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Tiedemann

Tiedemann winds up back in the majors after being shuttled back to the minors roughly 24 hours ago. The 24-year-old was one of the most intriguing pitching prospects in baseball just a couple years ago before an avalanche of injuries derailed his development. He’s likely ticketed for a relief role during the final three weeks of the season.

We’d certainly like to see more of Tiedemann, but the Blue Jays have used him a total of twice in two brief stints in the bullpen. He pitched a hitless ninth on Tuesday in his one outing this time around.

Tiedemann is back for a second stint with the Jays after allowing one run in 1 2/3 innings in one day with the club last month. The 24-year-old longtime top prospect figures to work in middle relief.

The 23-year-old southpaw was with the Jays for just one game this time around, though he did make his MLB debut on Saturday — allowing one run on two hits while striking out two batters over 1 2/3 innings. The expectation is that he’ll continue to work out of the bullpen at Triple-A Buffalo for the time being.

Tiedemann will have a chance to make his MLB debut over the weekend. The 23-year-old was once among the very best pitching prospects in baseball, but injuries and less than spectacular results when healthy have seen his stock drop somewhat considerably. It’s likely he’ll just be a middle-inning option in this current stint with Toronto.

The left-hander walked one and didn’t strike anybody out while throwing 55 percent of his pitches for strikes. Tiedemann is off the injured list now and was sitting 96.7 mph on his four-seam fastball. There’s a chance that he could get some relief innings for the Blue Jays to end this season.

Tiedemann, who was regarded as one of the game’s best pitching prospects before injuries struck, returned from elbow surgery to be make two appearances in the FCL in June before getting shut down again because of a neck problem. He averaged 96.4 mph with his 10 fastballs today, topping out at 97.7 mph.

Tiedemann allowed one run over one inning on June 16th in a minor league rehab appearance in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League and was set to make his affiliate debut on Tuesday. As of now, there is no set plan for when he will pitch next. The 23-year-old missed all of the 2025 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery and then felt renewed elbow soreness during spring training. He can’t quite seem to shake the injury bug.

Tiedemann struck out two of the five batters he faced and was reportedly sitting in the mid-90’s with his fastball, topping out at 97 mph. The 23-year-old southpaw remains one of Toronto’s most intriguing pitching prospects, even though injuries have prevented him from reaching his lofty potential as one of the top prospects in baseball just a few years ago. It’s a bit unclear how the Blue Jays will proceed with his development since he could probably help their bullpen in the late stages of the regular season as opposed to stretching out as a starter with an eye towards the future.

Tiedemann is still the 4th-ranked prospect in the Blue Jays’ system, but injuries have limited him to just 61 innings since the end of the 2022 season. He missed all of the 2025 season after undergoing Tommy John surgery and then felt renewed elbow soreness during spring training. The Blue Jays are likely not expecting much from the 23-year-old this season, but it would be nice to see him get some healthy starts at the minor league level.