List of Toronto Blue Jays minor league affiliates

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

Current Toronto Blue Jays minor league affiliate locations

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 95 kilometres (59 mi) away. Toronto's furthest affiliate is the High-A Vancouver Canadians of the Northwest League some 3,359 kilometres (2,087 mi) away.

Current affiliates

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

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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 Dunedin, Florida Englebert Complex 2007
DSL Blue Jays Red Dominican Summer League Boca Chica, Santo Domingo Baseball City Complex 2025
DSL Blue Jays Blue
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Past affiliates

Key

More information Season ...
Season Each year is linked to an article about that particular Blue Jays season.
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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]

More information Season, Triple-A ...
Season Triple-A Double-A Class A Class A Short Season Rookie Ref(s).
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]
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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]

More information Season, Triple-A ...
Season Triple-A Double-A Class A-Advanced Class A Class A Short Season Rookie Foreign Rookie Ref(s).
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[n 1]		 [32]
2003 Syracuse SkyChiefs New Haven Ravens Dunedin Blue Jays Charleston Alley Cats Auburn Doubledays Pulaski Blue Jays DSL Blue Jays
VSL Cocorote[n 2]		 [34]
2004 Syracuse SkyChiefs New Hampshire Fisher Cats Dunedin Blue Jays Charleston Alley Cats Auburn Doubledays Pulaski Blue Jays DSL Blue Jays [35]
2005 Syracuse SkyChiefs New Hampshire Fisher Cats Dunedin Blue Jays Lansing Lugnuts Auburn Doubledays Pulaski Blue Jays DSL Blue Jays [36]
2006 Syracuse SkyChiefs New Hampshire Fisher Cats Dunedin Blue Jays Lansing Lugnuts Auburn Doubledays Pulaski Blue Jays DSL Blue Jays
VSL Blue Jays/Twins		 [37]
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		 [38]
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		 [39]
2009 Las Vegas 51s New Hampshire Fisher Cats Dunedin Blue Jays Lansing Lugnuts Auburn Doubledays GCL Blue Jays DSL Blue Jays [40]
2010 Las Vegas 51s New Hampshire Fisher Cats Dunedin Blue Jays Lansing Lugnuts Auburn Doubledays GCL Blue Jays DSL Blue Jays [41]
2011 Las Vegas 51s New Hampshire Fisher Cats Dunedin Blue Jays Lansing Lugnuts Vancouver Canadians Bluefield Blue Jays
GCL Blue Jays		 DSL Blue Jays [42]
2012 Las Vegas 51s New Hampshire Fisher Cats Dunedin Blue Jays Lansing Lugnuts Vancouver Canadians Bluefield Blue Jays
GCL Blue Jays		 DSL Blue Jays [43]
2013 Buffalo Bisons New Hampshire Fisher Cats Dunedin Blue Jays Lansing Lugnuts Vancouver Canadians Bluefield Blue Jays
GCL Blue Jays		 DSL Blue Jays [44]
2014 Buffalo Bisons New Hampshire Fisher Cats Dunedin Blue Jays Lansing Lugnuts Vancouver Canadians Bluefield Blue Jays
GCL Blue Jays		 DSL Blue Jays [45]
2015 Buffalo Bisons New Hampshire Fisher Cats Dunedin Blue Jays Lansing Lugnuts Vancouver Canadians Bluefield Blue Jays
GCL Blue Jays		 DSL Blue Jays [46]
2016 Buffalo Bisons New Hampshire Fisher Cats Dunedin Blue Jays Lansing Lugnuts Vancouver Canadians Bluefield Blue Jays
GCL Blue Jays		 DSL Blue Jays [47]
2017 Buffalo Bisons New Hampshire Fisher Cats Dunedin Blue Jays Lansing Lugnuts Vancouver Canadians Bluefield Blue Jays
GCL Blue Jays		 DSL Blue Jays [48]
2018 Buffalo Bisons New Hampshire Fisher Cats Dunedin Blue Jays Lansing Lugnuts Vancouver Canadians Bluefield Blue Jays
GCL Blue Jays		 DSL Blue Jays [49]
2019 Buffalo Bisons New Hampshire Fisher Cats Dunedin Blue Jays Lansing Lugnuts Vancouver Canadians Bluefield Blue Jays
GCL Blue Jays		 DSL Blue Jays [50]
2020[n 3] Buffalo Bisons New Hampshire Fisher Cats Dunedin Blue Jays Lansing Lugnuts Vancouver Canadians Bluefield Blue Jays
GCL Blue Jays		 DSL Blue Jays [52]
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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.[53] Low-A was reclassified as Single-A in 2022.[54]

More information Season, Triple-A ...
Season Triple-A Double-A High-A Single-A Rookie Foreign Rookie Ref.
2021 Buffalo Bisons New Hampshire Fisher Cats Vancouver Canadians Dunedin Blue Jays FCL Blue Jays DSL Blue Jays [55]
2022 Buffalo Bisons New Hampshire Fisher Cats Vancouver Canadians Dunedin Blue Jays FCL Blue Jays DSL Blue Jays [56]
2023 Buffalo Bisons New Hampshire Fisher Cats Vancouver Canadians Dunedin Blue Jays FCL Blue Jays DSL Blue Jays [57]
2024 Buffalo Bisons New Hampshire Fisher Cats Vancouver Canadians Dunedin Blue Jays FCL Blue Jays DSL Blue Jays [58]
2025 Buffalo Bisons New Hampshire Fisher Cats Vancouver Canadians Dunedin Blue Jays FCL Blue Jays DSL Blue Jays Blue
DSL Blue Jays Red		 [59]
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Notes

  1. [1]
    In 2002, the Blue Jays operated a Venezuelan Summer League team as a co-op with the St. Louis Cardinals.[31]
  2. [2]
    In 2003, the Blue Jays operated a Venezuelan Summer League team as a co-op with the Florida Marlins.[33]
  3. [3]
    The 2020 Minor League Baseball season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[51]

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