The Toronto Blue Jays walked into the 2026 MLB Draft with 19 picks and walked away with 17 signed players and a handful of UDFA deals to help bolster the farm system. Cole Carlon was the club’s top pick, a hard-throwing left-hander from Arizona State who boasts two plus pitches, and the Jays added a bunch of veteran college players into the system, given their bonus pool allotment.

The draft was a couple of weeks ago, and now some of these players are starting their pro careers.

Cooney has featured in two games for the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays, and he’s impressing the staff right off the bat. Through seven at-bats, he has two hits and one RBI to his credit, with one strikeout and one walk also on his record.

His first pro hit was an eight-pitch at-bat against Clay Holmes, who was rehabbing down in Single-A at the time, sending the ball right back up the middle after working to a full-count. Defensively, he’s featured at second base and has an error to his name through 18 innings of work.

A 6-foot-4 senior from Michigan State, the right-hander took a $2.5K signing bonus to keep the dream alive.

He’s made one relief appearance for the Dunedin Blue Jays, using nine pitches in the eighth inning while throwing five strikes. He earned his first career hold.

A switching hitting infielder, Gable Mitchell was one of the few to go straight to High-A Vancouver and skipped past Dunedin. He’s featured in one game for the Canadians, going 1 for 4 at the plate with a strikeout.

Heading to Dunedin, Dean West used to face Ryan Cooney during his college days, and now they’re on the same team.

Patrolling left field, West had two hits through six at-bats for the Jays, including a double. He’s also added a walk to his line while making five putouts in the corner outfield spot.

Working as a DH for his Jays debut, 21-year-old Jake Bennett has gotten his pro career off to a rocky start, going 0 for 5 at the plate with four punchouts while also being hit by a pitch.

Chance joined Mitchell in Vancouver and has featured in one game for the Canadians, going 0 for 3 in his debut. In the outfield, he worked in left field and boasts a clean fielding percentage through three chances.

Things went Brayden Martin’s way in his Blue Jays debut. Through his one game, Martin went 1 for 3 at the plate with two runs and two walks. He also worked a double play while working second base and looked comfortable in the batter’s box to begin his career.

Coming in for the top of the eighth inning against Port St. Lucie on July 28th, Landon Waters struggled in his debut.

After getting a flyout and his first pro strikeout, a seven-pitch at-bat that froze the hitter, the Mets put together a strong run – single, home run, and a walk before Waters was lifted. He threw 11 strikes across 19 total pitches and got a rude awakening to life in Single-A ball.

Signing with the Jays after finishing his year at West Virginia, Bassinger has made one relief appearance for the Dunedin Blue Jays. Coming into the game in the top of the seventh inning against the Mets, Bassinger used 12 pitches to generate a pop-out and two strikeouts, both swinging, to get through his first big league frame.

He was sitting in the high 80s with his sinker and mixing in a high-70s curveball and a mid 80s changeup, which really had the Mets bats chasing the ball across the plate.

A fifth-year signing out of LSU, 25-year-old Dax Dathe didn’t have the strongest campaign with the Tigers, but he put that in the rearview for his pro debut with the Jays.

Dathe faced the Mets and, similar to Bassinger, earned two strikeouts in his debut while tossing 11 pitches (eight for strikes). He earned a hold in his eighth inning outing and sat in the mid 90s with his sinker.

The Blue Jays just have a thing for any player named Seebold (or Seabold for those keeping score at home) this season.

The right-hander turned pro after spending the last two years at Indiana, and in his debut, he earned a save against the Mets while also notching his first pro strikeout. It took 11 pitches for Seebold to get through his outing, with the right-hander sitting in the low 90s with his four-seamer and mixing in a changeup and slider that kept opposing bats off balance while he attacked the zone.

Right-hander Isaac Williams takes home the honour of being the first from the summer draft/signing group to earn a win.

Facing the Mets on July 29th with the Dunedin Blue Jays, Williams followed a rehabbing Ricky Tiedemann in the top of the seventh inning and kept the opposing team from getting on base, needing 15 pitches to get two strikeouts and a flyout to get back into the dugout. The Jays’ bats rewarded him with a four-run bottom half of the frame, helping Williams earn the win.

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