Pirates in baseball: Jeff Hoffman picks up sixth save in Blue Jays’ win

by | Apr 26, 2025

ECU alum Jeff Hoffman got his sixth save of the season in a 4-2 win over the Yankees on Friday.

The Blue Jays got three runs in the top of the ninth inning after trailing 2-1. Hoffman then came in and nailed the door shut, getting the first two outs before giving up a double. He then got the last out on a pop-up to drop his ERA to 1.35.

The Yankees announced Saturday morning the game would be moved to a doubleheader on Sunday due to the threat of bad weather.

Trey Yesavage

Trey Yesavage pitched 4.2 innings, gave up two runs on a hit and two walks with 10 strikeouts. He left with the game tied at 2-2. Dunedin won 4-2 over Tampa in 10 innings. It was the second straight start where he was perfect in the first four innings with 10 or more strikeouts.

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Josh Moylan

He played third base for Hudson Valley on Friday. He batted 2-for-3 with a RBI and run in 3-0 win over Asheville. He singled and drove in a run in the second inning and later scored to make it 3-0 in the inning.

See below to find out what the rest of the Pirates in baseball did on Friday.

Major League Baseball

  • Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: Was 1-for-4 in 8-4 win over Mariners.
  • Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: Did not play in 3-2 win over Brewers
  • Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Did not pitch in 2-0 win over Giants.
  • Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: Game with Red Sox rained out. Will play doubleheader on Saturday.
  • Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: See above
  • Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: Pitched 1.1 innings in 8-7 loss to Reds. He came on in the seventh inning and gave up a hit. His ERA remains at 0.00.
  • Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Marlins won 8-4 over the Mariners to improve to 12-13 on the season.

Triple-A

  • Carson Whisenhunt, Sacramento RiverCats (San Francisco Giants): Started and went three innings in 9-8 loss to El Paso. Gave up seven earned runs on nine hits with three walks and a strikeout. Gave up a grand slam in the third inning.

Double-A

  • Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): Game with Richmond rained out. Will play doubleheader on Saturday
  • Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list

Single-A

  • Trey Yesavage, Dunedin Blue Jays (Blue Jays): See above
  • Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays): Returned to the team after being on the Development List. Played DH and went 1-for-3 with a walk in 12-3 loss to Everett.
  • Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): See above
  • Josh Grosz, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): Did not pitch in 3-0 win over Asheville
  • Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Did not pitch in 13-4 loss to Quad Cities.
  • Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Jupiter Hammerheads (Marlins): Was 0-for-3 with a run scored and a walk in a 16-2 loss to Palm Beach.
  • Ryan McCrystal, Daytona Tortugas (Reds): Did not play in 11-2 loss to St. Lucie.
  • Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
  • Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Pitched in the fifth and sixth innings in a 4-3 win over Fort Myers. He gave up a run on three hits with a strikeout.

Frontier League

  • Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Season begins May 9 

Photo credit: Jeff Hoffman (Toronto Blue Jays photo)

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