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Former Fisher Cat Romano Makes History With Blue Jays

2018 Eastern League All-Star sets Toronto consecutive saves record
April 12, 2022

MANCHESTER, N.H. – Jordan Romano, a former pitcher for the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, set a new Blue Jays record for consecutive saves in Monday’s 3-0 win over the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. Romano, 28, pitched a scoreless ninth inning

Romano sharp as Majors return to Buffalo

Jays No. 30 prospect has yet to allow a hit in eight innings in '20
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August 11, 2020

The wait was well worth it. Hosting a Major League game for the first time in 105 years, Triple-A Buffalo’s Sahlen Field experienced a little bit of everything Tuesday night. With a number of former Bisons competing in their former home, the Blue Jays bounced back from a late Marlins

Toolshed: 2018 Rule 5 Draft stickiness

Royals, O's picks likely to stay; Jays teenager faces challenge
December 14, 2018

LAS VEGAS -- Getting taken in the Rule 5 Draft is one thing. Sticking to the Major League roster for an entire season as a Rule 5 pick, well, that's a horse of a different color.Fourteen players were given Major League life Thursday when they were picked in the Rule

2018 Eastern League All-Star Team Announced

August 23, 2018

The Eastern League of Professional Baseball is pleased to announce the selections for the 2018 Eastern League All-Star Team as voted on by respective Eastern League managers and coaches and media personnel.

2018 Eastern League All-Star Team Announced

August 23, 2018

The Eastern League of Professional Baseball is pleased to announce the selections for the 2018 Eastern League All-Star Team as voted on by respective Eastern League managers and coaches and media personnel.

Phillies' Medina leads week's best pitchers

No. 73 overall prospect fanned 12 in seven innings for Clearwater
July 23, 2018

The last time Adonis Medina had been on a Florida State League mound, prior to this past week, he gave up seven earned runs on seven hits (including two homers) over 2 2/3 innings at Dunedin on July 9. Then he traveled to Washington as a late addition to the

Jones and Romano Win Weekly Awards

July 23, 2018

PORTLAND, ME - The Eastern League is pleased to announce the winners of the Eastern League Player of the Week Award and Eastern League Pitcher of the Week Award for the period of July 16th through July 22nd.

Cats' Romano cruises into new territory

Jays No. 27 prospect yields three hits in eight scoreless frames
July 21, 2018

Understanding that a baseball season is filled with peaks and valleys, Jordan Romano never allowed himself to get too high. Even after winning his first eight decisions for Double-A New Hampshire and earning a spot start for Triple-A Buffalo on May 27.The attitude paid off after a difficult June that prompted

Romano deals, Guerrero rakes to lead Fisher Cats

Blue Jays prospects carry no-hitter into eighth; Vlad Jr. tallies four hits
May 16, 2018

Jordan Romano's day may have come to an end prematurely, but that didn't stop it from being his best of the year.Baseball's No. 2 prospectVladimir Guerrero Jr. went 4-for-5 with a home run and a pair of doubles, and Romano, Toronto's No. 27 prospect, became the first Minor Leaguer to

Fisher Cats' Romano posts seven zeros

Blue Jays No. 27 prospect yields three hits, strikes out seven
April 11, 2018

Over the final three months last season with Class A Advanced Dunedin, Jordan Romano had the luxury of offensive support from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Bo Bichette, MLB.com's third and 13th overall prospects, respectively."Having those guys in the lineup is great. I'm glad I don't have to face them," Romano

Blue Jays Prospect Primer: The sons also rise

After monstrous years, Guerrero and Bichette ready for next test
April 3, 2018

Some players are on the verge of stardom, others are entering a crucial phase of their development and still others are getting their first tastes of full-season ball. With the 2018 season approaching, MiLB.com takes a look at the most intriguing prospects from each MLB organization.Loudest tool: Vladimir Guerrero Jr.,

Guerrero Jr., Bichette lead flock of Blue Jays

Dynamic infield duo, deep rotation help Dunedin capture FSL title
December 18, 2017

This offseason, MiLB.com is taking a look at the most outstanding campaigns by players in each system across Minor League Baseball and honoring the players -- regardless of age or prospect status -- who had the best seasons in their organization.John Schneider was drafted by the Blue Jays, spent his

Toolshed: Prospects there from the beginning

McKenzie, Gordon among those to win title with their only '17 club
September 13, 2017

The only constant in the Minor Leagues is change. Hot and cold streaks come and go. Adjustments happen from at-bat to at-bat, inning to inning. First- and second-half performances can vary wildly. Players move up and down the chain, meaning team rosters at the end of a season can be

Prospect Roundup: Games of July 3

Senzel, Devers blast off at Double-A; Civale shows uncanny control
July 4, 2017

Reds 3B Nick Senzel, Double-A Pensacola: 3-for-4, HR, 3 RBI, R, CS -- The Reds' top prospect belted his first Double-A homer Monday and collected three hits for the first time with the Blue Wahoos in a 13-5 loss to Montgomery. Over 11 games for Pensacola, Senzel has continued to live up

Good advice spurs Dunedin's Romano

Blue Jays prospect yields one hit, retires 21 of last 22 batters
June 10, 2017

Sometimes a little advice from a seasoned veteran can make all the difference. Just ask Jordan Romano, who admitted as much following his outing on Saturday night.The Blue Jays' No. 22 prospect allowed one run on one hit -- both in the top of the first -- and matched his

Prospect Roundup: Games of May 4

Drillers' Rios homers twice; Blue Rocks' Blewett settling in
May 5, 2017

Dodgers 3B/1B Edwin Ríos, Double-A Tulsa: 2-for-5, 2 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R, 2 K in doubleheader -- The Dodgers' No. 22 prospect garnered some attention by hitting 27 homers with a .908 OPS across three levels in his first full season in 2016 and has shown there's more where that