Brendon Little Posts 5-0 Run to Rejoin Jays Journal
Brendon Little has put his name back into the jays journal conversation with a 5-0, 2.49 ERA run for Triple-A Buffalo after Toronto sent him down before the first week of April ended. The 29-year-old left-hander has turned two months in the minors into a case for another look, and the Blue Jays like what they have seen lately.
Little’s Buffalo turn
Little has given up six earned runs and struck out 29 hitters in 21.2 innings over 22 appearances for Buffalo. Over his past five outings, he held opponents scoreless on two hits with seven strikeouts, the kind of stretch that changes how a bullpen arm is viewed inside an organization.
That comes after a rough start with Toronto. In five appearances for the Blue Jays, Little allowed 10 earned runs on 10 hits with three walks and six strikeouts in just 3.2 innings, production that made him an early-season target when the club was searching for answers in a difficult opening stretch.
Toronto’s bullpen test
The comparison between his two stops is stark. In the majors, he was hit hard immediately. In Buffalo, he has turned into one of the most effective relief options on the roster and has done it with enough consistency to put his name back in the discussion.
“There’s going to come a point in time where you’ve got to see if that stuff (from Little) is going to translate back up here (the majors).”
The Blue Jays also liked what they had seen lately, which is the opening Little needed after being sent out before April was over. He came into 2026 after a 2025 stretch that fell apart late, and the early criticism only sharpened once Toronto stumbled out of the gate and needed innings from relievers who could hold up under pressure.
Blue Jays decision point
For Toronto, the issue is no longer whether Little can get outs in Buffalo. It is whether the 5-0 record, the 2.49 ERA, and the recent scoreless run are enough to justify another major league chance after 10 earned runs in 3.2 innings changed his status in April. He has already answered one part of the question by pitching well for two months; the next call will show whether the Blue Jays trust that version to travel back up.
