Tim Piasentin was still in his hotel room in Pullman, Wash., where he had just helped the Okotoks Dawgs, his Alberta-based academy team, win a baseball tournament when the Blue Jays drafted him in the fifth round.

“That’s the dream right there,” said the hard-hitting high school third baseman from British Columbia. “The Blue Jays have been my team because, I mean, they’re Canada’s team. I know guys on the team.

“I’m comfortable being at the facility, because I’ve been to the complex (in Dunedin, Fla.) multiple times with Team Canada. Overall, it was the best organization I could have been drafted by.”

The Blue Jays are certainly excited to have the 18-year-old, who made an impression on the club during his play with the Canadian junior national team program over the past two years, at the Canadian Futures Showcase event at Rogers Centre last summer and throughout his draft year.

Already 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds, Piasentin has reached exit velocities of 110 mph with a wood bat, and while a plus arm gives him a chance to stick at third base, power will be his carrying tool, driven by how much contact he ends up making.

“He’s a big dude and you can’t make up those exit velocities,” Blue Jays farm director Joe Sclafani said. “The ability is there and it’s an exciting foundation to work off of. He’s obviously super raw, but, man, it comes off his bat pretty good. Pretty exciting.”

Piasentin and the organization’s other 2025 draft picks not assigned to a minor league affiliate—first-rounder JoJo Parker included—were spending the summer at the Blue Jays’ complex in Dunedin, Fla., diving into foundational prep work for full-season ball next year.

They will also gain reps in unofficial bridge league games before transitioning into various fall development camps. The lefthanded-hitting Piasentin is eager to dig into box.

“The battle between the batter and the pitcher is my favorite part of the game, by far,” Piasentin said, “just like refusing to lose to him, just battling until I hit something hard, get something in play, have a quality at-bat every single time I get up there.

“That’s the game plan, and I feel like that’s what separates me.”