José Manuel Fernández #63

Jose Manuel Fernandez ... Born on February 13, 1993 in Mao, Dominican Republic ... Signed a minor-league contract with the Blue Jays on January 5, 2012.

2017

Spent the entire season with Double-A New Hampshire, his first action at the AA level ... Struck out five batters over 2.0 innings in his AA debut on April 9 vs. Binghamton...Recorded 12 strikeouts over his first three outings (6.0 IP) ... Made a career-high 41 appearances (46.1 IP) ... Converted on four-of-five save opportunities ... Recorded a career-high 48 strikeouts while walking 26 batters ... Posted a 2.74 ERA with a .195 opp. avg. at home, but held a 8.10 ERA and a .343 OBA on the road ... After the season, played for Estrellas de Oriente in the Dominican Winter League where he recorded eight strikeouts over 9.2 innings of work (3.72 ERA).

2016

Was assigned to Advanced-A Dunedin for the 2016 season...Was limited to 29 games (43.2 innings) as he spent over a month on the DL...Struck out 41 batters to match his 2015 total but walked more than twice as many batters (34)...Surrendered five home runs yet kept his opponents' average to a personal-best .188 ... After the 2016 season, played in the Dominican Winter League for the Estrellas de Oriente...Made 13 appearances (10.0 IP) and struck out 13 batters (3-BB) while holding a 2.70 ERA (0.80 WHIP).