Skidmore Alum Having Best-Ever Season with Blue Jays Minor League Team

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Jackson Hornung, a Skidmore College baseball alum, was promoted on Tuesday to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, the Double-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays.

The move comes after Hornung’s stellar start to the season, in which he earned a career-best .855 OPS in 159 at-bats with the Vancouver Canadians, the Blue Jays’ High-A affiliate.

Hornung, a 2024 Northwest League All-Star, had a .308/.396/.459 slash line after 44 games this year, racking up 9 doubles, 3 triples, 3 home runs, and 24 RBI. 

On May 27, Hornung doubled off the top of the right field wall to bring home a run in the Canadians’ 9-5 win over Hillsboro. A couple days later, he crushed a 3-2 pitch into the right field corner for a triple that solidified an 8-1 victory. On June 6, he had a three-hit game (including another triple), and on June 14 his solo homer helped secure another W for the 38-30 Canadians, who are currently at the top of the Northwest League standings.

In 2024, his first full season with Vancouver, Hornung led the team with 105 hits in 112 games. He also had 27 multi-hit games, a team high for the season. He finished the year with a .714 OPS, 25 doubles, 6 homers, and 47 RBI.

Hornung was selected in the 16th round (484th pick) of the 2023 MLB Draft by the Blue Jays. He was the first Skidmore alum to be drafted by a professional sports team.