Blue Jays' 2025 first-rounder tallies first four-hit game as a pro
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JoJo Parker just turned in his best game as a professional thus far.
The Blue Jays’ top prospect collected four hits in an outing for the first time to drive Single-A Dunedin to a 15-5 win over Fort Myers at Hammond Stadium on Saturday night. It marked Parker's 10th multihit game this season as he finished 4-for-6 with a pair of runs scored and another pair driven in.
MLB’s No. 29 prospect got rolling early with a two-run triple in the third against right-hander Ramiro Villanueva (Twins), the first three-bagger of his pro career. Parker sports an .846 OPS in June, improved from the first two months of 2026 where he posted .771 and .718 marks, respectively.
Equipped with an above-average power tool, Parker is yet to consistently see the ball fly over the fence despite a powerful swing that has feel for loft. But he has hit the ball hard on par with some of the best bats in the Blue Jays' lineup.
Parker has five hit balls in play this season with exit velocities over 108 mph. This season, Toronto has put 70 balls in play at a similar threshold and the names are who you'd expect: Vladimir Guerrero Jr., George Springer and Kazuma Okamoto, among others.
Toronto drafted Parker with the eighth overall pick last summer out of Purvis (Miss.) HS, where he won the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year. Through 53 professional games, the 19-year-old has slashed .242/.379/.381 with four home runs and a .760 OPS.