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Minor League Player Spotlight: Robberse

No. 12 Cardinals prospect sports a 1.82 ERA through five starts
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April 27, 2024

For Cardinals fans, there is a glimmer of hope that things might be turning around in the not-so-distant future. Sem Robberse opened the season at the Minors' highest level and has been nothing short of dominant thus far. The right-hander has yielded two runs or fewer in each of his

Robberse, Kloffenstein traded to Cardinals

Duo of Fisher Cats pitchers exchanged for MLB reliever Jordan Hicks
July 31, 2023

MANCHESTER, N.H. – The Toronto Blue Jays made a trade Sunday with the St. Louis Cardinals involving right-handed pitchers Sem Robberse and Adam Kloffenstein of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate. Robberse and Kloffenstein head to the Cardinals organization in exchange for right-handed pitcher Jordan Hicks. Robberse, 21,

Early six-run lead disappears in extra innings loss

New Hampshire now just 1-9 in extra innings
July 26, 2023

MANCHESTER, N.H — The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, could not hold their six-run lead, falling to the Hartford Yard Goats 9-8 in 11 innings on Wednesday afternoon at Delta Dental Stadium. New Hampshire (7-14, 42-47) is now 1-9 in extra-inning games this

Early offense leads to Thursday matinee win

New Hampshire collects 13 hits to grab first win of series
July 20, 2023

PORTLAND, M.E — The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, grabbed their first win of the series against the Portland Sea Dogs by a score of 7-4 from Hadlock Field on Thursday afternoon. New Hampshire (5-11, 40-44) collected 13 hits and every hitter in

Early offense leads to series opening win

New Hampshire has won four in a row against Altoona
July 14, 2023

MANCHESTER, N.H — The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, returned from the four-day All-Star break with a 7-2 win over the Altoona Curve on Friday night at Delta Dental Stadium. New Hampshire (4-9, 39-42) opened the scoring on a Damiano Palmegiani solo home

Fisher Cats shut out Portland on Saturday night

New Hampshire gets first win of series and second half
July 1, 2023

MANCHESTER, N.H — The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, shut out the Portland Sea Dogs on Saturday night, winning 3-0 from Delta Dental Stadium. It’s the fifth shutout thrown by the Fisher Cats this season. Despite committing three more errors, New Hampshire (1-3,

Fisher Cats can’t solve RubberDucks in series loss

New Hampshire drops both games of Sunday doubleheader
June 18, 2023

MANCHESTER, N.H — The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, dropped both games of the doubleheader to the Akron RubberDucks on Sunday afternoon, losing the first game 4-2 and the second game 5-2. For the first time in six doubleheaders this season, New Hampshire

Bullpen endures off night in series opening loss

Game gets away late as New Hampshire drops opener to Akron
June 13, 2023

MANCHESTER, N.H — The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, dropped their series opener to the Akron RubberDucks on Tuesday night, falling 9-1 at Delta Dental Stadium. New Hampshire (30-27) and Akron (29-28) stayed tied at 1-1 until the seventh when Akron scored three

See-saw battle belongs to Fisher Cats in Harrisburg

New Hampshire rallies back to win series opener
June 6, 2023

HARRISBURG, P.A — The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, fought back to win the series opener against the Harrisburg Senators 6-5 at FNB Field on Tuesday night. There were four lead changes in the game and the Fisher Cats trailed until the sixth

Fisher Cats win fourth game in a row

Timely home runs lead to fourth straight win
May 31, 2023

MANCHESTER, N.H — The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, defeated the Reading Fightin’ Phils 6-2 at Delta Dental Stadium on Wednesday afternoon to win their fourth straight game. Five of the six New Hampshire (24-22) runs were driven in via the long ball.

Home runs hurt New Hampshire in second straight defeat

Two-run homer in sixth leads to back-to-back loss
May 25, 2023

PORTLAND, M.E — The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, lost to the Portland Sea Dogs 3-2 on Thursday afternoon from Hadlock Field. The Sea Dogs lead the series two games to none in the Fisher Cats first visit to Portland of the season.

Fisher Cats dominated in Thursday loss

New Hampshire unable to figure out Vasil in defeat
May 18, 2023

MANCHESTER, N.H — The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, lost to the Binghamton Rumble Ponies on Thursday night, falling 8-2 at Delta Dental Stadium and trail the series two games to one. Starting pitcher Sem Robberse (0-3) threw five innings, allowing four hits,

Fisher Cats shut out Senators for second straight game

New Hampshire holds Harrisburg to just one hit
May 6, 2023

MANCHESTER, N.H — The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, shut out the Harrisburg Senators for a second straight game on Saturday afternoon, winning 1-0 to win its third straight contest in front of a season-high crowd of 5,417 at Delta Dental Stadium. The

Quiet offensive performance again in defeat to Hartford

One run scored in last two games
April 29, 2023

MANCHESTER, N.H — The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, lost their fourth straight to the Hartford Yard Goats 3-1 at Delta Dental Stadium on Saturday afternoon. On the mound, Sem Robberse (0-2) got the start for New Hampshire (9-11) and struck out four

Fisher Cats Slug Two Homers in Comeback Win

New Hampshire comes from behind to even up series
April 12, 2023

MANCHESTER, NH. (April 12, 2023) — The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, came back in the eighth inning to defeat the Portland Sea Dogs 3-2 Wednesday night at Delta Dental Stadium. Steward Berroa belted a go-ahead two-run home run off Jacob Webb (1-1)

Two Multi-Run Innings Lead Fisher Cats to Season Opening Victory

De Los Santos drives in game-high four runs in victory
April 6, 2023

ALTOONA, Pa. (April 6, 2023) — Luis De Los Santos drove in a game-high four runs, including a three-run double, to propel the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, to an 8-2 victory over the Altoona Curve at Peoples Natural Gas Field in the

Fisher Cats announce 2023 initial roster

List includes two top 10 Blue Jays prospects, 22 returning players
April 5, 2023

ALTOONA, Pa. – The New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, announced Wednesday the initial roster for the 2023 season. The initial roster features two of the top 10 prospects in the Blue Jays organization, according to MLB Pipeline. Orelvis Martinez (No. 4 prospect, No.

Career night for Robberse sparks Fisher Cats win

Will Robertson knocks in three runs
September 17, 2022

Manchester, N.H. – Netherlands native Sem Robberse had a career-high nine strikeouts on Saturday night at Delta Dental Stadium, and New Hampshire (27-41, 58-79) defeated the Harrisburg Senators (Washington Nationals, 22-45, 52-84) by a score of 5-1 to secure a series win. Robberse, 20, pitched an absolute gem, throwing 6.0

Blue Jays No. 2 pitching prospect Sem Robberse joins Fisher Cats

Fisher Cats roster now includes three of top six prospects in Blue Jays system
August 16, 2022

HARTFORD, Conn. – The Toronto Blue Jays announced Monday that right-handed pitcher Sem Robberse has been promoted to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats from High-A Vancouver. He is scheduled to make his first Double-A start on the road Saturday at 6:05 p.m. against the Hartford Yard Goats. The 20-year-old from

Steiner Stories: Sem Robberse

20-year-old starter bringing Dutch flavour to the Vancouver Canadians in 2022
August 10, 2022

Canada and the Netherlands have a special connection. Canadian forces liberated the country in World War II, and to this day, the country donates tulips to Canada for the Ottawa Tulip Festival as thanks. With such connections between the two nations, it seems only fitting that Dutch-born pitcher Sem Robberse

Palmegiani Slam Powers Another Comeback Win

Six-run sixth jumpstarts Vancouver offense in 10-4 triumph over Tri-City
August 5, 2022

VANCOUVER, BC – A grand slam from Surrey, BC native Damiano Palmegiani broke a 2-2 tie and capped a six-run sixth in a 10-4 Canadians win over the Tri-City Dust Devils (Angels) in front of a sellout crowd Friday afternoon as part of a Fortis BC ‘Nooner at The Nat.

Palmegiani Powers Big Inning In C's Triumph

Surrey, BC native slams decisive homer in four-run frame en route to 4-2 win over Hillsboro
July 14, 2022

VANCOUVER, BC – Damiano Palmegiani’s two-run homer in the bottom of the third inning proved to be the difference in a 4-2 win for the Canadians over the Hillsboro Hops (Diamondbacks) Wednesday night at Nat Bailey Stadium. The Surrey, BC native’s second High-A home run of the year was the

Sem Robberse Named NWL Pitcher of the Week

Seven shutout innings on May 24 make #7 Jays prospect 4th C’s award winner this year
May 31, 2022

VANCOUVER, BC – Minor League Baseball has recognized Vancouver Canadians starter Sem Robberse as the Northwest League Pitcher of the Week for May 23 to May 29. He is the fourth C’s player to earn the honor and the third Canadians pitcher to be highlighted at the top of their

A Tim Tawalk-Off as Magic Continues in Hillsboro 

Seventh Walk-Off in 22 Games at Ron Tonkin Field
May 25, 2022

Hillsboro, OR (May 24, 2022) - The Hops returned home after a disappointing five-game road trip to Everett last week. It didn't get any easier on Tuesday against Vancouver, as they faced Blue Jays No. 7 prospect, Sem Robberse. For the second time this season against Hillsboro, Robberse threw seven

Robberse's Gem Heisted By Hops Walk-Off

Seven scoreless from #7 Jays prospect all for naught after 3-2 heartbreaker in Hillsboro
May 25, 2022

HILLSBORO, OR – Seven shutout innings with two hits, no walks and four strikeouts from #7 Blue Jays prospect Sem Robberse was not enough for the Vancouver Canadians on Tuesday night, as the Hillsboro Hops (Diamondbacks) used two walks, a hit batter and a walk-off double in the bottom of