The Toronto Blue Jays group has finalized one other worldwide newbie signing.
Veras, who’ll flip 18 in April, has spent the final two seasons in MLB’s Beginner Scouting League within the Dominican Republic. The 5-foot-9, 180-pound backstop’s 2025 stats aren’t listed within the league’s database, however they’re for the ’24 marketing campaign. In 10 video games, he went 3-for-19 (.158) with six RBIs and recorded extra walks (11) than strikeouts (4). He additionally swiped a pair of bases in three stealing makes an attempt.
That hitter profile, whereas supported by a tiny pattern measurement of outcomes, ought to match seamlessly into the group’s excessive on-base, low-strikeout philosophy.
Looking forward to 2026, Veras will seemingly report back to the Blue Jays’ Dominican Summer season League earlier than ultimately becoming a member of the franchise stateside in Dunedin, Fla.
