Blue Jays release 29 prospects from farm system and commit to paying minor leaguers through June
Twenty-nine Toronto Blue Jays prospects were released in recent days, as the organization has pared down its farm system with the 2020 minor-league season still in jeopardy.
However, those remaining in the organization will continue to receive a monthly stipend plus benefits through June, providing some stability at a time of great uncertainty for minor-leaguers. The Blue Jays have yet to announce a decision on whether their minor-leaguers will continue to be paid for July and August.
Last spring, the Blue Jays increased the pay of their minor-league players by more than 50 percent, in hopes of helping their players live more comfortably. Generally speaking, minor-league players earn modest salaries to begin with and are only paid during five months of the year. By paying their minor-leaguers more, the Blue Jays hoped to ease stress on their players while allowing more of their time and energy to go toward baseball development.
It is not unusual for teams to release players in the course of the minor-league season, especially with the draft on the horizon. The Blue Jays select fifth overall on June 10, when MLB will conduct an abbreviated, five-round draft.
Meanwhile, David Price has extended some personal generosity to each Dodgers minor-leaguer next month. The former Blue Jays lefty is set to contribute $1,000 per player for the month of June.
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YESTERDAY
MAY 14, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Nick Suzuki | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Juraj Slafkovsky | - | 3 | 3 | |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Ivan Demidov | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mitch Marner | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Shea Theodore | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Phillip Danault | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Lane Hutson | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Josh Anderson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Cole Caufield | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Josh Doan | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jake Evans | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Mikael Granlund | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Konsta Helenius | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Brett Howden | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Alexandre Texier | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Leo Carlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||