Blue Jays Insider has no direct affiliation to the Toronto Blue Jays or the Major League Baseball (MLB)
A new catcher has been acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays
A new catcher is headed to the Toronto Blue Jays organization as they have agreed to terms with their 16th round pick from the MLB draft, Jaxson West.
Toronto has had a very busy few days when it comes to signing draftees as they have locked down multiple players including making history with 12th round pick Blaine Bullard.
Blue Jays sign 16 round pick Jaxson West to a deal
The Blue Jays announced yesterday that they have officially agreed to terms with catcher Jaxson West who they selected in the 16th round of the 2025 MLB draft a couple weeks ago.
Official: 16th rounder, C Jaxson West signed with the #Bluejays
Congratulations to 2023 Mohawks catcher Jaxson West (Alabama/Florida State) on being selected by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 16th round of the MLB Draft
West played for the Florida State Seminoles over the last two seasons in the NCAA and in 2025 he finished with 2 homeruns and 17 RBIs to go along with a .236 batting average in 46 games.
This is the first time since 2020 that the Blue Jays have selected a player from Florida State and is the first non-pitcher to be drafted by the Blue Jays from the Seminoles.
Jaxson West has been selected by the Toronto Blue Jays!
The first Blue Jays pick since 2020, Jaxson is the first non-pitcher from FSU drafted by the club.
The first Blue Jays pick since 2020, Jaxson is the first non-pitcher from FSU drafted by the club.
This is a great move by the Blue Jays since over the last two years they have had some issues when it comes to catcher depth within the organization and using picks to bring in talented catchers is exactly what they need.
While they has been a lot of signings over the last few days, the big moves are about to start happening as the trade deadline is now 10 days away.
Previously on Blue Jays Insider
| POLL | ||
JUILLET 20 | 1274 ANSWERS A new catcher has been acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays Should the Blue Jays draft more catcher? | ||
| Yes | 603 | 47.3 % |
| No | 671 | 52.7 % |
| List of polls | ||
TRENDING NOW
