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Blue Jays Minor League Report: Juan Sanchez hit two home runs over the weekend
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Ryley Delaney
Jun 30, 2025, 10:00 EDTUpdated: Jun 30, 2025, 05:01 EDT
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Juan Sanchez, one of the Toronto Blue Jays’ top international free agent signings in 2025, had a good weekend.
This is the June 27 – June 29 edition of the Minor League Report, where we look at how the last three days have gone for each of the Blue Jays’ affiliates. We’ll look at the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, High-A Vancouver Canadians, Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays, FCL Jays, and their two DSL teams in this article. If you missed Friday’s article, you can read it here.
Let’s dig in!

Bisons drop four of six, win final two games

The Buffalo Bisons started the week losing the first three against the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, and then proceeded to make it four as they lost Friday’s game 8-3. Christian Bethancourt and Leo Jimenez each hit a double, while Josh Rivera had a three-hit game. CJ Van Eyk had a tough start, giving up seven earned runs in four and two-thirds innings pitched. Tommy Nance struck out four in an inning and two-thirds.
On Saturday, the Bisons picked up their first win of the series, defeating the IronPigs 13-3. Phil Clarke hit their lone home run, as well as a double. Ali Sanchez, Riley Tirotta, Yohendrick Pinango, Michael Stefanic, and Jimenez all hit doubles. Lazaro Estrada started the game, striking out seven in five and two-thirds innings pitched.
The Bisons capped off the series with a 4-3 extra-inning victory on Sunday. Rivera hit his third home run of the season, the team’s lone extra-base hit. Adam Kloffenstein made the start, striking out six and allowing two earned runs in six innings of work.
Next week, the Bisons play three games at home against the Rochester Red Wings, before playing the weekend half of the series in Rochester.

Fisher Cats drop five of six

It wasn’t a good week for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. On Friday, they fell 3-1 to the Hartford Yard Goats, as Ryan McCarty hit the lone extra-base hit, a double. Jace Bohrofen and Jackson Hornung each struck out three times. Ryan Watson had a solid start, going six innings with just two runs allowed, with three strikeouts and three walks.
Saturday’s game saw the Fisher Cats blow a 5-1 lead in the final two innings, falling 6-5. McCarty hit his third home run at the level, while Bohrofen hit his 13th double of the season. Devereaux Harrison had a strong start, striking out six in five scoreless innings, but Rafael Sanchez had a tough outing, giving up four runs in 2.1 innings pitched.
Sunday saw the Fisher Cats fall 7-5 to lose five of six against the Yard Goats. Bohrofen, Alex Stone, and Peyton Williams each hit a double. Juaron Watts-Brown had a good start, going four scoreless innings with five strikeouts.
Like the Bisons, the Fisher Cats will play the first three at home against the Portland Sea Dogs, before heading on the road to play the Sea Dogs for the weekend portion of the series.

Canadians lose rubber match, drop four of six

On Friday, the Vancouver Canadians fell 3-2 to the Tri-City Dust Devils. Carter Cunningham hit a home run, his seventh of the season. Chris McElvain made the start, striking out three in four scoreless innings. Irv Carter struck out four in three scoreless innings, but Yondrei Rojas picked up his first loss and a blown save.
The two teams played a doubleheader on Saturday, with each team winning a game. Vancouver took the first one 4-2, as Eddie Micheletti Jr. hit his 12th double of the season and Je’Von Ward hit his third triple. Fernando Perez made the start, going five innings with two earned runs allowed and three strikeouts.
Unfortunately, the Canadians fell 4-3 in extra innings in the second game. Sean Keys and Nicolas Deschamps each hit a double, two of the four hits the Canadians had in this game. Edinson Batista made the start, giving up three earned runs in three innings of work. Javen Coleman made his C’s debut, striking out four in two innings of work. Kai Peterson struck out two in three innings.
Looking for the series split, the Canadians fell 1-0 to the Dust Devils on Sunday. The Canadians didn’t have an extra-base hit, but were able to load the bases with one out in the ninth, before Aaron Parker hit into a double play. It was a strong start from Khal Stephen, as he went 5.1 innings with one earned run allowed and eight strikeouts. Chay Yeager struck out two in an inning and two-thirds, and Aaron Munson struck out four in two innings of work.
This week, the Canadians will play the first three games against the Everett AquaSox at home, before playing the next three on the road.

D-Jays’ final game suspended in extra innings

West Florida didn’t cooperate with the Dunedin Blue Jays this past week, as they had three separate games suspended. In the second game of a doubleheader (we covered the first game last week), the D-Jays fell 5-0. Kendry Chirinos hit his seventh double of the season, the team’s lone extra-base hit. Eliander Alcalde made the start, striking out six in four innings of one-run ball.
On Saturday, the D-Jays defeated the Bradenton Marauders 5-4, as Jacob Lojewski, Tucker Toman, and Alexis Hernandez all hit doubles. Canadian Sam Shaw hit his third double of the season as well. Colby Holcombe made the start, striking out three but giving up two earned runs in four innings of work. Jack Eshleman struck out two in an inning of work.
Sunday’s game is currently deadlocked at three in the top of the 11th with the Marauders batting. No date has been announced for when it’ll resume.
This week, the D-Jays play the first three games at home against the Lakeland Flying Tigers, before hitting the road against them for the weekend portion of the series.

FCL Jays have won six of the last seven

The Florida Complex League Blue Jays are on a roll, winning six of their last seven. On Friday, they defeated the FCL Tigers 4-3, with Raimundo De Los Santos hitting two singles and walking twice. Brandon Barriera had a tough start in his rehab appearance, walking three and giving up two earned runs. Brett Garcia pitched 2.2 innings with four strikeouts, and Troy Guthrie struck out six in six innings of one-run ball.
On Saturday, they defeated the FCL Yankees 2-1, with Dariel Ramon hitting the lone extra-base hit, a double. Samuel Colmenares pitched six innings of perfect baseball, striking out five in the process. The only hit was given up by Amir Garrett, who struck out four and gave up a home run in two innings of work.

DSL Blue Jays Red split two games

The Dominican League Blue Jays Red played two games recently, falling 12-5 to DSL Arizona Red on Friday. Juan Sanchez hit his second home run of the season in a three-hit game. Diego Arce hit his second double of the season. The best pitching performance belonged to Daniel De La Cruz, as he struck out two in two innings of work.
They followed that up with a 7-3 victory over DSL Arizona Black on Saturday. Sanchez hit another home run, the Blue Jays Red’s only extra-base hit. Edgar Gallegos made the start, giving up three earned runs in four innings of work.

DSL Blue Jays Blue lost both games

The DSL Blue Jays Blue are on a three-game losing streak after losing two in a row since the last Minor League Report. On Friday, they fell 9-8 in extra innings to the DSL Cubs Red, with all eight of their hits being singles. Darwin Nunez had two singles. Edrwin Veras struck out five in three and one-third innings of scoreless baseball, while Freigher Barco struck out six inning four innings of work, allowing two earned runs.
On Saturday, they fell 10-2 to the DSL Giants Orange. Endry Reyes and Rafael Flores each hit doubles, the only two hits they had in this game. There were no standout pitching performances in this game.
Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Blue Jays Nation, Oilersnation, and FlamesNation. She can be followed on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.

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