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Blue Jays sign Carlos Mendoza to minor-league deal
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Ryley Delaney
Nov 22, 2025, 11:00 ESTUpdated: Nov 22, 2025, 09:43 EST
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The Toronto Blue Jays have made a signing.
While it’s not Kyle Tucker or any other of the top free agents available in the 2025/26 class, the Jays signed some minor league depth, agreeing to a minor-league deal with former Detroit Tiger farmhand Carlos Mendoza. The contract includes an invitation to Spring Training.
Mendoza, who will turn 26 years old next month, has spent his entire professional career with the Tigers, beginning in the 2019 season in rookie league. He’s worked his way up the minor league ladder throughout the years and has spent the last two seasons in the upper minors, mainly in Double-A.
All but 28 plate appearances in his 2024 season were spent with the Tigers’ Double-A team, where he slashed .269/.394/.374 with five home runs in 515 plate appearances for a 131 wRC+. He also had a 13.6 BB% and a 17.3 K%.
Mendoza had similar numbers in 2025 in Double-A, as he slashed .279/.401/.382 with five home runs in 350 plate appearances for a 137 wRC+, with a higher BB% (14.6%) than K% (10.3%). The 25-year-old spent a few weeks in late-April and mid-May in Triple-A, where he slashed .327/.351/.558 with two home runs in 57 plate appearances, with a 3.5 BB% and 15.8 K%. For the season, Mendoza slashed .287/.394/.409 with seven home runs in 407 plate appearances for a 137 wRC+.
This signing is similar to last year’s signing of Michael Stefanic. Not only did this signing come toward the end of November (Stefanic signed Nov. 27), but like Stefanic, Mendoza is a utility player. Throughout his career, Mendoza has played second base, third base, and all three outfield positions, but hasn’t played centre field since 2019. The big difference is that Stefanic had big league experience, while Mendoza has only dipped his toes in Triple-A.
Next season with the Blue Jays, don’t be surprised if he gets more of a look in Triple-A with the Buffalo Bisons than he did in the Tigers’ organization.
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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