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Blue Jays Minor League Report: Vancouver Canadians lead their league by one game with three games left
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Ryley Delaney
Jun 17, 2025, 10:00 EDTUpdated: Jun 18, 2025, 21:33 EDT
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The Vancouver Canadians’ season is going to go down to the wire.
This is the June 13 – June 16 edition of the Minor League Report, where we look at how the last three days have gone for each of the Toronto 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 lose four of six

It was a tough week for the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, as they lost four of their six games to the Columbus Clippers. On Friday, they fell 6-5, as Phil Clarke hit his first home run of the season. The returning Will Wagner hit two doubles, and Joey Loperfido and Michael Stefanic each hit a double. All four of those players had a two-hit day, as did Riley Tirotta. Max Scherzer made the rehab start, going four and one-third innings with two earned runs given up. Anders Tolhurst pitched four innings, giving up two earned runs and striking out five.
Saturday saw the Bisons fall 6-1, hitting three measly hits. Tirotta hit his 10th double of the season, while Orelvis Martinez and Rainer Nunez had a hit each. Adam Macko pitched three innings, giving up four hits, four earned runs, four walks, and striking out four. Andres Bash pitched three innings, giving up an earned run and striking out three to bring his season ERA to 2.13. Nick Sandlin, Justin Bruihl, and Dillon Tate all pitched a scoreless inning.
For nine innings, the two teams were held scoreless on Sunday. That changed in the tenth, as the Clippers scored seven and the Bisons scored three. Wagner had the team’s lone extra-base hit, his third double of the week. CJ Van Eyk had a strong start, going five innings with four strikeouts and no earned runs. Trenton Wallace pitched two innings with four strikeouts, and Paxton Schultz pitched a clean inning with two strikeouts.
This week, the Bisons head to Worcester to take on the Red Sox for a six-game series.

Fisher Cats split the series

Thanks to two wins in the first three games, the New Hampshire Fisher Cats split the series. On Friday, they fell 11-1 to the Reading Fightin Phils, as Grant Rogers had a tough day by giving up six earned runs in four innings. Robert Brooks hit a home run, Devonte Brown and Eddinson Paulino each hit a double, while Charles McAdoo hit two doubles.
On Saturday, the Fisher Cats fell 7-4 as rain shortened their game to just seven innings. Ryan McCarty hit three doubles, while Cade Doughty and Jace Bohrofen each hit a double. McAdoo hit his fourth home run of the season. It was a tough start for Ryan Watson, giving up four earned runs in five innings of work. Alex Amalfi gave up three earned runs in his inning of work, being tagged with the loss.
They ended their week with a 5-0 win on Sunday. Doughty hit his eighth double of the season, and Peyton Williams hit his first triple of the year. Bohrofen and Williams had two-hit days. Devereaux Harrison had a strong start, going five and one-third innings with six strikeouts.
This week, the Fisher Cats return home to host the Somerset Patriots for a six-game series.

Canadians are on a franchise-best 10-game win streak

Despite the first half coming down to the wire, the Vancouver Canadians keep winning. Friday saw them mash Spokane 15-0, with Je’Von Ward and Sean Keys each hitting a double, while Jackson Hornung hit two doubles. Every starter had a hit in this game, with Victor Arias hitting three singles. Chris McElvain made the start, going four innings with three strikeouts. Aaron Munson pitched three clean innings, and Jonathan Todd struck out two in two innings of work.
On Saturday, the Canadians extended their winning streak to nine games with a 6-1 victory. Hornung hit his third home run of the season, Arjun Nimmala hit his second triple of the season, and Cutter Coffey hit his 11th double of the season. Fernando Perez had a good start, pitching six innings and giving up one earned run while striking out five.
The Canadians broke their franchise record with a 3-2 win on Sunday, extending their winning streak to 10 games. Aaron Parker hit his fifth home run and 11th double of the season, while Coffey also hit a double. These were the only three hits of the game. Khal Stephen made the start, going five innings and giving up one earned run. Pat Gallagher struck out three and walked three in his two innings of work, and J.J. Sanchez struck out three and gave up an earned run in his two innings of work.
This week, the Canadians head to Eugene to face the Emeralds for a six-game series; only the first three of those games count towards the first half. The Canadians have a one-game lead over the Everett AquaSox, but lost the first tiebreaker, meaning the Canadians’ method of clinching at the moment is three more wins.

D-Jays win the final four games of their series

The Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays lost their first game of the series as rain enabled them to play just one game. They won 3-2 in the first game of Friday’s doubleheader, with Tucker Toman hitting a double. Kendry Rojas made a rehab appearance, pitching a scoreless inning. Austin Cates pitched the bulk of the game, going four innings with a walk and two strikeouts.
In the second game of the doubleheader, the D-Jays won 1-0 to bring their record to 31-29. Canadian Sam Shaw hit the lone extra-base hit, a double. He and Manuel Beltre each finished with two hits. Landen Maroudis made the start, going four no-hit innings with three strikeouts and two walks. Gilberto Batista pitched three innings, striking out six.
On Saturday, they defeated the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels 8-7 in extra innings. Toman hit his third home run of the season, and Alexis Hernandez hit his second of the season. Edward Duran and Jacob Lojewski hit doubles. Silvano Hechavarria pitched four and one-third innings, with five strikeouts. Eminen Flores struck out three in his two innings of work.
Sunday was set to be a doubleheader, but the D-Jays played just five innings, defeating the Mighty Mussels 3-0. Yhoangel Aponte hit his 11th double of the season, one of just three hits for the D-Jays in this game. Rojas pitched three innings, striking out four and allowing four hits. Hayden Juenger made a rehab appearance, striking out a batter in a clean inning.
This week, the D-Jays head to Clearwater to face the Threshers.

FCL Jays took two of three

The Florida Complex League Blue Jays have played three games since the last Minor League Report, winning two of three. On Friday, they defeated the FCL Yankees 5-4. David Beckles hit his fourth home run of the season, and Drew Jemison hit a double. Brandon Barriera made the start, giving up three walks and three earned runs in two-thirds of an inning. Troy Guthrie struck out six in 4.2 innings pitched.
They followed that up with a 6-1 loss to the FCL Phillies on Saturday. In total, the FCL Jays had just three singles, one from Raimundo De Los Santos, one from Dariel Ramon, and one from Aldo Gaxiola. Connor Overton made the start in a rehab appearance, pitching a scoreless inning. Samuel Colmenares pitched 2.2 innings, giving up three earned runs.
On Monday, they got their win back against the FCL Phillies, defeating them 8-6 thanks to a massive ninth inning. Yorman Licourt hit his third home run of the season, while De Los Santos and Ramon hit doubles. Johnny King had a strong start, going four innings with one earned run and six strikeouts to bring his season ERA to 1.40. Lluveres Severino also pitched four innings, giving up one earned run and striking out a batter.

DSL Blue Jays Blue can’t buy a win

It’s been a tough season for the Dominican Summer League Blue Jays Blue. They fell 11-5 to the DSL Rockies to drop their record to 2-6. Juarlin Soto hit his first career home run, as well as a double. Esmeiquel Arrieche and Angel Guzman each hit doubles as well. Angel Rivero had a tough start, giving up four runs (one earned) in a third of an inning. Geremy Barroso pitched an inning and two-thirds with two strikeouts, and Juan Ramirez struck out two in two innings of work.
On Saturday, the DSL Blue Jays Blue fell 5-1 to the DSL Arizona Black, dropping their season record to 2-7. Cristopher Polanco hit his third career double, the team’s lone extra-base hit. The other four hits were hit by Arrieche and Carlos Garcia, each hitting two singles. Michael De La Cruz had a good start, striking out five and giving up an earned run in four innings of work.
The DSL Blue Jays Blue started a game on Monday, but rain suspended the game in the bottom of the third. When it resumes on June 28, the DSL Blue Jays Blue will be down 6-0.

DSL Blue Jays Red win streak snapped

The DSL Blue Jays Red played two games since Friday, falling 10-3 to the DSL Cubs Red on Friday. Nestor Urbina hit his first triple of the year, the lone extra-base hit, as Kennew Blanco had a two-hit game. It was a tough start for Miguel Pantoja, giving up seven runs (six earned) in three and two-thirds innings pitched. Raduan Perez, a 16-year-old who stands at 6’7”, struck out three in two innings of work.
On Saturday, they fell 4-3 to the DSL Mets Orange to move to 4-6. Randy Soto hit the team’s only extra-base hit, driving in two of the three runs the DSL Blue Jays Red had. Edgar Gallegos pitched four innings, giving up an earned run and striking out four to drop his ERA to 2.25.
Like the DSL Blue Jays Blue, the DSL Blue Jays Red were suspended due to rain. However, they currently lead 5-2 in the top of the third, with the game being completed on August 2.
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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