List of Toronto Blue Jays minor league affiliates explained

The Toronto Blue Jays farm system consists of six Minor League Baseball affiliates across the United States and in Canada and the Dominican Republic. Three teams are independently owned, while three others—the Dunedin Blue Jays, Florida Complex League Blue Jays, and Dominican Summer League Blue Jays—are owned by the major league club.

The Blue Jays have been affiliated with the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats of the Eastern League since 2004, making it the longest-running active affiliation in the organization among teams not owned by the Blue Jays. The longest affiliation in team history was the 31-year relationship with the Triple-A International League's Syracuse Chiefs from 1978 to 2008. Their newest affiliate is the Buffalo Bisons of the International League, which became the Blue Jays' Triple-A club in 2013.

Geographically, Toronto's closest affiliate is the Buffalo Bisons, which are approximately 95km (59miles) away. Toronto's furthest affiliate is the High-A Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League some 3359km (2,087miles) away.

Current affiliates

The Toronto Blue Jays farm system consists of six minor league affiliates.^[1]

Class	Team	League	Location	Ballpark	Affiliated
Triple-A	Buffalo Bisons	International League	Buffalo, New York	Sahlen Field	2013
Double-A	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Eastern League	Manchester, New Hampshire	Delta Dental Stadium	2003
High-A	Vancouver Canadians	Northwest League	Vancouver, British Columbia	Nat Bailey Stadium	2011
Single-A	Dunedin Blue Jays	Florida State League	Dunedin, Florida	TD Ballpark	1987
Rookie	FCL Blue Jays	Florida Complex League	Englebert Complex	Dunedin, Florida	2007
	DSL Blue Jays	Dominican Summer League	Boca Chica, Santo Domingo	Baseball City Complex	2009

Past affiliates

Key

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1977–1989

Prior to the 1963 season, Major League Baseball (MLB) initiated a reorganization of Minor League Baseball that resulted in a reduction from six classes to four (Triple-A, Double-A, Class A, and Rookie) in response to the general decline of the minors throughout the 1950s and early-1960s when leagues and teams folded due to shrinking attendance caused by baseball fans' preference for staying at home to watch MLB games on television. The only change made within the next 27 years was Class A being subdivided for the first time to form Class A Short Season in 1966.^[2]

Season	Triple-A	Double-A	Class A	Class A Short Season	Rookie
1977	—	—	—	Utica Blue Jays	—	^[3]
1978	Syracuse Chiefs	—	Dunedin Blue Jays	Utica Blue Jays	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	^[4]
1979	Syracuse Chiefs	—	Dunedin Blue Jays Kinston Eagles	Utica Blue Jays	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	^[5]
1980	Syracuse Chiefs	Knoxville Blue Jays	Kinston Eagles	Utica Blue Jays	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	^[6]
1981	Syracuse Chiefs	Knoxville Blue Jays	Florence Blue Jays Kinston Eagles	—	Medicine Hat Blue Jays GCL Blue Jays	^[7]
1982	Syracuse Chiefs	Knoxville Blue Jays	Florence Blue Jays Kinston Blue Jays	—	Medicine Hat Blue Jays GCL Blue Jays	^[8]
1983	Syracuse Chiefs	Knoxville Blue Jays	Florence Blue Jays Kinston Blue Jays	—	Medicine Hat Blue Jays GCL Blue Jays	^[9]
1984	Syracuse Chiefs	Knoxville Blue Jays	Florence Blue Jays Kinston Blue Jays	—	Medicine Hat Blue Jays GCL Blue Jays	^[10]
1985	Syracuse Chiefs	Knoxville Blue Jays	Florence Blue Jays Kinston Blue Jays	—	Medicine Hat Blue Jays GCL Blue Jays	^[11]
1986	Syracuse Chiefs	Knoxville Blue Jays	Florence Blue Jays Ventura County Gulls	St. Catharines Blue Jays	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	^[12]
1987	Syracuse Chiefs	Knoxville Blue Jays	Dunedin Blue Jays Myrtle Beach Blue Jays	St. Catharines Blue Jays	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	^[13]
1988	Syracuse Chiefs	Knoxville Blue Jays	Dunedin Blue Jays Myrtle Beach Blue Jays	St. Catharines Blue Jays	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	^[14]
1989	Syracuse Chiefs	Knoxville Blue Jays	Dunedin Blue Jays Myrtle Beach Blue Jays	St. Catharines Blue Jays	Medicine Hat Blue Jays DSL Blue Jays	^[15] ^[16]

1990–2020

Minor League Baseball operated with six classes from 1990 to 2020. In 1990, the Class A level was subdivided for a second time with the creation of Class A-Advanced. The Rookie level consisted of domestic and foreign circuits.^[2]

Season	Triple-A	Double-A	Class A-Advanced	Class A	Class A Short Season	Rookie	Foreign Rookie
1990	Syracuse Chiefs	Knoxville Blue Jays	Dunedin Blue Jays	Myrtle Beach Blue Jays	St. Catharines Blue Jays	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays DSL Blue Jays/Brewers	^[17] ^[18]
1991	Syracuse Chiefs	Knoxville Blue Jays	Dunedin Blue Jays	Myrtle Beach Hurricanes	St. Catharines Blue Jays	Medicine Hat Blue Jays GCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays 1 DSL Blue Jays 2	^[19] ^[20]
1992	Syracuse Chiefs	Knoxville Blue Jays	Dunedin Blue Jays	Myrtle Beach Hurricanes	St. Catharines Blue Jays	Medicine Hat Blue Jays GCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays East DSL Blue Jays West	^[21]
1993	Syracuse Chiefs	Knoxville Smokies	Dunedin Blue Jays	Hagerstown Suns	St. Catharines Blue Jays	Medicine Hat Blue Jays GCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays East DSL Blue Jays West	^[22]
1994	Syracuse Chiefs	Knoxville Smokies	Dunedin Blue Jays	Hagerstown Suns	St. Catharines Blue Jays	Medicine Hat Blue Jays GCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays 1 DSL Blue Jays 2	^[23]
1995	Syracuse Chiefs	Knoxville Smokies	Dunedin Blue Jays	Hagerstown Suns	St. Catharines Blue Jays	Medicine Hat Blue Jays GCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[24]
1996	Syracuse Chiefs	Knoxville Smokies	Dunedin Blue Jays	Hagerstown Suns	St. Catharines Stompers	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[25]
1997	Syracuse SkyChiefs	Knoxville Smokies	Dunedin Blue Jays	Hagerstown Suns	St. Catharines Stompers	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[26]
1998	Syracuse SkyChiefs	Knoxville Smokies	Dunedin Blue Jays	Hagerstown Suns	St. Catharines Stompers	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[27]
1999	Syracuse SkyChiefs	Knoxville Smokies	Dunedin Blue Jays	Hagerstown Suns	St. Catharines Stompers	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[28]
2000	Syracuse SkyChiefs	Tennessee Smokies	Dunedin Blue Jays	Hagerstown Suns	Queens Kings	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[29]
2001	Syracuse SkyChiefs	Tennessee Smokies	Dunedin Blue Jays	Charleston Alley Cats	Auburn Doubledays	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[30]
2002	Syracuse SkyChiefs	Tennessee Smokies	Dunedin Blue Jays	Charleston Alley Cats	Auburn Doubledays	Medicine Hat Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays VSL Carora	^[31]
2003	Syracuse SkyChiefs	New Haven Ravens	Dunedin Blue Jays	Charleston Alley Cats	Auburn Doubledays	Pulaski Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays VSL Cocorote	^[32]
2004	Syracuse SkyChiefs	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Dunedin Blue Jays	Charleston Alley Cats	Auburn Doubledays	Pulaski Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[33]
2005	Syracuse SkyChiefs	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Dunedin Blue Jays	Lansing Lugnuts	Auburn Doubledays	Pulaski Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[34]
2006	Syracuse SkyChiefs	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Dunedin Blue Jays	Lansing Lugnuts	Auburn Doubledays	Pulaski Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays VSL Blue Jays/Twins	^[35]
2007	Syracuse Chiefs	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Dunedin Blue Jays	Lansing Lugnuts	Auburn Doubledays	GCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays 1 DSL Blue Jays 2	^[36]
2008	Syracuse Chiefs	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Dunedin Blue Jays	Lansing Lugnuts	Auburn Doubledays	GCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays 1 DSL Blue Jays 2	^[37]
2009	Las Vegas 51s	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Dunedin Blue Jays	Lansing Lugnuts	Auburn Doubledays	GCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[38]
2010	Las Vegas 51s	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Dunedin Blue Jays	Lansing Lugnuts	Auburn Doubledays	GCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[39]
2011	Las Vegas 51s	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Dunedin Blue Jays	Lansing Lugnuts	Vancouver Canadians	Bluefield Blue Jays GCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[40]
2012	Las Vegas 51s	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Dunedin Blue Jays	Lansing Lugnuts	Vancouver Canadians	Bluefield Blue Jays GCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[41]
2013	Buffalo Bisons	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Dunedin Blue Jays	Lansing Lugnuts	Vancouver Canadians	Bluefield Blue Jays GCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[42]
2014	Buffalo Bisons	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Dunedin Blue Jays	Lansing Lugnuts	Vancouver Canadians	Bluefield Blue Jays GCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[43]
2015	Buffalo Bisons	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Dunedin Blue Jays	Lansing Lugnuts	Vancouver Canadians	Bluefield Blue Jays GCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[44]
2016	Buffalo Bisons	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Dunedin Blue Jays	Lansing Lugnuts	Vancouver Canadians	Bluefield Blue Jays GCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[45]
2017	Buffalo Bisons	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Dunedin Blue Jays	Lansing Lugnuts	Vancouver Canadians	Bluefield Blue Jays GCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[46]
2018	Buffalo Bisons	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Dunedin Blue Jays	Lansing Lugnuts	Vancouver Canadians	Bluefield Blue Jays GCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[47]
2019	Buffalo Bisons	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Dunedin Blue Jays	Lansing Lugnuts	Vancouver Canadians	Bluefield Blue Jays GCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[48]
2020	Buffalo Bisons	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Dunedin Blue Jays	Lansing Lugnuts	Vancouver Canadians	Bluefield Blue Jays GCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[49]

2021–present

The current structure of Minor League Baseball is the result of an overall contraction of the system beginning with the 2021 season. Class A was reduced to two levels: High-A and Low-A.^[50] Low-A was reclassified as Single-A in 2022.^[51]

Season	Triple-A	Double-A	High-A	Single-A	Rookie	Foreign Rookie
2021	Buffalo Bisons	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Vancouver Canadians	Dunedin Blue Jays	FCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[52]
2022	Buffalo Bisons	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Vancouver Canadians	Dunedin Blue Jays	FCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[53]
2023	Buffalo Bisons	New Hampshire Fisher Cats	Vancouver Canadians	Dunedin Blue Jays	FCL Blue Jays	DSL Blue Jays	^[54]

External links

• Baseball-Reference: Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates

Notes and References

1. Web site: Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
2. Web site: Cronin. John. Truth in the Minor League Class Structure: The Case for the Reclassification of the Minors. The Baseball Research Journal. Society for American Baseball Research. Spring 2013. October 7, 2023.
3. Web site: 1977 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
4. Web site: 1978 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
5. Web site: 1979 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
6. Web site: 1980 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
7. Web site: 1981 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
8. Web site: 1982 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
9. Web site: 1983 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
10. Web site: 1984 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
11. Web site: 1985 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
12. Web site: 1986 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
13. Web site: 1987 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
14. Web site: 1988 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
15. Web site: 1989 Dominican Summer League Statistics. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. November 15, 2023. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140329124140/http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/league.cgi?id=8dce88c2. March 29, 2014.
16. Web site: 1989 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
17. Web site: 1990 Dominican Summer League Statistics. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. November 16, 2023. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140313153030/http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/league.cgi?id=3d6064f2. March 13, 2014.
18. Web site: 1990 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
19. Web site: 1991 Dominican Summer League Statistics. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. November 16, 2023. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140313160141/http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/league.cgi?id=af0668d5. March 13, 2014.
20. Web site: 1991 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
21. Web site: 1992 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
22. Web site: 1993 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
23. Web site: 1994 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
24. Web site: 1995 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
25. Web site: 1996 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
26. Web site: 1997 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
27. Web site: 1998 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
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32. Web site: 2003 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
33. Web site: 2004 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
34. Web site: 2005 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
35. Web site: 2006 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
36. Web site: 2007 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
37. Web site: 2008 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
38. Web site: 2009 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
39. Web site: 2010 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
40. Web site: 2011 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
41. Web site: 2012 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
42. Web site: 2013 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
43. Web site: 2014 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
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46. Web site: 2017 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
47. Web site: 2018 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
48. Web site: 2019 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
49. Web site: 2020 Toronto Blue Jays Media Guide. Toronto Blue Jays. Major League Baseball. 2020. October 23, 2023. 346–348. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220422002530/https://pressbox.athletics.com/Publications/MLB%20Media%20Guides/Archives/2020%20Media%20Guides/2020%20Toronto%20Media%20Guide.pdf. April 22, 2022.
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51. Web site: Historical League Names to Return in 2022. Minor League Baseball. March 16, 2022. March 16, 2022.
52. Web site: 2021 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
53. Web site: 2022 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.
54. Web site: 2023 Toronto Blue Jays Minor League Affiliates. Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference. October 22, 2023.