MANCHESTER, NH – After beginning the season with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, infielder Sean Keys received a promotion to the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday for his major league debut at the Rogers Centre. Keys suited up for 49 games in New Hampshire before his promotion to Triple-A Buffalo, making him the first player from the 2026 roster, and the seventh alumnus this year, to debut in the big leagues.
In his debut, Keys took the field as Toronto’s starting first baseman and went 1-for-4 with a single and a run scored in a 7-4 loss to the Texas Rangers on Saturday, June 27.
Keys began 2026 by clubbing 23 extra-base hits and walking 28 times in 49 games with the Fisher Cats. He slashed .285/.411/.581 with 49 hits, 43 runs, 34 runs batted in, and took home Eastern League Player of the Week honors on April 20.
As Toronto’s fourth-round pick out of Bucknell in 2024, Keys began his professional career with Class-A Dunedin. The Huntington, New York native played 22 games in 2024 and hit .293/.378/.451. In 2025, Keys traveled north of the border and rewrote High-A Vancouver’s record book with 19 home runs in 119 games, setting both the single-season and franchise all-time records.
Keys is the seventh New Hampshire alumnus to make his major league debut in 2026. Left-hander Kendry Rojas (April 22, Minnesota Twins), outfielder Yohendrick Piñango (April 25, Toronto Blue Jays), left-hander Adam Macko (May 18, Toronto Blue Jays), infielder Charles McAdoo (May 29, Toronto Blue Jays), and right-handers Hayden Juenger (May 31, Toronto Blue Jays) and Chad Dallas (June 4, Toronto Blue Jays) have all debuted in 2026.
About the New Hampshire Fisher Cats
The New Hampshire Fisher Cats are the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays and play their games at Delta Dental Stadium in Manchester. Over 170 former Fisher Cats have reached the Major League level. The Fisher Cats have raised millions of dollars for various charities through the Fisher Cats Foundation and continuously strive to improve the quality of life for Granite State residents. The organization has been recognized as New Hampshire Business Review’s “Best Sporting Event to Take Clients to”, Parenting New Hampshire Magazine’s “New Hampshire’s Favorite Sporting Event for Families”, and New Hampshire Magazine’s “Best New Hampshire Sports Team”. For more information on the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, please visit nhfishercats.com, call (603) 641-2005, or contact Chris Jared via email at cjared@nhfishercats.com.