Tampa, FL – Owen Carapellotti and Josh Rivera homered as the Dunedin Blue Jays dropped the 2026 season finale to the Tampa Tarpons, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
KEY PERFORMERS
- C Owen Carapellotti (2-for-3, HR, RBI, R) launched a 110.1 MPH, 414 ft. solo homer in the 2nd to put Dunedin on the board, his seventh home run with Dunedin and 15th total.
- Carapellotti’s seven home runs with Dunedin this season have all come over his last 13 games.
- SS Josh Rivera (2-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, R) smacked the go-ahead two-run homer in the 6th inning, a 103.3 MPH, 417 ft shot to right-center.
- Rivera has a hit in each of his first three games on MiLB rehab assignment.
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
- Under first-year manager Ryan Casteel, the Blue Jays finished the 2026 season 62-66 overall and 32-31 in the second half.
- The Blue Jays went 10-8 over their final 18 games.
- Dunedin enjoyed a season-best seven-game win streak from June 3-June 11.
- The Blue Jays went 10-8 over their final 18 games.
- Dunedin swiped 200 bags in 2026, their most since 2021, while the Blue Jays 79% success rate on stolen bases ranked third in the FSL.
- The Blue Jays increased their stolen bases by 48% after swiping 135 in 2025.
- The Blue Jays saw 19 players in 2026 promoted to High-A for the first time, with five players seeing action in Double-A and Jack Nedrow making a spot start in Triple-A.
- 15 of MLB Pipeline’s top 30 Blue Jays prospects saw time in Dunedin in 2026, including top two Toronto prospects SS JoJo Parker (No. 1) and RHP Nolan Perry (No. 2), each of whom were on Dunedin’s Opening Day roster and represented the Blue Jays at the MLB All-Star Futures Game.
- INF Aldo Gaxiola concluded the FSL season ranking among league leaders with 18 HR (3rd), 74 RBI (2nd), .487 SLG (4th), .812 OPS (9th), 37 XBH (T-7th), and 163 TB (T-2nd).
- Gaxiola’s 18 home runs are the most by a Blue Jay since Addison Barger (18) and Orelvis Martinez (19) in 2021.
- His 74 RBI this season are the most by a Blue Jay since Addison Barger’s 80 RBI in 2021.
- Gaxiola homered in four straight games from August 20-26, becoming the first Dunedin player in the Class-A era to accomplish the feat, and first Blue Jay since Brad Glenn in 2011 to do so.
- Gaxiola’s 18 home runs are the most by a Blue Jay since Addison Barger (18) and Orelvis Martinez (19) in 2021.
- OF Blaine Bullard (Blue Jays No. 9 prospect) concluded the FSL season ranking among league leaders with 102 H (T-4th), 64 RBI (T-6th), and 37 SB (4th).
- Bullard’s 37 SB are the most by a Blue Jay since Steward Berroa's 55 in 2021.
- His 102 hits are the most by a Blue Jay since Rainer Nunez’s 108 in 2022.
- Bullard’s 37 SB are the most by a Blue Jay since Steward Berroa's 55 in 2021.