Lantigua had spent his entire career in the Toronto Blue Jays organization prior to this past season. He signed with Philadelphia as a minor league free agent in December 2024.
The Philadelphia Phillies have placed another infielder on the injured list, with Edmundo Sosa going on the 10-day injured list retroactive to September 13 due to a right groin strain.
One day, perhaps, Rafael Lantigua will find himself in a Major League uniform and will finally make his long-awaited MLB debut. Until then, he’ll have to settle for doing something unusual in baseball terms.
The stars were out in full force during the 2025 World Series. From Max Scherzer in Toronto to Freddie Freeman, Mookie Betts, and of course, Shohei Ohtani, in Los Angeles, there was no shortage of the game's best under the brightest lights.
With Spring Training wrapping up and Opening Day on the horizon, the Philadelphia Phillies continue to trim their roster to 26 players. On Sunday, March 16, they made two more roster moves, reassigning players to Minor League Camp.
Quite a few minor leagues entered free agency. On Wednesday, Baseball America released an article listing all the minor league free agents in baseball.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Buffalo Bisons have won a game. On Sunday afternoon, the Buffalo Bisons and the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders played their third and final game of the series, with the Blue Jays’ Triple-A affiliate winning 4-3.
It’s not unfair to say that the Blue Jays have a farm system that ranks in the bottom half of the league. With that being said, they have a ton of prospects in the upper minors who could become mainstays on the roster in 2024.
The Jays are now on a two-game win streak. On Tuesday afternoon, the Jays defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-3 in Spring Training action to move their record to .500, or 9-9.
A win against the Tampa Bay Rays is always good, even if it’s in Spring Training. On Wednesday afternoon, the Blue Jays hosted the Rays in Dunedin, defeating their American League East rivals 3-2.
America's favorite pastime has more memorable performances than any sport. As such, figuring out which pitchers had the best seasons ever is no easy task.
Today’s prospect could play with the 2024 Blue Jays. This is Blue Jays Nation’s annual pre-season list, in which I’ll take a look at the top 50 prospects in the organization.
The Blue Jays have made some signings. Sadly, it’s not Ohtani, but they did pick up some depth. It was announced on Thursday afternoon that the Jays signed Rafael Lantigua, Steward Berroa, and Max McDowell to minor league deals with invites to spring training.