Outfielder Will Robertson will join the Toronto Blue Jays in St. Louis
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The Toronto Blue Jays are promoting outfielder Will Robertson to the majors, according to a report from Trevor Hahn of News Tribune Sports.. Toronto has space on their 40-man roster, so the only corresponding move needed to bring Robertson into the fold will be one to clear room on the active roster.
Will Robertson, a left-handed hitting outfielder, who has 12 HR and a .991 OPS in 51 games at AAA Buffalo, is expected to join the Blue Jays in St. Louis tomorrow per source. Robertson's 27 and was selected in the 4th round of the 2019 draft. First on this was @TrevHahn3
After getting a taste of pro ball in Low-A during his draft year, Robertson's career was delayed slightly by the canceled minor league season in 2020 and when he returned in 2021 he struggled somewhat across 56 games at the High-A level with a wRC+ of just 94 as he hit .235/.310/.385.
He once again put up relatively middling numbers the following year, this time slashing .215/.291/.401 (89 wRC+) across 90 games in his first taste of the Double-A level.
Overall, Robertson's approach came with a hefty dose of strikeouts and somewhat limited power that made it difficult for him to put up even average results early in his professional career.
Robertson's 2024 performance may have seemed to indicate he didn't have much of path to the big leagues, but he's changed that narrative with a brilliant season in 2025 so far.
In 51 games for the club's Buffalo affiliate, Robertson has crushed the ball to the tune of a .288/.410/.582 slash line.
He has 12 home runs in just 188 plate appearances, he's walking a whopping 17.0% of the time, and he's striking out less than he has since 2019 with a 23.9% clip.
Here is Will Robertson homering off of Paul Skenes
Taken together, it leaves him with a 159 wRC+ that's good for fourth in the International League this year.
Robertson isn't considered much of a prospect, as he isn't even ranked on MLB.com's Top 30 Blue Jays prospects list.
Blue Jays slugger Will Robertson opened the week with a three-homer game and finished with eight total hits, including five homers and two doubles, with eight RBIs and eight runs for Buffalo Bisons!
Regardless of a player's prospect status, however, Robertson's numbers are the type that will get you attention from the big league club.
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