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Blue Jays: Examining Braydon Fisher’s breakout season
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Josh Goldberg
Sep 16, 2025, 14:00 EDTUpdated: Sep 16, 2025, 11:59 EDT
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The success of the 2025 Toronto Blue Jays has been defined in a lot of ways by meaningful contributions from unlikely sources. Right-hander Braydon Fisher has been a prominent example of this development.
Fisher, acquired from the Los Angeles Dodgers for Cavan Biggio in June 2024, entered spring training as a relative unknown. The 25-year-old put himself on the radar with a strong Grapefruit League performance, punching out seven batters with a 1.93 ERA in four appearances.
That elevated Fisher’s stock, leading to his promotion to the Blue Jays in May. Since then, Fisher’s become a trusted member of the bullpen and one of general manager Ross Atkins’ best acquisitions over the past few years. He’s performed well against both right-handed and left-handed batters this season. Fisher’s held lefties to a .136 average and .449 OPS, while also limiting righties to a .211 average and .609 OPS in 2025.
Fisher has a sub-1.00 WHIP (0.99) and a 2.78 ERA in 47 appearances this season. He’s also racked up 60 strikeouts across 45 1/3 innings. That ability to miss bats has been a huge weapon for Fisher when he’s been pressed into important spots.
He escaped a bases-loaded jam in Baltimore at the end of July with a pair of strikeouts. Fisher had the most impactful outing of his career against the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday, throwing two scoreless innings with four strikeouts to earn his seventh win of the year.
“He’s come a long way,” Blue Jays manager John Schneider said of Fisher, according to Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi. “He’s earned everyone’s trust in a hurry. Mine. Pete (Walker, the pitching coach). Rest of the bullpen. Rest of the team. That’s all I can say. When you’re sitting here where we are, you’re going to need contributions like that. He’s been awesome.”
Fisher has been able to have success by keeping hitters off balance with three pitches that have a sub-.200 opponents’ batting average. He keeps hitters guessing by throwing his slider 38.1% of the time, his curveball 37.5% of the time, and his fastball just over 21% of the time. Each pitch also has a whiff rate of at least 28%. That level of unpredictability from Fisher has given opposing batters fits this season.
Fisher’s ability to have success against both sides of the platoon should put him in a strong position to be used in important spots in the postseason. He’s shown he’s more than capable of handling the moment when the pressure is ratcheted up and the spotlight is bright.

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