Charles McAdoo, a Toronto Blue Jays infield prospect, struck out looking in his first plate appearance and popped out foul in his second before hitting a two-run home run in the top of the seventh. The inside fastball was hit opposite-field at 98.5 mph for a 369-foot distance. His homer came two batters after Kazuma Okamoto’s two-run shot, helping Toronto overcome a 5-0 deficit in a 2-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Toronto acquired McAdoo from the Pittsburgh Pirates ahead of the 2024 trade deadline for Isiah Kiner-Falefa. After early struggles in Double-A New Hampshire and a brief development-list stint in 2025, he finished with a .267/.335/.469 slash line, 15 home runs, improved contact, and a lower strikeout rate. In 2026 with Triple-A Buffalo, he slashed .250/.357/.432 with eight home runs and a 20.3 K% across 207 plate appearances. McAdoo became the sixth Blue Jays franchise player to homer in his first MLB game, joining Al Woods, Steve Staggs, J.P. Arencibia, Devon Travis, and Davis Schneider.
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