Lazaro Estrada #35

Lazaro Alejandro Estrada...Signed with the Blue Jays as an international free agent out of Cuba as an 18-year old in 2018...Listed as the Blue Jays 26th-ranked prospect entering the 2025 season, according to MLB.com

2025

Selected to the MLB roster for the first time on July 4...Recalled on July 29 and appointed as the 27th man for the doubleheader...Made his MLB debut on July 5 vs. LAA, throwing four innings of one run ball in relief on two hits and zero walks with four strikeouts... Became the 12th pitcher in team history to throw four innings of relief in his MLB debut and the second in the 2025 season (also: Paxton Schultz)...Got Jorge Soler swinging on an 0-2 slider for his first career MLB strikeout on July 5 vs. LAA...Made 26 appearances (20 starts) with Triple-A Buffalo, posting a 5.73 ERA (62 ER/97.1 IP) with a 4.48 FIP, a 1.45 WHIP, a 23.1% strikeout rate and a 7.5% walk rate...Opponents at the Triple-A level had a 37.8% whiff rate on his slider with a 30% chase rate and a .242 AVG...Threw his fastball for a strike 71.8% of the time at MLB and Triple-A.

2024

Pitched at three levels in 2024, splitting the year between Single-A Dunedin, High-A Vancouver and Double-A New Hampshire...Combined to make 22 starts, going 5-9 with a 3.29 ERA, a 1.15 WHIP, a .222 OPP AVG, a 28% strikeout rate and an 8.2% walk rate...Twirled a complete game seven-inning no-hitter on June 18 vs. TRI, facing the minimum over the first 5.0 innings and scattering two walks with eight strikeouts over his 7.0-inning outing...Was named the Northwest League Pitcher of the Week...Appeared in four games for the Scottsdale Scorpions of the Arizona Fall League, posting a 3.86 ERA and a 0.94 WHIP while striking out 19 batters, walking four and holding hitters to a .167 average over 11.2 innings...Was one of three Blue Jays prospects named to the Fall Stars Game alongside Peyton Williams and Adrian Pinto...Pitched a scoreless inning in the Fall Stars Game, giving up a hit while striking out a pair.

2023

Spent his first full season of pro ball with Dunedin, appearing in 28 games (nine starts), going 2-3 with a 2.83 ERA (24 ER/76.1 IP), a 1.06 WHIP, a .199 OPP AVG and 103 strikeouts next to 26 walks. 

2022

Began the season on the injured list and was not activated until July...Made nine appearances (six starts) between the FCL Blue Jays and Single-A Dunedin, posting a 3.79 ERA (8 ER/19.0 IP) and a 1.00 WHIP while holding hitters to a .176 AVG.

2021

Split the campaign between Single-A Dunedin and High-A Vancouver, making seven appearances (two starts) while posting a 2.66 ERA (6 ER/20.1 IP) with eight walks and 28 punchouts...Had his season cut short in June due to injury.