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Blue Jays prospect Sean Keys hits home run in third consecutive game
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Ryley Delaney
Jun 17, 2026, 20:00 EDTUpdated: Jun 17, 2026, 20:08 EDT
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The Toronto Blue Jays have a power-hitting third base prospect who looks to be on the cusp of a call up.
On Wednesday afternoon, Sean Keys played his 11th game with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. For the third consecutive game, Keys went deep with an exit velocity above 110 mph. It’s the third time this season he’s hit a home run in three consecutive games.
Keys has quickly become one of the Blue Jays’ best prospects. Drafted in the fourth round of the 2024 draft, the third baseman led the organization with 19 home runs in 529 plate appearances with the High-A Vancouver Canadians in 2025. He’s been even better this season.
Beginning the season with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Keys took advantage of the short wall in right field, smacking 14 home runs in 209 plate appearances. On top of falling just five home runs shy of matching his total last season (with less than half the plate appearances), Keys raised his slash line from .217/.365/.408 in 2025 to .285/.411/.581 with the Fisher Cats.
Triple-A has been a breeze for Keys. In his 11 games, Keys is now slashing .343/.465/.771 with three home runs, four doubles, and a triple in 43 plate appearances. Keys has already driven in nine runs and has walked eight times.
While the power is enticing already, Keys is one of many left-handed hitting prospects. That’s a logistical nightmare for a lineup already dominated by left-handed hitters. Then you factor in that Keys only plays first and third base, which is already locked down by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Kazuma Okamoto respectively.
He hasn’t played it all season, but Okamoto is capable of playing left field, which would free up some playing time at third. But with left-handed batting outfield Addison Barger’s impending return, playing time would be sparse for Keys.
With all that being said, if he continues to hit like he has to begin the 2026 season, he just may force the Blue Jays’ hands to call him up.
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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