The Dunedin Blue Jays are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and are the Single-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays Major League Baseball club. They are located in Dunedin, Florida , and play their home games at TD Ballpark , which opened in 1990 and seats 8,500 people.
40-632: Two teams named the Blue Jays, both affiliates of Toronto, have played in Dunedin: the original incarnation, from 1978 to 1979, and the current team, established in 1987. Since their inception they have won six division championships, in 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2017, and 2022. In 2017 they were named co-champions of the FSL. The original incarnation of the Dunedin Blue Jays was founded in 1978. They were established as
80-604: A 10–6 win–loss record , 3.52 earned run average (ERA), and 157 strikeouts in 133 innings pitched . He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the third round of the 2020 Major League Baseball draft . Palmer made his professional debut with the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays in 2021. During the season, he threw two seven-inning no-hitters . Palmer finished the 2021 season with a 4–2 record, 3.00 ERA, and 83 strikeouts in 63 innings. He started 2022 with
120-530: A million people. Entering the 1902 season, the only Class A leagues were the Eastern League and the Western League —both leagues had eight teams, in cities such as Toronto, Ontario ; Buffalo, New York ; Worcester, Massachusetts ; Omaha, Nebraska ; Denver, Colorado ; and Peoria, Illinois . Leagues operating within less populated areas were classified as Class B, Class C, or Class D. Class A remained
160-599: A minor league contract with the St. Louis Cardinals after he was not selected in the 2020 Major League Baseball draft . He did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic . Raposo made his professional debut in 2021 with the Double–A Springfield Cardinals , hitting .267/.368/.362 with one home run and 12 RBI across 42 games. He returned to Springfield
200-673: Is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Beltre signed with the Blue Jays in July 2020 as an international free agent, and received a $ 2.35 million signing bonus. He was assigned to the Dominican Summer League Blue Jays for the 2021 minor league season. In 53 games, Beltre batted .225 with two home runs , 29 runs batted in (RBI), and 10 stolen bases . Beltre also walked more than he struck out , with 42 and 33 respectively. Irving Roosevelt Carter (born October 9, 2002)
240-634: Is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Carter attended Calvary Christian Academy in Fort Lauderdale, Florida . He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the fifth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft . In 2022, he was assigned to the Florida Complex League Blue Jays before being promoted to the Dunedin Blue Jays . Connor Stutzman Cooke (born November 2, 1999)
280-624: Is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Palmer attended Anoka High School in Anoka, Minnesota and played college baseball at Jacksonville University . In 2019, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Wareham Gatemen of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star. In three seasons with the Dolphins , Palmer posted
320-540: Is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 22nd on Major League Baseball 's 2024 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list. Cooke attended Sulphur High School in Sulfur, Louisiana and played college baseball at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette . He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 10th round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft . Cooked signed with
360-502: Is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 30th on Major League Baseball 's 2024 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list. Rivera played college baseball for the Florida Gators for four seasons. He batted .253 with five home runs and 26 RBIs as a sophomore. Rivera batted .38 with 19 home runs and 72 RBIs during his senior season In 2021, he played collegiate summer baseball with
400-538: Is ranked 10th on Major League Baseball 's 2024 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list. Macko was born in Bratislava, Slovakia and moved to Alberta, Canada when he was 12. He attended Vauxhall High School in Vauxhall, Alberta. The Seattle Mariners selected him in the seventh round of the 2019 Major League Baseball Draft . At the time of the draft, he was a permanent resident of Canada . Macko made his professional debut with
440-714: Is the fourth-highest level of play in Minor League Baseball in the United States, below Triple-A , Double-A , and High-A . There are 30 teams classified at the Single-A level, one for each team in Major League Baseball (MLB), organized into three leagues: the California League , Carolina League , and Florida State League . Class A was originally the highest level of Minor League Baseball , beginning with
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#1732858330232480-603: The Arizona League Mariners and played in one game for the Everett AquaSox . He did not play for a team in 2020 due to there being no Minor League Baseball season because of the COVID-19 pandemic . He returned in 2021 to pitch for the Modesto Nuts and started 2022 with Everett. On November 16, 2022, Macko and Erik Swanson were traded to the Toronto Blue Jays for Teoscar Hernández . On November 14, 2023,
520-671: The Chatham Anglers of the Cape Cod Baseball League . Rivera was selected in the third round of the 2023 MLB draft by the Chicago Cubs . He signed with the team on July 19, 2023, and received a $ 725,000 signing bonus. After signing, Rivera was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona Complex League Cubs to begin his professional career. He played three games before being promoted to the South Bend Cubs of
560-679: The Class A affiliate of the new Toronto Blue Jays franchise. They played for two seasons in the Florida State League and were one of four Class A teams in Toronto's farm system. After the 1979 season the team was disbanded as Toronto expanded its farm system into higher classifications. Local interests were unable to sign a deal with other major league teams to keep minor league baseball in Dunedin; however Toronto continued to hold its spring training in
600-718: The High-A Midwest League . On July 27, 2024, the Cubs traded Rivera and Yohendrick Piñango to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Nate Pearson . Alan Eric Roden (born December 22, 1999) is an American professional baseball outfielder in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 8th on Major League Baseball 's 2024 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list. Roden attended Middleton High School in Middleton, Wisconsin and played college baseball at Creighton University . In 2022, he played collegiate summer baseball with
640-626: The High-A Vancouver Canadians before being promoted to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats . In August, he underwent Tommy John surgery . Fernando José Pérez (born February 12, 2004) is a Nicaraguan professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 25th on Major League Baseball 's 2024 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list. The Blue Jays signed Pérez as an international free agent for $ 10,000 in 2022. In 2024, Pérez
680-755: The San Jose State University . He was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 13th round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft . McAdoo signed with the Pirates, and made his professional debut with the Bradenton Marauders . He started 2024 with the Greensboro Grasshoppers . On July 30, 2024, the Pirates traded McAdoo to the Toronto Blue Jays in exchange for Isiah Kiner-Falefa . Trent Michael Palmer (born April 2, 1999)
720-516: The Tampa Yankees two games to one. Dunedin shared the FSL championship with the Palm Beach Cardinals , as the impending threat from Hurricane Irma forced the cancellation of the championship series. For the 2019 season, the team played at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium while TD Ballpark underwent renovations. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic , the 2020 Minor League Baseball season
760-507: The Volunteers , Dallas went 3–0 with a 2.53 ERA and 21 strikeouts before the season ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic . In his second and final season in Tennessee, Dallas posted an 11–2 record with a 4.19 ERA and a team-leading 122 strikeouts in 103 innings. Dallas was selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the fourth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft . In 2022, he
800-553: The Western League (1947–1958), Central League (1948–1951) and Western International League (1952–1954). The Western International League became the Class B Northwest League in 1955, and the Western and Central loops folded. The hierarchy of Triple-A through Class D continued until Minor League Baseball restructured in 1963, at which time Classes B through D were abolished, with existing leagues at those levels reassigned into Class A, while
840-667: The Blue Jays added Macko to their 40-man roster to protect him from the Rule 5 draft . He was optioned to the Triple–A Buffalo Bisons to begin the 2024 season. Charles Alexander McAdoo (born March 6, 2002) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 13th on Major League Baseball 's 2024 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list. McAdoo attended De La Salle High School in Concord, California and played college baseball at
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#1732858330232880-613: The Blue Jays and spent professional debut with the Florida Complex League Blue Jays and Dunedin Blue Jays . He played 2022 with Dunedin and the Vancouver Canadians and 2023 with Vancouver, New Hampshire Fisher Cats and Buffalo Bisons . John Chadwell Dallas (born June 26, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 17th on Major League Baseball 's 2024 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list. Dallas attended West Orange-Stark High School . In his senior season, Dallas
920-488: The Class A-Advanced level. These three leagues operated with Low-A naming for the 2021 season. Following MLB's acquisition of the rights to the names of the historical minor leagues, MLB announced on March 16, 2022, that the leagues would revert to their prior names, effective with the 2022 season. MLB also discontinued use of "Low-A" in favor of Single-A. On June 30, 2021, Minor League Baseball announced that
960-604: The Dunedin Blue Jays were chosen to remain an affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. However, along with the other remaining teams of the Florida State League, the team changed classes from A-Advanced to Low-A and were placed in a league called the Low-A Southeast. In 2022, the Low-A Southeast became known as the Florida State League, the name historically used by the regional circuit prior to the 2021 reorganization, and
1000-664: The South Atlantic League (renamed as the Southern League ) and Eastern League ascended to Double-A. In 1965, a Class A Short Season designation was created, for teams playing June–September schedules, primarily meant for new players acquired via the amateur draft . The Class A-Advanced designation was established in 1990, between Class A and Double-A in the minor league hierarchy. Class A and Class A Short Season were considered independent classifications, with Class A having "Full-Season" and Advanced sub-classifications, per
1040-504: The city. In 1987, Toronto decided to establish a new Florida State League franchise in Dunedin. They originally played at Grant Field until 1990, when Dunedin Stadium was completed. When Major League Baseball owners considered locking out the regular players and using "scabs" instead for the 1995 season, Dunedin would have been used as the Toronto Blue Jays' home field due to Ontario laws concerning replacement workers. The MLB labor dispute
1080-485: The earliest classifications, established circa 1890. Teams within leagues at this level had their players' contracts protected and the players were subject to reserve clauses . When the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues – the formal name of Minor League Baseball – was founded in 1901, Class A remained the highest level, restricted to leagues with cities that had an aggregate population of over
1120-452: The following season, playing in 59 contests and batting .270/.345/.461 with seven home runs and 34 RBI. Raposo split the 2023 campaign between Springfield and Memphis. In 40 games between the two affiliates, he accumulated a .241/.321/.386 batting line with four home runs and 13 RBI. Raposo began the 2024 season with Memphis, hitting .187/.241/.323 with five home runs and 22 RBI in 47 appearances prior to his call–up. On June 22, 2024, Raposo
1160-560: The rules governing baseball's minor leagues. The overall hierarchy was: Entering the 2020 minor league season (which was not played due to the COVID-19 pandemic ), Class A consisted of the Midwest League and South Atlantic League (a newer "Sally League", which been formed in 1963 as the Western Carolinas League ). Prior to the 2021 season, MLB restructured the minor leagues, eliminating Class A Short Season and discontinuing
1200-660: The top classification until Class AA was established in 1912, then remained the second-highest classification until Class A1 was established in 1936. In 1946, the top two levels changed from being Class AA and Class A1 to being Class AAA and AA, with Class A remaining the third-highest level, above Classes B through D. Class A in 1946 consisted of the Eastern League and the original South Atlantic League (or "Sally League"), with teams in communities such as Vancouver, British Columbia ; Omaha, Nebraska ; Colorado Springs, Colorado ; Charlotte, North Carolina ; Scranton, Pennsylvania ; and Allentown, Pennsylvania . Class A soon included
1240-404: The top two teams in each league (based on full-season winning percentage , and regardless of division) would meet in a best-of-five postseason series to determine league champions. Toronto Blue Jays minor league players Below is a partial list of Minor League Baseball players in the Toronto Blue Jays and rosters of their minor league affiliates. Manuel Beltre (born June 9, 2004)
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1280-576: The use of all historical league names within Minor League Baseball. The Midwest League and South Atlantic League were reclassified as "High-A" leagues, and operated during 2021 as High-A Central and High-A East , respectively. They were replaced at the Class A level by three "Low-A" leagues: Low-A West , Low-A East , and Low-A Southeast . These leagues had historically been known as the California League , Carolina League , and Florida State League , respectively, and had previously operated at
1320-460: Was assigned to the High-A Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League , and debuted with five no-hit innings. Hayden Michael Juenger (born August 9, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Juenger attended O'Fallon Township High School in O'Fallon, Illinois and played college baseball at Missouri State University . He
1360-453: Was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the sixth round of the 2021 Major League Baseball draft . Juenger made his professional debut with the Vancouver Canadians . In 11 games, he had a 2–0 win–loss record , 2.70 earned run average (ERA), and 34 strikeouts over 20 innings pitched . Adam Macko (born December 30, 2000) is a Slovak professional baseball pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He
1400-534: Was initially postponed before being cancelled on June 30 of that year. Due to the pandemic causing restrictions on travel between the United States and Canada, there were plans of the Toronto Blue Jays relocating to Dunedin for the 2020 MLB season . Ultimately the team decided to play the majority of their home games at the stadium of their Triple-A affiliate in Buffalo, New York . In December 2020, as part of Major League Baseball 's reorganization of Minor League Baseball,
1440-422: Was named Orange County's Most Valuable Player, allowing only four earned runs during the season and batting .410. Undrafted out of high school, he attended Panola College for one year, where he pitched to a 5–0 win–loss record with a 1.15 earned run average (ERA) and 71 strikeouts in 39 innings pitched . Following the season, Dallas transferred to the University of Tennessee . In his first season with
1480-775: Was reclassified as a Single-A circuit. These statistics are current through the 2023 season. Pitchers Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager Coaches 60-day injured list [REDACTED] 7-day injured list * On Toronto Blue Jays 40-man roster ~ Development list # Rehab assignment ∞ Reserve list ‡ Restricted list § Suspended list † Temporarily inactive list Roster updated September 3, 2024 Transactions → More rosters: MiLB • Florida State League → Toronto Blue Jays minor league players Dunedin Blue Jays players who have made it to Toronto: Class A (baseball) Single-A , formerly known as Class A and sometimes as Low-A ,
1520-674: Was resolved before the plan was implemented, however. In 2006, the Blue Jays made it to the Florida State League Championship Series, losing to the St. Lucie Mets 3 games to 0. In 2007, the Dunedin Blue Jays were nominated for the 2007 Corporate Support Award, which is awarded annually by the Florida Recreation & Park Association, to an organization that goes above and beyond to support and fund recreational programming. On September 6, 2017, Dunedin won their first Florida State League championship by defeating
1560-474: Was selected to the 40-man roster and promoted to the major leagues for the first time following an injury to Iván Herrera . He did not make an appearance for St. Louis and was optioned down to Memphis on June 24. Raposo was designated for assignment by the Cardinals on July 29. On August 1, 2024, Raposo was claimed off waivers by the Toronto Blue Jays . Joshua Ismael Rivera (born October 10, 2000)
1600-530: Was selected to the American League 's roster for the All-Star Futures Game . Nicholas Louis Raposo (born June 3, 1998) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is currently a phantom ballplayer , having spent a day on the St. Louis Cardinals ' active roster without making an appearance. On June 15, 2020, Raposo signed
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