Shushkewich: Blue Jays promote Vallee to Fisher Cats

The Toronto Blue Jays have promoted outfielder Mathieu Vallee (Saint-Eustache, Que.) from the High-A Vancouver Canadians to the double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Photo: New Hampshire Fisher Cats

July 31, 2026

By Tyson Shushkewich

Canadian Baseball Network

Mathieu Vallee’s time on the West Coast was short-lived.

Earlier this week, the Saint-Eustache, Que., product was promoted from the High-A Vancouver Canadians to the double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Roster spots opened up throughout the Blue Jays' farm system after the club assigned recently drafted players to affiliated teams below Vallee while trimming rosters across multiple levels.

Signed by the Blue Jays as a free agent this past winter, Vallee’s brief time in the organization has been filled with highs and lows.

The outfielder began his professional career in Vancouver, but it lasted just two games before he landed on the injured list. The injury kept him sidelined for more than two months, and he officially returned to the field on June 8 in a rehab game with the FCL Blue Jays. After a six-game stint there, Vallee was reassigned to Vancouver, where he remained until this latest promotion.

With the Canadians, Vallee posted a .310/.394/.397 slash line with a .791 OPS and a .375 BABIP. The 25-year-old also recorded a 119 wRC+ and a .369 wOBA over that 21-game sample, while posting a 10.3% walk rate. A contact hitter by trade, Vallee collected five doubles and did not hit a home run in the Northwest League, but he used his speed to steal seven bases.

During his limited time in the FCL, he collected five hits in 17 at-bats while adding another seven stolen bases, bringing his season total to 14.

Defensively, Vallee has split his time among all three outfield positions, making slightly more appearances in centre field than in the corners. The Quebec native owns a perfect fielding percentage and has recorded one outfield assist.

Vallee signed with the Blue Jays after an impressive campaign with Trois-Rivières in the independent Frontier League in 2025 that earned him the Canadian Baseball Network’s Murray Zuk Award, which is presented annually to the top Canadian position player in independent baseball. He also set a Frontier League record with 83 stolen bases while posting an .841 OPS across 88 games.