Jacob Sharp certainly knows how to make a strong first impression. 
The 22-year-old catcher &#8212; acquired in a package with outfielder Jonatan Clase from the Seattle Mariners last Friday in exchange for reliever Yimi García &#8212; reported to high-A Vancouver a night ago to make his Canadians debut, where he went 1-for-3 with his first hit and home run as part of a 2-0 victory.
After popping out to second base in his first at-bat, Sharp turned on the first pitch he saw in his second trip to the plate while leading off the fifth inning, depositing a solo shot over the left-field wall for his seventh dinger of the season &#8212; first with his new organization and of his high-A career.
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Always remember to be Sharp on your first day!
Jacob Sharp (<a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJays?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BlueJays</a>) swats a homer in his second at-bat for the <a href="https://twitter.com/vancanadians?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@vancanadians</a> after being acquired from Seattle last week. <a href="https://t.co/2gxvkFsg4z">pic.twitter.com/2gxvkFsg4z</a>
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiLB/status/1818495606341415393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 31, 2024</a></blockquote>
Sharp grounded out in his third and final at-bat of the contest in the seventh. He also caught all nine innings behind the plate, including five shutout frames from Pat Gallagher, who tied a career-high with eight punch outs.
The 5-foot-7 backstop, a 17th-round selection by Seattle in last year&#8217;s draft, hit six home runs and 29 RBIs while slashing .255/.339/.435 in 44 games with the organization&#8217;s single-A affiliate before coming over to the Toronto Blue Jays via trade. He also posted 18 walks to 19 strikeouts and a 104 wRC+, putting him four per cent above a league-average hitter.
In 2023, the right-handed-hitting catcher went 4-for-28 (.143) with four runs batted in over 11 games in the Arizona Complex League following a junior season at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Sharp, who&#8217;ll be Rule 5-eligible after the 2026 campaign, was one of 13 prospects acquired by the Blue Jays in the days leading up to Tuesday&#8217;s 6 p.m. trade deadline. Clase, the other prospect sent in the García deal, has become <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/bluejays/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Toronto&#8217;s No. 8 top prospect per MLB Pipeline</a>.

Jacob Sharp certainly knows how to make a strong first impression. 

The 22-year-old catcher -- acquired in a package with outfielder Jonatan Clase from the Seattle Mariners last Friday in exchange for reliever Yimi García -- reported to high-A Vancouver a night ago to make his Canadians debut, where he went 1-for-3 with his first hit and home run as part of a 2-0 victory.

After popping out to second base in his first at-bat, Sharp turned on the first pitch he saw in his second trip to the plate while leading off the fifth inning, depositing a solo shot over the left-field wall for his seventh dinger of the season -- first with his new organization and of his high-A career.
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Always remember to be Sharp on your first day!
Jacob Sharp (<a href="https://twitter.com/BlueJays?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BlueJays</a>) swats a homer in his second at-bat for the <a href="https://twitter.com/vancanadians?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@vancanadians</a> after being acquired from Seattle last week. <a href="https://t.co/2gxvkFsg4z">pic.twitter.com/2gxvkFsg4z</a>

— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiLB/status/1818495606341415393?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 31, 2024</a></blockquote>
Sharp grounded out in his third and final at-bat of the contest in the seventh. He also caught all nine innings behind the plate, including five shutout frames from Pat Gallagher, who tied a career-high with eight punch outs.

The 5-foot-7 backstop, a 17th-round selection by Seattle in last year's draft, hit six home runs and 29 RBIs while slashing .255/.339/.435 in 44 games with the organization's single-A affiliate before coming over to the Toronto Blue Jays via trade. He also posted 18 walks to 19 strikeouts and a 104 wRC+, putting him four per cent above a league-average hitter.

In 2023, the right-handed-hitting catcher went 4-for-28 (.143) with four runs batted in over 11 games in the Arizona Complex League following a junior season at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Sharp, who'll be Rule 5-eligible after the 2026 campaign, was one of 13 prospects acquired by the Blue Jays in the days leading up to Tuesday's 6 p.m. trade deadline. Clase, the other prospect sent in the García deal, has become <a href="https://www.mlb.com/prospects/bluejays/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Toronto's No. 8 top prospect per MLB Pipeline</a>.

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