After a few great winning days in a row, the organization ran into some trouble on Sunday (and Monday).

In fact, they were almost swept, if not for a certain team winning the first half title. Let’s start with Buffalo and work our way down.
<h1>Triple-A:</h1>
The Buffalo Bisons fell 7-4 to the Syracuse Mets, bringing their season record to 31-38. For the series, they lost four of six games.
<h2>The Blue Jays Nation Player of the Game: Jordan Luplow</h2>
If the 29-year-old right-handed batting outfielder can get hot, that’d be a huge boost to the Blue Jays depth.
On Sunday afternoon, he went 1 for 2 with two walks and his fourth home run of the season.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Opposite side of the field HOME RUN! <a href="https://t.co/dYkfgUIiX1">pic.twitter.com/dYkfgUIiX1</a>
— Buffalo Bisons (@BuffaloBisons) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloBisons/status/1670513160300773376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2023</a></blockquote>
For the year, he’s slashing .231/.317/.407 in 123 plate appearances. He has a solid 10.6 BB% and a 15.4 K% for a 79 wRC+ with the Bisons.
He could be an option for the Jays if an outfielder is injured.
<h2>Players worth mentioning:</h2>
Otto López had a good day at the plate, going 2-5 with his fifth double of the season. He’s now slashing .251/.314/.302  with eight extra base hits and a 57 wRC+. He’s been slashing a tick under .300 since the start of May.
L.J. Talley also had a two-hit game, going 2-4 with two singles. They 26-year-old utility player is slashing .252/.367/.366 with two homers in 147 plate appearances. Like López, he had a tough start, but has been better the past month or so.
Wynton Bernard went 1-2 with a walk and a hit by pitch. For the season, he’s slashing .280/.366/.412 with three homers in 243 plate appearances.
<h1>Double-A, Game 1:</h1>
The Fisher Cats dropped the first game of the double-header 4-2. This brought their record to 32-29.
<h2>The Blue Jays Nation Player of the Game: Leo Jimenez</h2>
Leo Jimenez continues to have a good season, going 2-4 in the first game of the double header. He hit his 20th double of the season and struck out once.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Leo Jimenez double <a href="https://t.co/p4kkbB9Iin">pic.twitter.com/p4kkbB9Iin</a>
— Brennan Delaney (@Brennan_L_D) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brennan_L_D/status/1670925455765938176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2023</a></blockquote>
Including the second game of the double header, Jimenez is slashing .301/.361/.451 with four homers in 169 plate appearances. He has a 120 wRC+, and has put his name back into focus.
<h2>Players worth mentioning:</h2>
Steward Berroa had the only other double aside from Jimenez in the game. He went 1-3 with a strikeout. For the season, he’s slashing .225/.351/.369 with three homers in 198 plate appearances. He has stolen 24 bases in 31 attempts as well.
Adam Kloffenstein nearly had a quality start, finishing with a line of 5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K. It was his first tough start in awhile, and he now has a 3.02 ERA and 3.84 FIP in 62.2 innings pitched in New Hampshire. He could well earn a call-up to Buffalo soon.
<h1>Double-A, Game 2:</h1>
The Fisher Cats also lost the second game of the double-header, this time by a score of 5-2. This brings their record to 32-30. They only registered two hits.
<h2>The Blue Jays Nation Player of the Game: Orelvis Martinez</h2>
The 21-year-old third baseman/shortstop hit his organization-leading 17th home run of the season, while also drawing a walk.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Jonrón Orelvis! 💣
Martinez&#8217;s 17th of the year puts us on top first in game two, presented by Dead River Company!
End 1st | 1-0 New Hampshire <a href="https://t.co/RcLPCrtxTi">pic.twitter.com/RcLPCrtxTi</a>
— New Hampshire Fisher Cats (@FisherCats) <a href="https://twitter.com/FisherCats/status/1670502927784452099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2023</a></blockquote>
On the season, he’s slashing .214/.314/.520 with 17 homers in 230 plate appearances. What’s more impressive is his drop in K%, as it sits at 20.9% (compared to 28.5% last season). His BB% also ticked up to 12.2%.
He continues to stay hot, which is great for his development.
<h2>Players worth mentioning:</h2>
Rainer Nuñez is only batting .184 with New Hampshire, but he drew two walks in his three plate appearances in the second game of the double-header on Sunday.
Leo Jimenez is back. In this game, he walked and hit his 11th double of the season.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Not going away ☝️🏻
Leo Jimenez&#8217;s RBI double gets us within two, presented by <a href="https://twitter.com/PDRestoration?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PDRestoration</a>!
End 5th | 4-2 Akron <a href="https://t.co/HDdtad9Ylk">pic.twitter.com/HDdtad9Ylk</a>
— New Hampshire Fisher Cats (@FisherCats) <a href="https://twitter.com/FisherCats/status/1670519153269014530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2023</a></blockquote>
Troy Watson pitched a good game on Sunday, finishing with a line of 1 IP, 1 H 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K. For the season , the 26-year-old flame throwing righty has a 3.47 ERA and a 4.04 FIP in 23.1 innings pitched.
<h1>High-A:</h1>
The Vancouver Canadians defeated the Hillsboro Hops to book their ticket to the Northwest League Finals in September. They have a record of 36-26 and won five of six against Arizona’s affiliate team.
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The final two outs to clinch the first-half championship <a href="https://t.co/BTIeAlUbGD">pic.twitter.com/BTIeAlUbGD</a>
— Brennan Delaney (@Brennan_L_D) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brennan_L_D/status/1670927264735715331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2023</a></blockquote>
<h2>The Blue Jays Nation Player of the Game: Dasan Brown</h2>
The Oakville-native has continued to stay hot over the past few weeks.
On Sunday, he went 1 for three with his fourth home run of the season. For the year, he’s slashing .217/.286/.307 in 212 plate appearances, but has dropped his K% from 28.4% to 25.5%.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Dasan Brown&#8217;s fourth homer <a href="https://t.co/9hzxJDjGZz">pic.twitter.com/9hzxJDjGZz</a>
— Brennan Delaney (@Brennan_L_D) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brennan_L_D/status/1670926327564697602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2023</a></blockquote>
Since May 19th, he’s slashing .286/.362/.440 with three homers in 94 plate appearances for a 114 wRC+.
<h2>Players worth mentioning:</h2>
Kevin Miranda is a non-drafted free agent who has had a great season between Single-A and High-A. On Sunday, he had a line of 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K. With the Canadians, he has a 1.69 ERA and a 3.47 FIP in 16 innings pitched. He only has a 19.7 K%, but has only walked 3% of batters. His numbers in Dunedin are even better.
Alex De Jesus continues to stay hot. On Sunday, he went 2-4 with an RBI and a strikeout. He’s slashing .238/.318/.455 with seven homers in 214 plate appearances, but has played much better over the past month or so.
Michael Turconi has been hot all month, and that continued on Sunday afternoon. He went 2 for 4 with his 10th double of the season. He’s slashing .311/.412/.508 with four homers in 148 plate appearances on the season.
<h1>Single-A:</h1>
The Dunedin Blue Jays fell 8-4 to the Lakeland Tigers, brining their season record to 31-32 with four games remaining in the first half.
<h2>The Blue Jays Nation Player of the Game: Manuel Beltre</h2>
The 19-year-old had a good day at the plate, going 2 for 4 with a walk in his five plate appearances.
For the season, the youngster is slashing .240/.343/.357 with three homers in 182 plate appearances, along with an 11.5 BB% and a 20.3 K%.
He’s raising his stock quite a bit with his first full season in Single-A.
<h2>Players worth mentioning:</h2>
Tucker Toman was the only other Blue Jay with a multi-hit game, as he went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a strikeout. For the season, he’s slashing .240/.350/.341 with two homers in 246 plate appearances.
Angel Del Rosario hit his first triple of the season, and went 1 for 4 with a strikeout and an RBI. The 20-year-old infielder is slashing .231/.315/.431 with two homers in 74 plate appearances this season.
Victor Mesia went 1 for 3 with a walk in his four plate appearances on Sunday. After missing the first few months of the season,he already has two hits in 12 plate appearances with Dunedin.
<h1>Florida Complex League:</h1>
Moving on to Monday’s game, the FCL Jays fell 7-1 to the FCL Yankees. This brings their record to 4-7.
<h2>The Blue Jays Nation Player of the Game: Cesar Ayala</h2>
The 20-year-old righty had a line of 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K on Monday, bringing his season ERA to 1.98.
He missed all of the 2022 season, but posted a 9.35 ERA and an 8.84 FIP in 26 innings pitched as an 18-year-old in the FCL in 2021.
<h2>Players worth mentioning:</h2>
Edward Duran played a few games in Single-A, but was reassigned to the FCL on the weekend. He went 1 for 3 on Monday.
Luis Garcia went 1 for 3 with a walk on Monday. He’s slashing .233/.261/.279 with two doubles in 46 plate appearances with the FCL team.
Yeuni Munoz also went 1 for 3 on Monday, hitting a single.On the year, he’s slashing .241/.333/.345 with three doubles and three RBIs in 33 plate appearances.
<h1>Setting up for next week’s Minor League Reports:</h1>
On Tuesday, the Buffalo Bisons start a series against the Yankees Triple-A affiliate, the Scranton Wilkes Barre RailRiders. The first half will conclude after the series ends on Sunday.
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will also take on a Yankees affiliate, as they take on the Somerset Patriots. With two losses on Sunday, they sit seven games back of Somerset for first, meaning that they have been eliminated from contending for the first half title.
The Vancouver Canadians will take on the Eugene Emeralds this upcoming week. Their first half season ends after the game on Thursday.
The Dunedin Blue Jays host the Clearwater Threshers this upcoming week. It’s worth noting there’s a massive storm in the area, so it may be a few days before they play another game. The same goes for the FCL team, as well as the DSL team.
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After a few great winning days in a row, the organization ran into some trouble on Sunday (and Monday).



In fact, they were almost swept, if not for a certain team winning the first half title. Let’s start with Buffalo and work our way down.
<h1>Triple-A:</h1>
The Buffalo Bisons fell 7-4 to the Syracuse Mets, bringing their season record to 31-38. For the series, they lost four of six games.
<h2>The Blue Jays Nation Player of the Game: Jordan Luplow</h2>
If the 29-year-old right-handed batting outfielder can get hot, that’d be a huge boost to the Blue Jays depth.

On Sunday afternoon, he went 1 for 2 with two walks and his fourth home run of the season.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Opposite side of the field HOME RUN! <a href="https://t.co/dYkfgUIiX1">pic.twitter.com/dYkfgUIiX1</a>
— Buffalo Bisons (@BuffaloBisons) <a href="https://twitter.com/BuffaloBisons/status/1670513160300773376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2023</a></blockquote>
For the year, he’s slashing .231/.317/.407 in 123 plate appearances. He has a solid 10.6 BB% and a 15.4 K% for a 79 wRC+ with the Bisons.

He could be an option for the Jays if an outfielder is injured.
<h2>Players worth mentioning:</h2>
Otto López had a good day at the plate, going 2-5 with his fifth double of the season. He’s now slashing .251/.314/.302  with eight extra base hits and a 57 wRC+. He’s been slashing a tick under .300 since the start of May.

L.J. Talley also had a two-hit game, going 2-4 with two singles. They 26-year-old utility player is slashing .252/.367/.366 with two homers in 147 plate appearances. Like López, he had a tough start, but has been better the past month or so.

Wynton Bernard went 1-2 with a walk and a hit by pitch. For the season, he’s slashing .280/.366/.412 with three homers in 243 plate appearances.
<h1>Double-A, Game 1:</h1>
The Fisher Cats dropped the first game of the double-header 4-2. This brought their record to 32-29.
<h2>The Blue Jays Nation Player of the Game: Leo Jimenez</h2>
Leo Jimenez continues to have a good season, going 2-4 in the first game of the double header. He hit his 20th double of the season and struck out once.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Leo Jimenez double <a href="https://t.co/p4kkbB9Iin">pic.twitter.com/p4kkbB9Iin</a>
— Brennan Delaney (@Brennan_L_D) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brennan_L_D/status/1670925455765938176?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2023</a></blockquote>
Including the second game of the double header, Jimenez is slashing .301/.361/.451 with four homers in 169 plate appearances. He has a 120 wRC+, and has put his name back into focus.
<h2>Players worth mentioning:</h2>
Steward Berroa had the only other double aside from Jimenez in the game. He went 1-3 with a strikeout. For the season, he’s slashing .225/.351/.369 with three homers in 198 plate appearances. He has stolen 24 bases in 31 attempts as well.

Adam Kloffenstein nearly had a quality start, finishing with a line of 5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K. It was his first tough start in awhile, and he now has a 3.02 ERA and 3.84 FIP in 62.2 innings pitched in New Hampshire. He could well earn a call-up to Buffalo soon.
<h1>Double-A, Game 2:</h1>
The Fisher Cats also lost the second game of the double-header, this time by a score of 5-2. This brings their record to 32-30. They only registered two hits.
<h2>The Blue Jays Nation Player of the Game: Orelvis Martinez</h2>
The 21-year-old third baseman/shortstop hit his organization-leading 17th home run of the season, while also drawing a walk.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Jonrón Orelvis! 💣
Martinez's 17th of the year puts us on top first in game two, presented by Dead River Company!

End 1st | 1-0 New Hampshire <a href="https://t.co/RcLPCrtxTi">pic.twitter.com/RcLPCrtxTi</a>

— New Hampshire Fisher Cats (@FisherCats) <a href="https://twitter.com/FisherCats/status/1670502927784452099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2023</a></blockquote>
On the season, he’s slashing .214/.314/.520 with 17 homers in 230 plate appearances. What’s more impressive is his drop in K%, as it sits at 20.9% (compared to 28.5% last season). His BB% also ticked up to 12.2%.

He continues to stay hot, which is great for his development.
<h2>Players worth mentioning:</h2>
Rainer Nuñez is only batting .184 with New Hampshire, but he drew two walks in his three plate appearances in the second game of the double-header on Sunday.

Leo Jimenez is back. In this game, he walked and hit his 11th double of the season.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Not going away ☝️🏻
Leo Jimenez's RBI double gets us within two, presented by <a href="https://twitter.com/PDRestoration?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PDRestoration</a>!

End 5th | 4-2 Akron <a href="https://t.co/HDdtad9Ylk">pic.twitter.com/HDdtad9Ylk</a>

— New Hampshire Fisher Cats (@FisherCats) <a href="https://twitter.com/FisherCats/status/1670519153269014530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 18, 2023</a></blockquote>
Troy Watson pitched a good game on Sunday, finishing with a line of 1 IP, 1 H 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K. For the season , the 26-year-old flame throwing righty has a 3.47 ERA and a 4.04 FIP in 23.1 innings pitched.
<h1>High-A:</h1>
The Vancouver Canadians defeated the Hillsboro Hops to book their ticket to the Northwest League Finals in September. They have a record of 36-26 and won five of six against Arizona’s affiliate team.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
The final two outs to clinch the first-half championship <a href="https://t.co/BTIeAlUbGD">pic.twitter.com/BTIeAlUbGD</a>
— Brennan Delaney (@Brennan_L_D) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brennan_L_D/status/1670927264735715331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2023</a></blockquote>
<h2>The Blue Jays Nation Player of the Game: Dasan Brown</h2>
The Oakville-native has continued to stay hot over the past few weeks.

On Sunday, he went 1 for three with his fourth home run of the season. For the year, he’s slashing .217/.286/.307 in 212 plate appearances, but has dropped his K% from 28.4% to 25.5%.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">
Dasan Brown's fourth homer <a href="https://t.co/9hzxJDjGZz">pic.twitter.com/9hzxJDjGZz</a>
— Brennan Delaney (@Brennan_L_D) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brennan_L_D/status/1670926327564697602?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 19, 2023</a></blockquote>
Since May 19th, he’s slashing .286/.362/.440 with three homers in 94 plate appearances for a 114 wRC+.
<h2>Players worth mentioning:</h2>
Kevin Miranda is a non-drafted free agent who has had a great season between Single-A and High-A. On Sunday, he had a line of 4 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 5 K. With the Canadians, he has a 1.69 ERA and a 3.47 FIP in 16 innings pitched. He only has a 19.7 K%, but has only walked 3% of batters. His numbers in Dunedin are even better.

Alex De Jesus continues to stay hot. On Sunday, he went 2-4 with an RBI and a strikeout. He’s slashing .238/.318/.455 with seven homers in 214 plate appearances, but has played much better over the past month or so.

Michael Turconi has been hot all month, and that continued on Sunday afternoon. He went 2 for 4 with his 10th double of the season. He’s slashing .311/.412/.508 with four homers in 148 plate appearances on the season.
<h1>Single-A:</h1>
The Dunedin Blue Jays fell 8-4 to the Lakeland Tigers, brining their season record to 31-32 with four games remaining in the first half.
<h2>The Blue Jays Nation Player of the Game: Manuel Beltre</h2>
The 19-year-old had a good day at the plate, going 2 for 4 with a walk in his five plate appearances.

For the season, the youngster is slashing .240/.343/.357 with three homers in 182 plate appearances, along with an 11.5 BB% and a 20.3 K%.

He’s raising his stock quite a bit with his first full season in Single-A.
<h2>Players worth mentioning:</h2>
Tucker Toman was the only other Blue Jay with a multi-hit game, as he went 2 for 4 with an RBI and a strikeout. For the season, he’s slashing .240/.350/.341 with two homers in 246 plate appearances.

Angel Del Rosario hit his first triple of the season, and went 1 for 4 with a strikeout and an RBI. The 20-year-old infielder is slashing .231/.315/.431 with two homers in 74 plate appearances this season.

Victor Mesia went 1 for 3 with a walk in his four plate appearances on Sunday. After missing the first few months of the season,he already has two hits in 12 plate appearances with Dunedin.
<h1>Florida Complex League:</h1>
Moving on to Monday’s game, the FCL Jays fell 7-1 to the FCL Yankees. This brings their record to 4-7.
<h2>The Blue Jays Nation Player of the Game: Cesar Ayala</h2>
The 20-year-old righty had a line of 5 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 2 BB, 5 K on Monday, bringing his season ERA to 1.98.

He missed all of the 2022 season, but posted a 9.35 ERA and an 8.84 FIP in 26 innings pitched as an 18-year-old in the FCL in 2021.
<h2>Players worth mentioning:</h2>
Edward Duran played a few games in Single-A, but was reassigned to the FCL on the weekend. He went 1 for 3 on Monday.

Luis Garcia went 1 for 3 with a walk on Monday. He’s slashing .233/.261/.279 with two doubles in 46 plate appearances with the FCL team.

Yeuni Munoz also went 1 for 3 on Monday, hitting a single.On the year, he’s slashing .241/.333/.345 with three doubles and three RBIs in 33 plate appearances.
<h1>Setting up for next week’s Minor League Reports:</h1>
On Tuesday, the Buffalo Bisons start a series against the Yankees Triple-A affiliate, the Scranton Wilkes Barre RailRiders. The first half will conclude after the series ends on Sunday.

The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will also take on a Yankees affiliate, as they take on the Somerset Patriots. With two losses on Sunday, they sit seven games back of Somerset for first, meaning that they have been eliminated from contending for the first half title.

The Vancouver Canadians will take on the Eugene Emeralds this upcoming week. Their first half season ends after the game on Thursday.

The Dunedin Blue Jays host the Clearwater Threshers this upcoming week. It’s worth noting there’s a massive storm in the area, so it may be a few days before they play another game. The same goes for the FCL team, as well as the DSL team.

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