Blue Jays: Tiedemann reportedly promoted to Double-A New Hampshire

Tyson Shushkewich

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JULY 16: Ricky Tiedemann #31 of the American League pitches during the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game against the National League at Dodger Stadium on July 16, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

Drafted by the Blue Jays in the third round of the 2021 MLB Draft, left-hander Ricky Tiedemann has been tearing up the Minor Leagues all season long. That excellence is being rewarded early, as TSN’s Scott Mitchell is reporting that the Jays’ top pitching prospect will be reporting to AA New Hampshire once the All-Star festivities are over.

He began the year in Single-A Dunedin and just absolutely dominated, allowing just six earned runs through six starts and 30.0 innings pitched. The California product held opponents to a .115 batting average and posted a 0.800 WHIP while striking out batters at a 14.7 K/9 clip, while also going three straight outings of five or more innings without allowing an earned run during his time with Dunedin.

Tiedemann would be promoted to High-A Vancouver on May 14th and continued to pitch well, amassing a 2.39 ERA through 37.2 innings, striking out 12.9 K/9 and walking batters at an impressive 2.9 BB/9. The southpaw has been effectively using his fastball, which sits in the mid-90s but can touch 98 MPH while mixing in his changeup and sliders to get runners out on both sides of the plate.

The Blue Jays have reportedly promoted top pitching prospect, Ricky Tiedemann, to Double-A New Hampshire once the All-Star festivities are complete.

Overall, Tiedemann has been effective against opposing batters and has already surpassed 100 strikeouts on the year while allowing only 34 hits and three home runs across both Single-A and High-A.

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The Blue Jays prospect recently made the All-Stars Future’s Game roster and pitched well in his lone inning, recording three straight outs without allowing a hit on nine pitches. He was joined by teammate Yosver Zulueta at the game.

At 19 years old, Tiedemann is shooting up the farm system and is finding success on the MLB rankings, as he is currently ranked as the third top prospect on the Blue Jays and #63 on the Top 100 list after just 67.2 innings of professional baseball under his belt.

Tyson Shushkewich

Tyson Shushkewich grew up in a small farming community just east of Lethbridge, Alberta. He would leave this small town for Halifax, Nova Scotia, and attend Dalhousie University, graduating with a degree in Environmental Science and Biology. Now residing in Central Ontario with his wife, Tyson has been a fan of baseball since he was 10 years old when his dad took him to his first game in Toronto. When he is not writing articles, you can find him hiking in the forests, sitting in the upper deck of the Rogers Centre, tweeting about his baseball memorabilia, or watching the game with his cat Apollo and Beagle-mix Archie.