Josh Kasevich #86

Joshua Mark Kasevich...Pronounced KASS-uh-vitch...Got engaged to Makaela Bordieri in Feb. 2024...Spent three seasons at the University of Oregon from 2020-22, batting .303 over 130 combined games, notching 21 doubles, three triples, 11 home runs and 96 RBI (.797 OPS)...In 2022, was named to the Second-Team ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region, the First-Team All-Pac-12 Conference and the Pac-12 Conference All-Defensive Team...Selected by the Blue Jays in the second round of the 2022 First-Year Player Draft, the first Oregon player ever drafted by Toronto.

2024

Began the 2024 season at Double-A New Hampshire before earning a midseason promotion to Triple-A Buffalo...Combined to play 128 games, hitting .296 (154-for-520) with 28 doubles, six homers and 64 RBI (.733 OPS)...After his promotion to Buffalo, hit .325 with an .815 OPS over 41 games for the Bisons...Never had consecutive games without a hit at any given time at the Triple-A level...His .325 average in Buffalo ranked 13th among all International League hitters (min. 150 AB).

2023

Spent the 2023 season with High-A Vancouver...Batted .284 (95-for-334) over 94 contests with 15 doubles, four homers, and 50 RBI (.728 OPS).

2022

Began his professional career in 2022 with Single-A Dunedin, appearing in 25 games while batting .262 (28-for-107) with eight doubles, seven RBI, 11 walks and nine strikeouts.