Pirates in baseball: Jeff Hoffman racks up 26th save as Blue Jays win again

by | Aug 3, 2025

Another game and another save for Jeff Hoffman.

The ECU baseball alum and Toronto Blue Jays closer picked up his 26th save of the season in a 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. He came on in the ninth inning and struck out two to end it.

His ERA is down to 4.66. He’s had two saves this week after losing two games in a week, July 22 to the New York Yankees and July 29 to the Baltimore Orioles.

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

Major League Baseball

  • Connor Norby, Miami Marlins: On Injured List with wrist injury. Had surgery and will be out 6-8 weeks.
  • Alec Burleson, St. Louis Cardinals: 1-for-3 with a run and RBI in 8-5 win over Padres. Walked and scored in the fifth then singled in a run in the ninth.
  • Shawn Armstrong, Texas Rangers: Struck out the only batter he faced to end sixth inning in 6-4 win in 11 innings over Mariners
  • Gavin Williams, Cleveland Guardians: DId not pitch in 5-4 win over Twins
  • Jeff Hoffman, Toronto Blue Jays: See above
  • Clayton McCullough, Miami Marlins (manager): Won over Yankees, 2-0, to improve to 54-55.
  • Zach Agnos, Colorado Rockies: On 15-day injured list with right flexor strain
  • Carson Whisenhunt, San Francisco Giants: Did not pitch in 12-6 loss to Mets. Scheduled to pitch Sunday.

Double-A

  • Trey Yesavage, New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Blue Jays): Did not pitch in 5-4 win over Chesapeake
  • Carter Spivey, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): Placed on 7-day injured list with right shoulder strain on June 12.
  • Trey Benton, Akron Rubber Ducks (Guardians): On season-ending disabled list

Single-A

  • Carter Cunningham, Vancouver Canadians (Blue Jays):  1-for-4 with RBI single in fifth in 4-1 win over Tri-City
  • Josh Moylan, Hudson Valley Renegades (Yankees): 1-for-3 with walk in 3-0 loss to Wilmington
  • Josh Grosz, Spokane Indians (Rockies): Did not pitch in 7-1 win over Hillsboro
  • Tyler Bradt, Peoria Chiefs (Cardinals): Did not pitch in 4-3 win over Beloit
  • Jacob-Jenkins-Cowart, Beloit Sky Carp (Marlins): 2-for-5 with run in 4-3 loss to Peoria
  • Ryan McCrystal, Dayton Dragons (Reds): 0-for-3 in 5-2 win over West Michigan
  • Wyatt Lunsford-Shenkman, Modesto Nuts (Mariners): Placed on full-season disabled list on April 15.
  • Erik Ritchie, Clearwater Threshers (Phillies): Pitched in 6-5 loss to Bradenton. Got two outs in eighth after giving up a run on a hit with two walks and a strikeout.
  • Landon Ginn, Myrtle Beach Pelicans (Cubs): Did not pitch in 19-1 win over Charleston
  • Dixon Williams Augusta GreenJackets (Braves): Did not play in 5-3 win over Carolina

Rookie League

  • Ethan Young (Cardinals): Was a fifth-round pick and signed to a $630,000 deal. The slot value for the 150th pick is $470,100, according to Baseball America writer Carlos Collazo. No announcement on where he will be assigned.

Frontier League

  • Danny Beal, Down East Bird Dawgs (Independent): Took the loss in 6-5 win by New York Boulders. Started and went five innings, giving up four earned runs on 10 hits with five walks and two strikeouts.

Photo: Jeff Hoffman (AP photo)

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