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Blue Jays 2026 mid-season top prospect list: No. 29 Jace Bohrofen
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Ryley Delaney
Sep 3, 2026, 17:30 EDTUpdated: Sep 3, 2026, 19:43 EDT
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Few players in the Toronto Blue Jays organization has power like Jace Bohrofen.
Drafted in the sixth round of the 2023 MLB Draft, only six players in the Blue Jays’ organization have more home runs than the power-hitting outfielder, with only two of those players still in the organization.
One of many left-handed batting outfielders in the upper-minors, Bohrofen was off to a terrific start to his 2026 season, right there with Sean Keys as one of the top producers with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. But an injury has seen him out of the lineup for three months with barely any games remaining in 2026.
That said, Bohrofen ranks as our 29th-best Blue Jays’ prospect in the 2026 mid-season update, the same ranking he had in the 2026 pre-season ranking. If you missed our 30th-ranked prospect, you can read about Pascual Archila here.

Jace Bohrofen

Position: Outfield
Bats: Left
Born: October 19, 2001
Acquired: Sixth-round, 2023 MLB draft
Previous ranking: 29th
Bohrofen spent a collegiate season at the University of Oklahoma, before transferring to Arkansas for his final two seasons. After limited playing time in his freshman and sophomore season, Bohrofen hit 16 home runs in 267 plate appearances, with the Blue Jays selecting him in the sixth-round of the 2023 MLB draft.
The rest of his 2023 season was split between the Florida Complex League Blue Jays and Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays, where he hit seven home runs in 97 plate appearances, all while slashing .299/.443/.636.
Bohrofen’s first full professional season was with the High-A Vancouver Canadians, where he slashed .254/.364/.433 with 14 home runs in 485 plate appearances, good for a 130 wRC+. While there is some swing and miss in his game, Bohrofen had a 12.4 BB% and 23.7 K% with the lone Canadian minor league team.
Then the injuries started to pile up. Most of Bohrofen’s 2025 season was spent with the Fisher Cats, slashing .204/.311/.377 with 10 home runs in 335 plate appearances, with a 34 K% and 12.5 BB%. Bohrofen hit an additional home run in Single-A while on a rehab assignment.
The 24-year-old showed improvement upon repeating the level in 2026, slashing .253/.355/.576 with 13 home runs in just 197 plate appearances.  While the slash line was much-improved, Bohrofen once again struggled with striking out, posting a 34 K% for the second consecutive season at the level.
Before his final game on June 9th, Bohrofen was neck-and-neck with Keys for the organization lead in home runs, just one fewer than the third baseman. However, Bohrofen has yet to play since that day.
Bohrofen’s calling card is his power. Over his 1,122 professional plate appearances, the outfielder has hit 45 home runs. The hit tool lags behind by quite a lot, as evident by his high strikeout rate, and will determine his ceiling. If you can’t hit a baseball, you can’t tap into that power.
Elsewhere, he’s a solid player. Both his arm and fielding ability graded out as average in MLB Pipeline’s 2025 mid-season update, as did his run. Bohrofen has nabbed double-digit stolen bases the past three seasons, including going 10/11 in 2026 before his injury.
While the swing and miss is a concern, at the end of the day, the left-handed batting outfielder just needs to stay healthy. The power is there to be a bench bat who won’t hurt a team to play in the outfield, but he needs to stay healthy. If he returns in 2026, it seems likely that a trip to the Arizona Fall League is the best option.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, DFOEdmonton, and DFOCalgary. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.
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