitches on the day and used his slider and split/change-up well throughout the game. In the fourth inning, Eddie Micheletti Jr. extended the Fisher Cats' lead to five with a home run, and Jackson Hornung would up it to six with a home run as well in the sixth inning. New Hampshire would go on to win this one 7-3. Note: Arjun Nimmala left the game in the fourth inning with a hamstring issue. High-A Vancouver Season Record: 19-28 Series vs Eugene Emeralds (San Francisco Giants) May 26: The Canadians once again faced the top team in the Northwest League, the Eugene Emeralds. Breakout pitching prospect Nolan Perry once again dominated, with his now fourth straight start of eight strikeouts or more since getting promoted to High A. The righty went six innings, not allowing a run, with just four hits and one walk. The Canadians’ offense was able to load the bases in the bottom of the third inning, and Jacob Sharp got a run in on a force out. Carter Cunningham walked the next inning, then got to second on a wild pitch before stealing third base. He then scored on another wild pitch to add another run on some good baserunning. Cunningham then hit double digits with his homer count in the bottom of the sixth inning, 100 mph off the bat. Jonathan Todd replaced Perry in the seventh inning and earned a three-inning save for his fourth of the season, with three perfect innings to end the game. May 27: The Canadians tried to keep the momentum going against the Emeralds, and they scored two early runs in the first inning after Maddox Latta hit a double, was moved over to third on a sac bunt, then scored on a wild pitch from Yunior Marte. Tucker Toman then drove in a runner on a single for the second run of the inning. Landen Maroudis was the starter for this game, and he gave a run back in the second inning on a lead-off homer to Zander Darby, but the Canadians continued to hold the lead going into the fourth inning. Maroudis got a lineout and a groundout, despite giving up a single, and looked like he could get out of the fourth unscathed. However, he then gave up a hit to Walker Martin, and then a passed ball from Edward Duran allowed a runner to score. Maroudis then walked a batter and gave up a three-run homer to Jean Carlos Sio before getting out of the inning, and the Emeralds took a 5-2 lead. J.R. Freethy got on with a single, then stole second before getting driven in by Brennan Orf to reduce the lead to two. Maroudis was then replaced by Gilberto Batista, who’s been a dedicated piggyback partner for him. Batista hasn’t pitched well this season, and he immediately gave up a hit and two walks before giving up a grand slam in the first inning he came in. The Canadians tried to claw their way back, as Freethy hit a two run homer in the fifth, and Alexis Hernandez and one of his own in the sixth, but the lead proved to be insurmountable. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 19-28 Series vs Clearwater Threshers (Philadelphia Phillies) May 26: The Dunedin Blue Jays once again face the Threshers, this time at BayCare Ballpark. Blake Purnell was the starter for the D-Jays, and he gave up a bunch of hits. In the second inning, he gave up four hits, leading to a two-run deficit early on. However, the Jays bounced back with a big inning in the third, starting off with a Yorman Licourt two-run homer to tie it up, then a two-RBI triple from Juan Sanchez, and lastly an Eric Snow RBI single to make it a five-run inning. The Threshers brought it within one as Blake Purnell gave up a two-run shot to Nolan Beltran in the fourth inning, but was able to make it through five innings in line for the win. Luis Victorino came in the sixth inning and gave up two doubles to even up the game, but once again, some good hitting for the Jays returned the lead in their favour, this time with an Aldo Gaxiola three-run homer to make it eight to five. A JoJo Parker error in the seventh inning led to trouble, though, as the Threshers were able to get two runs in to make it a one-run game. Josbel Garcia then blew the save in the eighth inning as the Blue Jays lost a close one. May 27: This game got out of hand in a hurry, as Silvano Hechavarria and Sam Shaw both were on minor league rehab assignments. Hechavarria has really struggled since returning from injury, and this game was no different, as he gave up a run on a dropped third strike in the first inning. The Jays tied it up with an Adam Hackenberg sac fly the inning after, but Hechavarria gave up four runs in the second inning off of a force out with the bases loaded, into a three-run homer. JoJo Parker had his 12th double of the season in the third to score two runs, but Eduar Gonzalez continued the poor pitching for the Jays, as the Threshers scored another run in the bottom of the third. Then, in the fourth inning, the Threshers loaded the bases and cleared them with a double, before they hit another double to make it 10-3. The Threshers just kept piling it on, as after Gonzalez was taken out, they scored six runs on Bradley Wilson for 16 runs on the night. Adam Hackenberg hit his first homer as a Jay in the sixth inning, and the Jays got two more runs in the seventh inning on hits from Aldo Gaxiola and Hackenberg, but with such a gigantic deficit, there really was no coming back in this one. Juan Sanchez had a three-hit night as well. FCL Blue Jays Season Record: 15-3 May 26: The top five in the batting order for the FCL Blue Jays again did the heavy lifting on Tuesday against the Yankees' squad. They collected all eight of the Blue Jays' hits, with Franklin Rojas hitting a home run in the first inning, a three-run shot. Then, in the third inning, Brock Tibbitts hit his third home run of the season to give the Blue Jays' team a five-run lead. That would be all the Blue Jays needed, as Carson Messina was on the mound and he pitched well over 3.2 innings. Only giving up two hits and two walks, while striking out three. He didn't give up a run, lowering his ERA to 2.25. The FCL Blue Jays held on and won this one 7-6. Transactions 05/27/26 RHP Matt Bowman assigned to Buffalo Bisons. 05/27/26 Toronto Blue Jays optioned RHP Tanner Andrews to Buffalo Bisons. 05/27/26 Toronto Blue Jays selected the contract of RHP Austin Voth from Buffalo Bisons. 05/27/26 Vancouver Canadians sent OF Sam Shaw on a rehab assignment to Dunedin Blue Jays. 05/27/26 RHP Jack Eshleman assigned to Vancouver Canadians from Dunedin Blue Jays. 05/27/26 Vancouver Canadians activated C Edward Duran from the 7-day injured list. 05/26/26 Buffalo Bisons sent C C.J. Stubbs on a rehab assignment to FCL Blue Jays. 05/26/26 RHP Richard Gallardo assigned to Buffalo Bisons from New Hampshire Fisher Cats. 05/26/26 RHP Nate Garkow assigned to Buffalo Bisons from New Hampshire Fisher Cats. View full article

Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (May 19-May 20) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Syracuse Mets (New York Mets): 0-2 Season Record: 23-24 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs Hartford Yard Goats (Colorado Rockies): 1-1 Season Record: 23-16 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs Spokane Indians (Colorado Rockies): 1-1 Season Record: 17-24 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (Minnesota Twins): 0-1 Season Record: 15-25 FCL Blue Jays Week Record: 0-1 Season Record: 11-2 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 23-24 Series vs Syracuse Mets (New York Mets) May 19: On Tuesday, Buffalo opened a new series, this one with the Syracuse Mets. Grant Rogers was on the mound for the Bisons, and he was looking around for the do-over button from the very start. He threw a cutter that hung in the middle of the plate, and Christian Arroyo took him deep for a solo home run to lead off the bottom of the first. Unfortunately, Syracuse was just getting started in the inning. With two outs and down 1-0, Rogers surrendered two singles and then a triple to Ji Hwan Bae, bringing the lead for the Mets to 3-0. Next, Cristian Pache singled home Bae, and Ben Rortvedt smacked the second home run of the inning off of Rogers, a two-run blast. Buffalo was in a big hole early and tried to fight out of it. In the third inning, Je'Von Ward stayed hot at the plate for Buffalo, launching his third home run in his last four games, a two-run shot to right center. Ward kept the comeback going in the fifth inning, hitting a lead-off double and coming around to score on Josh Kasevich's single. The next batter, Charles McAdoo, would bring Buffalo to within one of Syracuse, with his monster two-run home run, 424 feet to center field. The Bisons wouldn't get the chance to tie the game, though. Devereaux Harrison and Michael Plassmeyer combined to give up three runs in the bottom of the seventh, putting the game out of reach. Buffalo fell 9-5 in a game in which they fought hard to come back from a big deficit early on. May 20: Wednesday's day game had the beginnings of a promising bounce-back contest. Buffalo had Chad Dallas on the mound, who has continued to get better as the season has progressed, and some of their bats have been warming up after early struggles. Dallas would not be the savior Buffalo was hoping for, though; he stumbled often in this game. Across three innings, he coughed up eight hits and five runs, only striking out two. The damage from Syracuse started in the bottom of the first inning. After Dallas allowed a single and a walk, Eric Wagaman singled home the first run of the ballgame. William Simoneit quickly tied the game back up in the top of the second, with a 393-foot solo home run. Dallas was in more trouble in the bottom half of the second inning, hitting his second batter of the game, allowing a single, and then Christian Arroyo knocked in both runners with a single of his own. In the bottom of the third, it was an RBI triple and another RBI single from Arroyo that put two more runs on the scoreboard for Syracuse. Carlos Mendoza singled home a run for Buffalo in the next half inning, and Josh Rivera added a run from a sacrifice fly, as Buffalo pulled back to within one run at 5-4. Unfortunately for Buffalo, the bullpen once again imploded, giving up five runs between the fifth and sixth innings. With Buffalo down big again, they only managed to add on an RBI single by Riley Tirotta and lost the game 10-5. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 23-16 Series vs Hartford Yard Goats (Colorado Rockies): May 19: Mason Olson got the start on the mound to begin the series between the New Hampshire Fisher Cats and the Hartford Yard Goats. He went five innings, only allowing four hits and one run. Bryant Betancourt drove in the first run of the game in the fourth inning for Hartford. In the sixth, Eddie Micheletti Jr. launched his seventh home run of the season to tie the game up. A throwing error would give Hartford the lead in the seventh inning, and the score would hold until the ninth. In the bottom of the ninth, Adrian Pinto added to his good game by tying things up at two with an RBI double. In the bottom of the 10th, a bases-loaded walk from Aaron Parker tied the game at three, before Jay Harry walked the game off with an RBI groundout to win the game for New Hampshire, 4-3. May 20: The Wednesday game between Hartford and New Hampshire was a wild one. Hartford took the big lead early and kept adding to the scoreboard, bringing at least one run across the plate in the second, third, fourth, and fifth innings. They scored eight runs and took the commanding lead in the game. Benny Montgomery homered, GJ Hill hit an interesting inside-the-park home run, and Bryant Betancourt homered in that span. In the bottom of the eighth inning, things flipped for New Hampshire. Jay Harry came up to the plate with the bases loaded and crushed a ball over the right field fence for a grand slam. Patrick Winkel added a home run in the inning as well, as the Fisher Cats scored eight in the frame. Quickly though, Hartford put another run on the board, this time with another Montgomery home run. New Hampshire lost this one 10-8. High-A Vancouver Season Record: 17-24 Series vs Spokane Indians (Colorado Rockies) May 19: Spokane ruined another great Johnny King start, who pitched five innings for the second time this season, striking out five batters and only allowing one run. The offense for Vancouver had a solid start as well, with Jacob Sharp hitting his third homer of the season to make it 2-0. Those two runs were the only runs scored for Vancouver, and Holden Wilkerson had his first truly bad appearance, giving up five runs in the seventh inning himself. Carson Pierce also gave up a run that same inning. That led to the loss in the first game of the series against Spokane. May 20: The awesome pitching performances for Vancouver continued with Nolan Perry taking the bump once again. This time, he struck out double-digit batters for the third time this season, and he didn’t allow a run in five innings. Perry has begun to establish himself as the next big Jays pitching prospect. The offense didn’t slack either, as Alexis Hernandez and Dub Gleed carried the way. Hernandez had two homers and three walks, while Gleed had a four-hit night with a double and a homer. The Canadians faced a scare when Carson Myers made his Vancouver debut and struggled, giving up five runs to make it a more competitive game, but Jonathan Todd stopped the bleeding with a save. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 15-25 Series vs Fort Myers Mighty Mussels (Minnesota Twins) May 19: Postponed May 20: Nathan Lukes finally was able to play on rehab assignment, as the previous game was rained out. Despite finishing with zero at-bats, he was able to walk and hit a sac fly in two plate appearances. Aldo Gaxiola continues to hit, getting the second run of the game with a 100-mph single. This was also the professional debut for Blake Purnell, whom the Jays recently signed out of independent ball. He had a solid start, going five innings and allowing two earned runs while striking out four batters, but unfortunately, he took the loss as a Juan Sanchez error in the fifth led to an unearned run, putting the Jays behind 3-2. The bullpen let the game get out of hand as well, as Jack Eshleman allowed two runs in three innings of work despite striking out six batters, and Lluveres Severino allowed another, making it six runs for the Mighty Mussels. The Jays' offense was able to bring it within two with RBI singles from Raimundo De Los Santos and JoJo Parker, but it was too little too late. FCL Blue Jays Season Record: 11-2 May 19: Tuesday was a big day for a few of the key players on the FCL Blue Jays squad. Carson Messina was on the mound and made easy work of the FCL Phillies. He went three innings and didn't allow a hit, only surrendered one walk, and struck out four batters. On the offensive side, Tim Piasentin launched his first professional home run in the sixth inning and added a double later in the game. Also in the sixth inning, Andres Arias crushed his first home run of the season as well, also in the sixth inning. After tying the game in the ninth on a bases-loaded walk from Arias, the Blue Jays squad couldn't hold on, as they lost the game in the 10th inning; the Phillies scored three, and the Jays could only muster an RBI groundout in their half of extras. The FCL Blue Jays lost this one, 8-6. Transactions 05/20/26 SS Nick Goodwin assigned to Buffalo Bisons from New Hampshire Fisher Cats. 05/20/26 RHP Conor Larkin assigned to Buffalo Bisons from New Hampshire Fisher Cats. 05/20/26 Dunedin Blue Jays activated SS Raimundo De Los Santos from the 7-day injured list. 05/20/26 New Hampshire Fisher Cats activated OF Jace Bohrofen from the 7-day injured list. 05/20/26 New Hampshire Fisher Cats placed RHP Irv Carter on the 7-day injured list. 05/20/26 RHP Kelena Sauer assigned to New Hampshire Fisher Cats from Vancouver Canadians. 05/19/26 Toronto Blue Jays recalled RHP Chase Lee from Buffalo Bisons. 05/19/26 Toronto Blue Jays sent RF Nathan Lukes on a rehab assignment to Dunedin Blue Jays. 05/19/26 RHP Bradley Wilson assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays. 05/19/26 RHP Blake Purnell assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays. 05/19/26 RHP Edgar Gallegos assigned to FCL Blue Jays from Dunedin Blue Jays. 05/19/26 LHP Luis Fonseca assigned to FCL Blue Jays from Dunedin Blue Jays. 05/19/26 New Hampshire Fisher Cats activated RHP Caleb Freeman from the 7-day injured list. 05/19/26 Toronto Blue Jays signed free agent RHP Bradley Wilson to a minor league contract. 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Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (May 12-May 13) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Worcester Red Sox (Boston Red Sox): 1-1: Season Record: 20-21 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs Reading Fighting Phils (Philadelphia Phillies): 2-0 Season Record: 21-11 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs Everett AquaSox (Seattle Mariners): 1-1 Season Record: 14-21 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs Tampa Tarpons (New York Yankees): 0-2 Season Record: 13-22 FCL Blue Jays Week Record: 1-0 Season Record: 8-0 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 20-21 Series vs Worcester Red Sox May 12: It was the start of a new series for Buffalo on Tuesday, but the hot bats stayed sizzling, as they jumped on the Worcester Red Sox early in the game. Ismael Munguia has been a giant bright spot for the Bisons and he kept it going on Tuesday, leading off with a single and then, a couple of batters later, he came around to score on Josh Kasevich's groundout. In the bottom of the second, two more runs would score after Worcester catcher Jason Delay had a passed ball and a throwing error on the same play. After the Red Sox cut the lead to one, Carlos Mendoza extended the lead by two with a 104.3 mph two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth. Buffalo would get some insurance runs in the seventh and eighth from RBI singles by Kasevich and Rafael Lantigua. The bullpen pitched well after relieving Austin Voth, once he completed five innings, giving up only two runs. Adam Macko had his best game, going 2.1 innings and surrendering just one walk and one hit, no runs. It would be Tanner Andrews for the ninth inning, and he was perfect, having a 1-2-3 inning and lowering his ERA to 1.65. Buffalo rolled in this one to a 7-2 win and finally reached the elusive .500 mark on the season. May 13: Well, it was a short-lived stay at the .500 mark for the Bisons, as the bats went with the weather in Buffalo. Much like the big league club, it was a singles factory on Wednesday, and Buffalo couldn't really get any runs across home plate. In the fifth inning, Jonatan Clase laced a single to right field, which would score the only runs of the game for Buffalo. The pitching wasn't great for Buffalo, but Worcester did a great job of manufacturing runs and scoring opportunities. In the first inning, Grant Rogers surrendered a run on a sacrifice fly, and then two innings later, another run on a single following a stolen base. Later in the inning, a Josh Kasevich error would allow a third run to cross home plate. In the eighth, Hayden Juenger gave up back-to-back singles before Michael Plassmeyer came into the game and hit the first batter to load the bases. From there, a passed ball by catcher Willie MacIver and another sacrifice fly would add two insurance runs for Worcester. Buffalo fell 6-2 in a lackluster game and fell back below the .500 mark. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 19-11 Series vs Reading Fighting Phils (Philadelphia Phillies) May 12: New Hampshire kicked off their week series with Reading on Tuesday. The Fightin Phils struck first with a home run by Bryan Rincon. In the bottom of the first, Jay Harry pinch-hit for Jace Bohrofen and crushed a two-run home run to right field. In the top of the second inning, Raylin Heredia launched a home run of his own for Reading. Patrick Winkel would have the answer for the Fisher Cats, a three-run homer to put them up two in the fourth inning of this back-and-forth contest. Kehden Hettiger homered in the sixth to bring Reading within one, but Adrian Pinto continued being an RBI machine with a bases-clearing double that brought in three runs for New Hampshire. Harry would add another RBI late for the Fisher Cats, who went on to win this one 9-5. May 13, Game 1: In the first game of the doubleheader, Richard Gallardo was on the mound for New Hampshire and continued his hot stretch. This time, he went six innings and only allowed two runs on five hits, while striking out four batters. He gave up two runs in the fourth inning on an RBI double and an RBI single. The Fisher Cats quickly answered, though, when Victor Arias crushed his second home run at Double A this season. In the sixth, Jay Harry tripled in a run, and Jackson Hornung had an RBI single for New Hampshire to take the lead. Yondrei Rojas came on for the seventh and got the last three outs for the save and the Fisher Cats victory, 3-2. Game 2: Postponed High-A Vancouver Season Record: 14-21 Series vs Everett AquaSox (Seattle Mariners) May 12: Danny Thompson Jr. has started to be figured out by Northwest League hitters, as this was his third start giving up two or more runs, and he lost his control, giving up four walks in 3.1 innings. This gave the AquaSox an early four-run lead as they were able to take advantage of the baserunners with extra-base hits. The Canadians clawed their way back, as Jacob Sharp got them on the board with his second homer of the season, and Kendry Chirinos brought the lead within two on an RBI double that same inning. The score didn’t change until the bottom of the seventh inning, when Dub Gleed and Maddox Latta both got on base, and Peyton Williams drove them both in on a two-RBI double to even it up. A throwing error from Luis Suisbel allowed Williams to score, and Vancouver finally had the lead. The Canadians kept the lead with good innings from Kelena Sauer and Jay Schueler, but in the bottom of the ninth, Schueler allowed a game-tying homer, which sent the game to extras. Trace Baker struck out two batters without allowing a baserunner in the 10th, and Jacob Sharp walked it off with a single for Vancouver. May 13: The second game of the series was a little anticlimactic, as the Canadians could not string together any hits, with only two on the night. It spoiled Johnny King’s best start as a professional, where he went five shutout innings, allowing only one walk and three hits while striking out eight batters, lowering his season ERA to just 0.81. Holden Wilkerson didn’t have his best appearance, going four innings and allowing three runs, but even if he was near perfect, it wouldn’t have mattered as there were only three baserunners all game for the Canadians in a quick 3-0 loss. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 13-22 Series vs Tampa Tarpons (New York Yankees) May 12: The Dunedin Blue Jays fought the Yankees' affiliate for the first time this season, and despite a run scoring in the first inning on a groundout, the score remained close thanks to strong pitching from Brayden Heidel and new signee Jack Nedrow, who pitched four scoreless innings with six Ks in his professional debut. JoJo Parker was also able to even it up in the fourth with an absolutely crushed homer to centerfield at 109 mph that went 406 feet. The game remained tied heading into the ninth inning, but Lluveres Severino faced trouble and loaded the bases with two outs. He gave up a single to Jackson Lovich that Juan Sanchez wasn’t able to get a glove on, leading to a walkoff win for the Tarpons. May 13: Jake Cook was called up from the FCL and led off, playing center field. Brandon Barriera took the mound and was effective, allowing only one unearned run, but he had to be removed due to what looked like an oblique injury in the third inning. Diego Dominguez was sent in to replace him and immediately gave up a homer to put the Jays down two. The Jays had a big fourth inning, as after a Blaine Bullard double and a JoJo Parker walk, Juan Sanchez took the lead with his second homer of the season, an oppo shot 96.6 mph off the bat. Edward Duran started his rehab assignment and hit a single, then David Beckles hit a single, before Cook had his first hit as a D-Jay for a 2-RBI double to make it 5-2. Dominguez allowed another run, so he was replaced by Franly Urena, who didn’t allow a run despite four walks in 1.2 innings. Ramon Suarez blew the save after a fielding error from Sanchez, as Suarez couldn’t recover, giving up two home runs and a triple to put the Jays behind by two. The offense couldn't get a run in even after loading the bases in the seventh inning, leading to the second loss of the series. https://x.com/DunedinBlueJays/status/2054687327176298963?s=20 FCL Blue Jays Season Record: 8-0 May 12: The FCL Blue Jays took on the FCL Phillies on Tuesday, and Jake Bloss was on the mound for a rehab start. Bloss looked pretty good for his first rehab start, going 2.1 innings and striking out four, while giving up two hits and no runs. He mixed his pitches well and had his fastball working north of 95 mph most of the time. Carson Messina came on after him and was looking equally good. He sat mostly 93-95 mph on the fastball but frequently ran it up to 97 and 98 mph. He had a big curveball that was really good, which he dropped in there for two of his three strikeouts. He lost his command in his third inning and left the bases loaded. Those three runs would come in to score after he was pulled. On the offensive side, the FCL Blue Jays were hitting everything or getting on base via walk. They punched 15 hits and took 10 walks on their way to a 12-5 victory. Tim Piasentin had two hits and three walks, while Franklin Rojas went 5-for-6 with five RBIs. Transactions 05/13/26 Vancouver Canadians sent C Edward Duran on a rehab assignment to Dunedin Blue Jays. 05/13/26 OF Jake Cook assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays. 05/12/26 Buffalo Bisons sent RHP Jake Bloss on a rehab assignment to FCL Blue Jays. 05/12/26 Buffalo Bisons activated RF Je'Von Ward from the Development List. 05/12/26 C Adam Hackenberg assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from Buffalo Bisons. 05/12/26 RHP Josbel Garcia assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays. View full article

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Blue Jays Affiliate Overview (May 4-May 6) Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Series vs Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Philadelphia Phillies): 1-1 Season Record: 16-19 Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats Series vs Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox): 1-0 Season Record: 16-10 High-A Vancouver Canadians Series vs Eugene Emeralds (San Francisco Giants): 0-1 Season Record: 11-17 Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays Series vs Bradenton Marauders (Pittsburgh Pirates): 0-2 Season Record: 11-18 FCL Blue Jays Week Record: 3-0 Season Record: 3-0 Triple-A Buffalo Bisons Season Record: 16-19 Series Opponent: Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Philadelphia Phillies) May 5: The Buffalo Bisons opened a new series on Tuesday, this one against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. The game was placed into the relievers' hands from the start, as it was a bullpen game for Buffalo. Hayden Juenger and Devereaux Harrison pitched well, combining for four innings and allowing zero runs to cross home plate. Brendan Cellucci and Brendon Little were next up out of the pen, and they imploded in an epic way. Cellucci surrendered a three-run home run in his inning of work. Little then was bit by an error. After getting a double play ball, Little walked two, with a runner reaching on Riley Tirotta's error in between. Otto Kemp then blasted a grand slam off of Little; it went 104 mph off the bat and traveled 423 feet. While the pitching and fielding put Buffalo in a bind in the middle innings, the bats were nonexistent until the end of the game. There were a couple of standouts at the plate, though. Charles McAdoo and Ismael Munguia were almost perfect on the day. McAdoo collected five hits, while Munguia added three. Having only scored one run up until the top of the ninth, Buffalo tried to pull off a comeback down 7-1. Josh Kasevich knocked in a run on a single, and then McAdoo notched his fifth and final hit of the game, a big three-run home run to left field. The comeback was nearing completion, but Josh Rivera struck out to end the game, with Buffalo falling 7-5. May 6: Wednesday's game against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs was by far the best and most complete game Buffalo has played on the season. The bats came alive early and never stopped. The Bisons recorded 15 hits on the day, including five doubles. With two more base knocks, Ismael Munguia continued his torrid start to his time at Triple-A. He ended the game with his batting average at .375. Jonatan Clase opened up the scoring by knocking in Munguia following his double to lead off the game. RJ Schreck began his big game with an RBI single to score Clase. In the second inning, Charles McAdoo doubled home a run, and then Schreck doubled in two more. Schreck was 3-for-5 for the game, with two doubles, five RBI, and two runs scored. On the pitching side, Austin Voth pitched four strong innings, not allowing a run to score and only giving up three hits. Yariel Rodríguez and Jesse Hahn wrapped up the final 3.1 innings and didn't allow a run either. Buffalo took this game with ease in a full team effort, 11-1. Double-A New Hampshire Season Record: 16-10 Series vs. Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox) May 5: New Hampshire kicked off their series with the Portland Sea Dogs in a fast manner. In the top of the first, Jace Bohrofen lifted a ball over the right field fence for his eighth home run of the season to give the Fisher Cats a one-run lead. In the fourth, New Hampshire would strike again. This time, a Cutter Coffey double scored a run. Nate Baez and Johanfran Garcia launched home runs in the fourth and seventh innings, respectively, for Portland to tie the game. In the top of the ninth, Aaron Parker took his turn at crushing a solo home run, as the Fisher Cats took a one-run lead. Conor Larkin came in and closed the game for his fourth save and a 3-2 New Hampshire win. May 6: Postponed High-A Vancouver Season Record: 11-17 Series vs Eugene Emeralds (San Francisco Giants) May 4: The Canadians had to face the red-hot Emeralds, who have won every single series they have played this season. Danny Thompson Jr. bounced back from his previous start, although he got tagged for a two-run double in the first inning. He still struck out six batters in four innings of work and didn’t allow a run after that. The Canadians threatened in the second inning, loading the bases with one out, but J.R. Freethy grounded into a double play. That was the only time the Canadians threatened the Emeralds’ starter Charlie McDaniel, who went a little over four innings of scoreless pitching. Reece Wissinger has struggled since getting promoted to Vancouver, and he gave up two more runs to make it a 4-0 ball game. Kelena Sauer, on the other hand, continued to pitch well, with three strikeouts in a perfect inning. The Canadians answered back in the seventh inning, with Peyton Williams continuing his hot start, driving in two with a double, and the Canadians had runners on second and third with one out in the eighth inning, but all they could muster was a sac fly from Tucker Toman, leading to a close 3-4 loss. Single-A Dunedin Season Record: 11-18 Series vs Bradenton Marauders (Pittsburgh Pirates) May 5: After losing the first three-game series against Bradenton, the D-Jays hoped to turn it around this series. Dylan Watts was once again solid in his second pro start, showing good velocity and allowing only two runs in 4.2 innings, including one homer to the “Password” Jhostynxon Garcia, who was on a rehab assignment for the Pirates. Utilityman Dariel Ramon, who’s played six different positions already early on in this season, hit a double to score Blaine Bullard to get Dunedin on the board in the fifth, and Yorman Licourt hit a solo shot to tie it up in the sixth inning. Diego Dominguez struck out five people in over three innings of work in relief, keeping it a tie for the Jays, but in the top of the ninth, Jack Eshleman gave up a solo homer, which ended up losing the game for the Jays, who couldn’t get Will Cresswell in after he hit a double with two outs. May 6: The Jays were undone once again by their own poor defense. Brayden Heidel started this game, and despite three walks, he was able to prevent any damage, going nearly four innings of scoreless baseball. Luis Victorino replaced Heidel and pitched well into the sixth inning, but a throwing error broke the game open for the Marauders, and after Victorino hit a batter with a pitch, he was replaced for Carson Myers. Unfortunately for Myers, a catcher’s interference loaded the bases, and he gave up a grand slam to make it a five-run inning for Bradenton. Eduar Gonzalez was the new pitcher after Myers was taken out, and after allowing a run to score on an RBI single, Juan Rosas made another mistake defensively with a passed ball, leading to another unearned run to score, making five of the seven for Bradenton off of Dunedin miscues. Addison Barger prevented the shutout with a towering homer to right field, but that was it for the Jays. FCL Blue Jays Season Record: 3-0 May 5: The FCL Blue Jays faced off against the FCL Tigers in a game dominated by pitching on Tuesday. Carson Messina was back on the mound for the Blue Jays squad after only pitching two innings last season before getting hurt. He was fantastic, going three perfect innings, not allowing a hit, walk, or run, and striking out three. Edgar Gallegos went two innings without giving up a run, and Josbel Garcia closed the game with two perfect innings and one strikeout for the save. The FCL Blue Jays won 2-0. Transactions 05/06/26 New Hampshire Fisher Cats activated RHP Yondrei Rojas from the 7-day injured list. 05/06/26 New Hampshire Fisher Cats activated CF Victor Arias from the 7-day injured list. 05/05/26 Buffalo Bisons activated LF Jonatan Clase from the 7-day injured list. 05/05/26 Buffalo Bisons transferred RF Je'Von Ward to the Development List. 05/05/26 Dunedin Blue Jays placed RHP Dayne Pengelly on the 7-day injured list. 05/05/26 SS Owen Gregg assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays. 05/05/26 SS Eric Snow assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from New Hampshire Fisher Cats. 05/05/26 OF David Guzman assigned to Dunedin Blue Jays from FCL Blue Jays. 05/04/26 RHP Michael De La Cruz assigned to FCL Blue Jays from DSL Blue Jays Blue. 05/04/26 Dunedin Blue Jays placed SS Raimundo De Los Santos on the 7-day injured list. 05/04/26 Dunedin Blue Jays placed OF Enmanuel Bonilla on the 7-day injured list. 05/04/26 New Hampshire Fisher Cats transferred RHP Fernando Perez to the Development List. 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