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Blue Jays Arizona Fall League check-in: Jake Cook matches record with four stolen bases in single game
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Nov 9, 2026, 16:00 ESTUpdated: Nov 9, 2026, 16:05 EST
It was a busy week for the Toronto Blue Jays prospects at the Arizona Fall League.
All three of their position players had a big game on November 4th, while three players played in the annual “Fall-Stars” game. Each of their eight players appeared in a game this past week, as the Mesa Solar Sox’s season is winding down.
Let’s take a look at what happened this past week since November 2nd’s Arizona Fall League check-in!
Position players
November 4th’s 14-5 victory is where Blue Jays’ prospects stood out. Outfielder Jake Cook stole four bases, matching an AFL record. He was 3-4 with two RBI, two walks, and a strikeout, sitting on 14 stolen bases for the season. Fellow Jake, Jake Casey, hit a home run and a double, driving in five in this game, by far his best game of the AFL season.
No Blue Jays’ prospect stood out like Aaron Parker. He hit a 451 foot tank, his second home run of the AFL season, and went 2-5 with 4 RBI, a walk, and a stolen base. However, his performance in the Home Run Derby was a memorable one, as he became the first Blue Jay to win the AFL’s Home Run Derby.
Toronto Blue Jays' prospect Aaron Parker just won the 2026 AFL Home Run Derby. Wasn't even scheduled to be in the derby this morning. Under six foot brigade standup.
As a whole, Parker went 3-10 with three walks, four strikeouts, a home run, six RBI, and a pair of stolen bases in the four games he played. He was also 0-2 with a pair of strikeouts in the Fall-Star Game on Sunday, but drove in a run with a bases loaded walk. He’s slashing .356/.483/.511 with two home runs in 58 plate appearances, the third highest batting average among qualified hitters.
Cook finished the week going 4-15 with four strikeouts, two runs driven in, two RBI, and four stolen bases, giving him 14 for the season. He was 0-1 with a strikeout in his lone at-bat in the Fall-Stars game. Cook is now slashing .343/.405/.373 with two doubles in 74 plate appearances, with his batting average sitting eighth-best among qualified hitters.
Casey went 3-11 with a home run, a double, two walks, five RBIs, and six strikeouts, including three in his three at-bats on November 6th. Casey is now batting over .100, as his slash line sits at .111/.273/.254 with two home runs and three doubles in 77 plate appearances. His batting average is still tied for the lowest among qualified hitters.
As for former Blue Jay prospect Arjun Nimmala, he went 5-12 with four RBI, three walks, three doubles, two strikeouts, and a stolen base this past week. He was 0-2 with two strikeouts in the Fall-Stars game.
Pitchers
It wasn’t a great week for Blue Jays’ pitchers this past week. Of the five Blue Jays’ pitching prospects playing extra baseball, only Jake Bloss was named a Fall-Star, where he gave up two hits, a walk, and two earned runs in two-thirds of an inning. He didn’t pitch in regular season AFL action.
Fernando Perez pitched two innings on November 2nd, as he gave up four walks and three earned runs in two innings of work. Brandon Barriera gave up two earned runs and a walk in his two-thirds of an inning of work. They pitched in the same game.
Gilberto Batista pitched on November 3rd, going two and one-third innings with two earned runs given up, three walks, and three strikeouts. Yondrei Rojas was the lone Blue Jays’ pitcher to not surrender an earned run, though he allowed two hits and two walks in his outing on November 4th, being tagged with the blown save.
What’s left
The Blue Jays’ prospects at the Arizona Fall League have just two games remaining. On Tuesday, they’ll play the Glendale Desert Dogs, followed by the Salt River Rafters on Wednesday. Thursday is the quarterfinals, with all six teams making the postseason.
It’s mathematically impossible that they earn a bye. They currently sit fifth with a 11-14 record, a game and a half behind the Scottsdale Scorpions and a game behind the Rafters. If the Solar Sox win out, and those two teams lose, they’d have a quarterfinal matchup against the 9-17 Desert Dogs. But if the season were to end today, their quarterfinal matchup would be against the Rafters.
Cynthia Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, DFOEdmonton, and DFOCalgary. She can be followed on Twitter @CynthiaRDelaney.
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