Toronto Blue Jays minor league players

Hagen Danner
Toronto Blue Jays – No. 83
Catcher/ Pitcher
Born: (1998-09-30) September 30, 1998 Huntington Beach, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
Medals Men's baseball Representing  United States U-18 Baseball World Cup 2015 Osaka Team

Hagen Jarrell Danner (born September 30, 1998) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

In 2011, Danner played for Ocean View Little League, the team representing his hometown of Huntington Beach, California in the Little League World Series. Ocean View defeated the team from Hamamatsu, Japan, by a score of 2–1 to win the Little League World Series Championship.[1] Danner batted .500 in the tournament, and hit a game-tying solo home run in the championship game. On the mound, he earned two wins and struck out 17 batters in 81⁄3 innings.[2] Danner later attended Huntington Beach High School, where he played both catcher and pitcher. In his senior season, he hit .350 with 12 home runs and 40 runs batted in (RBI), and went 11–1 with a 1.22 earned run average (ERA) and 92 strikeouts in 631⁄3 innings pitched, en route to being named California's high school player of the year by the Los Angeles Times and the Orange County Register.[3][4] He committed to play college baseball for the UCLA Bruins.[5]

Danner was considered a top prospect at both pitcher and catcher heading into the 2017 Major League Baseball draft. He was selected as a catcher in the second round, 61st overall, by the Toronto Blue Jays.[6] On June 25, Danner signed for a $1.5 million bonus, and was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays on June 28.[7][8] He appeared in 34 games, and hit .160 with two home runs and 20 RBI.[9]

In 2018, Danner played with the Bluefield Blue Jays where he hit .279 with two home runs and 19 RBIs in 32 games,[10] and in 2019, he played for the Lansing Lugnuts, batting .170 with 12 home runs and 33 RBIs over eighty games. In 2021, Danner moved to the mound.

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Roemon C. Fields (born November 28, 1990) is an American professional baseball center fielder in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

Fields attended Rainier Beach High School, and was not drafted in the 2009 Major League Baseball draft.[11] He then attended Yakima Valley Community College for a year, before transferring to Bethany College in Kansas. In 2012, Fields was invited to take part in a pre-draft workout at Kauffman Stadium, but again went undrafted, and returned to Bethany College. In two seasons at Bethany, he batted .399 with 59 stolen bases.[12] After the 2013 collegiate season, Fields stopped playing baseball and worked at a Lids franchise in addition to delivering mail for the post office.[11]

Later in 2013, Fields' manager at Yakima invited him to participate in the 2013 World Baseball Challenge, as he was coaching the USA team.[12] Fields batted .379 with three stolen bases in eight games in the tournament,[12] earning him a contract offer with the Blue Jays organization.[11] Fields signed on August 27, 2013, and made his professional baseball debut with the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians in 2014.[11] In 72 games, Fields hit .269 with one home run and 26 RBI.[13] He also established a new Canadians franchise record for stolen bases in a single season, with 48.[11]

Fields played in five spring training games for Toronto in 2015, and began the season with the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays.[11][13] He advanced to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats, and then to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons. He was returned to New Hampshire on August 12. In total for 2015, Fields played in 121 games and hit .262 with two home runs, 33 RBI, and 46 stolen bases.[13] Fields was invited to Major League spring training on January 12, 2016,[14] and reassigned to minor league camp on March 12.[15] He was assigned to New Hampshire to open the 2016 minor league season.[16] In 130 games for the Fisher Cats, Fields hit .227 with four home runs, 32 RBI, and 44 stolen bases.[13] Fields played in 119 games in 2017, mostly with Buffalo, and hit .283 with 34 RBI and 50 stolen bases.[13] On January 24, 2018, the Blue Jays invited Fields to spring training.[17]

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Bowden Francis (born April 22, 1996) is a professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 7th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft, and is ranked 30th on Major League Baseball's 2021 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[18]

Francis was born on April 22, 1996 in Tallahassee, Florida. He attended Chipola College in Marianna, Florida.

Francis was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers in the 7th round, 204th overall, of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[19]

He made his professional debut with the AZL Brewers, pitching to a 8.10 ERA in 4 games. Francis split the 2018 season between the High-A Carolina Mudcats and the Single-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, posting a 7-10 record and 4.50 ERA in 26 appearances. The following season, Francis split the year between Carolina and the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers, recording an 8-9 record and 3.97 ERA with 165 strikeouts in 142.2 innings of work.[20] Francis did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[21] Francis began the 2021 season with Double-A Biloxi before being promoted to the Triple-A Nashville Sounds at the end of May. In 11 games between the two levels, Francis logged a 7-3 record and 3.62 ERA with 65 strikeouts in 59.2 innings pitched.

On July 6, 2021, Francis was traded to the Toronto Blue Jays along with Trevor Richards in exchange for Rowdy Tellez.[22]

Francis’s brother, Harrison, is also a professional baseball player, currently in the Arizona Diamondbacks organization.

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Miguel Angel Hiraldo (born September 5, 2000) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop and third baseman in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 7th on Major League Baseball's 2021 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[18]

Hiraldo signed with the Blue Jays as an international free agent on July 2, 2017, for a $750,000 signing bonus.[23] He began the 2018 season assigned to the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League Blue Jays, and earned a late-season promotion to the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays. In 64 total games, Hiraldo batted .300 with two home runs, 36 runs batted in (RBI), and 18 stolen bases.[24]

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Leonardo Jimenez (born May 17, 2001) is a Panamanian professional baseball shortstop and second baseman in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 12th on Major League Baseball's 2021 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[18]

Jimenez signed with the Blue Jays as an international free agent on July 2, 2017, receiving a $800,000 signing bonus.[25] He began his minor league career in 2018 with the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, hitting .250 in 37 games.[26] He spent 2019 almost exclusively with the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays, hitting .298 in 56 games.[26]

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Adam Kloffenstein (born August 25, 2000) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 8th on Major League Baseball's 2021 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[18]

Kloffenstein attended Magnolia High School in Magnolia, Texas. He was selected in the third round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays, and signed on June 12 for a $2.45 million signing bonus.[27][28] Kloffenstein was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays with former Magnolia teammate Jordan Groshans.[29] He made his professional debut on August 20 and pitched one scoreless inning.[30] In total for his 2018 season, Kloffenstein pitched two scoreless innings. In 2019, he was promoted to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians where he started 13 games, going 4-4 and recording a 2.24 ERA.

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Cullen Large
Toronto Blue Jays
Outfielder/Second baseman/Third baseman
Born: (1996-01-22) January 22, 1996 Midlothian, Virginia
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Cullen Large (born January 22, 1996) is an American baseball outfielder, second baseman and third baseman in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

Large played college baseball at William & Mary for three seasons. He was named second team All-Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) after hitting .328 with seven home runs in his sophomore season.[31] As a junior, Large batted .338 with 24 extra-base hits and 39 RBIs with 45 runs scored and was named first team All-CAA.[32]

Large was selected in the 5th round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.[33] After signing with the team he was assigned to the Vancouver Canadians of the Class A Short Season Northwest League, where he mostly played second base.[34] Large spent the 2018 season with the Class A Lansing Lugnuts of the Midwest League, where he batted .316 through 27 games before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury. He was assigned to the Dunedin Blue Jays of the Florida State League to start the 2019 season and moved to third base before being promoted to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats.[35] Large was named to the Blue Jays' 2021 Spring Training roster as a non-roster invitee.[36]

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Zach Logue (born April 23, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 29th on Major League Baseball's 2021 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[18]

Logue attended Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio and played college baseball at the University of Kentucky. In 2016, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Firebirds of the Cape Cod Baseball League.[37] He was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays in the ninth round of the 2017 Major League Baseball draft.[38][39]

Logue spent his first professional season with the Bluefield Blue Jays and Vancouver Canadians.[40] He spent 2018 with the Lansing Lugnuts and Dunedin Blue Jays and 2019 with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats and Buffalo Bisons.

Logue did not play a minor league game in 2020 because the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He started 2021 with New Hampshire before being promoted to Buffalo.[41]

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Orelvis Miguel Martínez (born November 6, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball shortstop / third baseman in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked third on Major League Baseball's 2021 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list,[18] and 48th overall on the 2021 Top 100 MLB prospects list.[42]

Martínez signed with the Blue Jays organization as an international free agent on July 2, 2018.[43] His $3.5 million signing bonus is the second-highest signing bonus given to an international free agent in team history, just behind the $3.9 million bonus given to Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in 2015.[44] Martínez was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays for the 2019 season. He appeared in 40 games and recorded a .275 batting average, seven home runs, and 32 runs batted in (RBI).[45]

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Gabriel José Moreno (born February 14, 2000) is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is considered the top prospect in the Blue Jays organization by MLB,[18] and 34th overall on the 2021 Top 100 MLB prospects list.[42]

Moreno signed with the Toronto Blue Jays as an international free agent on August 3, 2016.[46] Moreno made his professional debut in 2017 with the Dominican Summer League Blue Jays. In 2018, Moreno split the year between the GCL Blue Jays and the rookie-level Bluefield Blue Jays, slashing a cumulative .359/.395/.575 with 4 home runs and 36 RBI. The following year, Moreno played for the Single-A Lansing Lugnuts, hitting .280/.337/.485 with career-highs in home runs (12), RBI (52), stolen bases (7), and walks (22).[47]

Moreno did not play in a game in 2020 due to the cancellation of the minor league season because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[21] The Blue Jays added him to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season.[48]

Moreno was assigned to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats to begin the 2021 season, where he excelled, batting .373/.441/.651 with 8 home runs and 45 RBI in 32 games. On July 3, 2021, Moreno underwent surgery on his right thumb after suffering a fracture.[49]

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Joseph Murray (born September 23, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 26th on Major League Baseball's 2021 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[18]

Murray attended Dublin Coffman High School in his hometown of Dublin, Ohio.[50] Undrafted out of high school, he then attended Kent State University, playing three seasons for the Golden Flashes.[50] In his freshman season, Murray pitched to a 2–1 win–loss record, 3.69 earned run average (ERA), and 57 strikeouts in 39 innings pitched.[51] In the summer, Murray played for the Keene Swamp Bats of the New England Collegiate Baseball League.[51] As a sophomore, he went 6–1 with a 1.80 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 75 innings, and played for the Cape Cod League's Orleans Firebirds in the summer.[51] In his third and final season with the Golden Flashes, Murray posted a 9–2 record with a 2.45 ERA and 141 strikeouts in 952⁄3 innings.[51] He was named the Mid-American Conference Baseball Pitcher of the Year in both 2017 and 2018.[52][53]

Murray was selected in the eighth round of the 2018 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.[54] He signed for the full draft-slot bonus of $169,600 and was assigned to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians. In 252⁄3 innings, Murray went 1–1 with a 1.75 ERA and 39 strikeouts.[51] Murray began the 2019 season with the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts, and later earned promotions to the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays and Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. He posted a combined 10–7 record with a 2.75 ERA.[51] His 169 strikeouts led the entire Blue Jays organization.[55]

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Eric Eiji Pardinho (born January 5, 2001) is a Brazilian professional baseball pitcher in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 25th on Major League Baseball's 2021 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[18]

As a 15-year-old, Pardinho played for Brazil in their attempt to qualify for the 2017 World Baseball Classic. He pitched 2⁄3 of an inning against Pakistan, and his fastball was clocked as high as 94 miles per hour (151 km/h) in 2016.[56] He was ranked by MLB as the fifth-best international prospect available during the 2017 international signing period. On July 2, 2017, Pardinho signed with the Toronto Blue Jays and received a $1.4 million signing bonus.[57] He was assigned to extended spring training for the remainder of the year, as well as the first half of the 2018 season. On June 20, 2018, Pardinho made his professional debut with the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays.[58]

On February 11, 2020, Pardinho underwent Tommy John surgery and was ruled-out for the entire 2020 season.[59]

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Samad Taylor
Taylor with the Lansing Lugnuts in 2018
Toronto Blue Jays
Second baseman
Born: (1998-07-11) July 11, 1998 Corona, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right

Samad Jahad Taylor (born July 11, 1998) is an American professional baseball second baseman in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. He is ranked 18th on Major League Baseball's 2021 Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.[18]

Taylor attended Corona High School in his hometown of Corona, California. He committed to play college baseball for the Arizona Wildcats.[60] He was selected in the 10th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Cleveland Indians, signed, and was assigned to the Rookie-level Arizona League Indians after signing.[61] In 32 games, Taylor recorded a .293 batting average, one home run, and 14 runs batted in (RBI).[61] He was assigned to the Short Season-A Mahoning Valley Scrappers to begin the 2017 season.[61] On July 31, the Indians traded Taylor and Thomas Pannone to the Toronto Blue Jays for reliever Joe Smith.[62] The Blue Jays assigned Taylor to the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays for five games before promoting him to the Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians for the remainder of the season. In 54 total games played in 2017, Taylor hit .294 with six home runs and 30 RBI.[61]

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Chavez Young (born July 8, 1997) is an Bahamian professional baseball outfielder in the Toronto Blue Jays organization.

Young moved to the United States when he was 15, and attended Faith Baptist Christian Academy in Brandon, Florida for two years.[63] In his final year of high school, Young attended the same school in Ludowici, Georgia, and was selected in the 39th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.[63][64] He was assigned to the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, and batted .274 with six runs batted in (RBI) and six stolen bases in 21 games played.[64] Young played the 2017 season with the Rookie Advanced Bluefield Blue Jays and Short Season-A Vancouver Canadians. In 67 total games, he hit .283 with four home runs and 30 RBI.[64]

Chavez was assigned to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts for the entire 2018 season. He was named a mid-season All-Star after hitting .307 with 18 doubles, two home runs, and 18 stolen bases.[63][65] In total, Young played in 125 games for the Lugnuts in 2018, and hit .285 with 33 doubles, nine triples, eight home runs, 57 RBI, and 44 stolen bases.[64]

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