Charles McAdoo forced Blue Jays' hand with huge Triple-A hot streak

There's hot, and then there's Charles McAdoo over the past few days. The 24-year-old rookie has caught fire with the Buffalo Bisons recently, smashing four home runs in four days while producing six consecutive multi-hit contests.

That torrid stretch of play has his season-long numbers in the minors sitting at .269/.366/.465 (120 wRC+), including an impossible 1.376 OPS over the last week of play. Naturally, he was named the International League Player of the Week for his efforts.

And so, for the second time this year, the Blue Jays are rewarding McAdoo's mastery of the Triple-A level. He's being recalled ahead of their series against the Red Sox, effectively taking the place of Davis Schneider, who was optioned back to Buffalo.

Charles McAdoo has earned a bigger MLB opportunity with Blue Jays

McAdoo, a top-15 prospect in the system, got a taste of the big leagues earlier in 2026 when he hung around on Toronto's roster for about three weeks at the start of June. Because the Blue Jays were still fighting for relevancy at that point, he didn't get much exposure to MLB pitching, drawing just 25 plate appearances before being demoted back to Triple-A.

Now that the team has all but punted on the season, it's fair to say that McAdoo should see a more generous share of playing time in his second stint under John Schneider. He did struggle badly in that first cup of coffee, hitting just .160/.160/.280 (14 wRC+), but it's almost impossible for a guy making his debut to have any success with sporadic appearances.

His recent hot streak is a paradigmatic example of what he does well; McAdoo hits the ball hard and far. His max exit velocity of 112.4 miles per hour ranks in the 89th percentile in Triple-A this year, while his 16 homers rank tied for 26th among all International League hitters, despite the fact that he spent nearly a month in the majors.

Of course, there are concerns that the Blue Jays will have to mitigate if they want him to become a regular in the lineup. He doesn't pull the ball in the air much, which is usually the foundation of being a good power hitter. That's also why his average exit velocity of 88.3 mph is so low, despite his huge top-end numbers. He'll have to learn to get out in front of the ball more if he wants to maximize his most prodigious skill, even if it comes at the cost of some contact.

He should get plenty of runway to iron out those kinks down the stretch. With any luck, he could emerge as a key piece of the Blue Jays' 2027 puzzle.

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