Cates Dominates In Debut, But Jays Fall In Series Finale
The Dunedin Blue Jays fell by a score of 4-2 to the Clearwater Threshers on Sunday afternoon at TD Ballpark in their three-game series finale. RHP Austin Cates (5 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 0 BB, 2 K) threw five shutout innings in his professional debut. Cates, last year’s seventh
The Dunedin Blue Jays fell by a score of 4-2 to the Clearwater Threshers on Sunday afternoon at TD Ballpark in their three-game series finale.
RHP Austin Cates (5 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 0 BB, 2 K) threw five shutout innings in his professional debut. Cates, last year’s seventh round draft pick by Toronto, did not allow an extra base hit.
C Brock Tibbitts (2-for-4, RBI, BB) opened the scoring with an RBI single in the 1st inning for his first hit of the season. Tibbitts also recorded his first multi-hit game of 2025. In 26 career games for Dunedin, Tibbitts is batting .273 with 1 HR, 7 RBI, and a .727 OPS.