Rafael Lantigua
Rafael (Tejada) Lantigua
Born: April 28, 1998
Puerto Plata, Puerto Plata DO
Primary Position: Second base
All Position(s) Played: 3B, CF, LF, OF, P, RF, SS
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 5'8"
Weight: 153
Career: 2018-2026
Rafael (Tejada) Lantigua has compiled a career batting average of .269 with 46 home runs and 338 RBI in his 746-game career with the Blue Jays, Bluefield Blue Jays, Lansing Lugnuts, Vancouver Canadians, New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Buffalo Bisons and Lehigh Valley IronPigs. He began playing during the 2018 season and has taken the field during the 2026 campaign.
 Blue Jays |
 Bluefield Blue Jays |
 Lansing Lugnuts |
 Vancouver Canadians |
 New Hampshire Fisher Cats |
 Buffalo Bisons |
 Lehigh Valley IronPigs |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | R | APPY | Bluefield Blue Jays | 48 | 200 | 165 | 28 | 50 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 30 | 33 | .303 | .422 | .376 | .798 | 62 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Blue Jays | 8 | 37 | 33 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .212 | .297 | .364 | .661 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | Lansing Lugnuts | 95 | 364 | 335 | 36 | 85 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 31 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 58 | .254 | .302 | .373 | .675 | 125 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | AA | AANE | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .083 | .000 | .083 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | HAWE | Vancouver Canadians | 80 | 347 | 300 | 65 | 84 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 43 | 26 | 6 | 42 | 76 | .280 | .375 | .470 | .845 | 141 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 42 | 179 | 161 | 20 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 16 | 35 | .286 | .346 | .373 | .719 | 60 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | AA | EL | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | 86 | 368 | 328 | 53 | 88 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 35 | 6 | 9 | 37 | 70 | .268 | .345 | .402 | .748 | 132 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 129 | 578 | 465 | 101 | 142 | 40 | 0 | 12 | 85 | 28 | 9 | 98 | 107 | .305 | .425 | .469 | .893 | 218 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 130 | 521 | 446 | 61 | 118 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 16 | 6 | 70 | 100 | .265 | .367 | .336 | .704 | 150 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 125 | 495 | 400 | 82 | 92 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 56 | 17 | 7 | 77 | 73 | .230 | .356 | .330 | .686 | 132 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| 2026 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 11 | 39 | 35 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | .143 | .231 | .343 | .574 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 746 | 3101 | 2644 | 455 | 712 | 158 | 12 | 46 | 338 | 119 | 53 | 397 | 564 | .269 | .367 | .390 | .757 | 1032 | 71 | 26 | 9 | 25 | 2 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | R | GULF | Blue Jays | 2B | 7 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 4.571 |
| 2018 | R | APPY | Bluefield Blue Jays | 2B | 32 | 46 | 79 | 2 | 20 | .984 | 3.906 |
| 2018 | R | APPY | Bluefield Blue Jays | SS | 3 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 2 | .938 | 5.000 |
| 2018 | R | APPY | Bluefield Blue Jays | 3B | 14 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 5 | .861 | 2.214 |
| 2018 | R | GULF | Blue Jays | 3B | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | Lansing Lugnuts | 2B | 55 | 99 | 164 | 8 | 39 | .970 | 4.782 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | Lansing Lugnuts | SS | 23 | 21 | 56 | 3 | 18 | .962 | 3.348 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | Lansing Lugnuts | 3B | 18 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 5 | .953 | 2.278 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | Lansing Lugnuts | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2019 | A | MIDW | Lansing Lugnuts | OF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | HAWE | Vancouver Canadians | SS | 7 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 5 | .966 | 4.000 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | HAWE | Vancouver Canadians | CF | 6 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 1.500 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | HAWE | Vancouver Canadians | RF | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 1.833 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | HAWE | Vancouver Canadians | 2B | 28 | 40 | 73 | 2 | 15 | .983 | 4.036 |
| 2021 | AA | AANE | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | 2B | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 6.000 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | HAWE | Vancouver Canadians | 3B | 16 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 1 | .893 | 1.562 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | HAWE | Vancouver Canadians | LF | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.100 |
| 2021 | AA | AANE | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | CF | 9 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.778 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 8 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 3 | .944 | 2.125 |
| 2022 | AA | EL | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | 2B | 44 | 77 | 99 | 5 | 20 | .972 | 4.000 |
| 2022 | AA | EL | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .750 | 1.000 |
| 2022 | AA | EL | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | LF | 27 | 47 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1.000 | 1.889 |
| 2022 | AA | EL | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2022 | AA | EL | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | SS | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | SS | 14 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 6 | .870 | 3.357 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 2B | 11 | 17 | 23 | 1 | 6 | .976 | 3.636 |
| 2022 | AA | EL | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | CF | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.200 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | LF | 39 | 54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .982 | 1.436 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 34 | 11 | 39 | 3 | 4 | .943 | 1.471 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | SS | 24 | 26 | 46 | 0 | 12 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | RF | 14 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 1.071 |
| 2023 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 2B | 10 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 4 | .970 | 3.200 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 2B | 55 | 65 | 125 | 3 | 31 | .984 | 3.455 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | SS | 36 | 59 | 69 | 3 | 16 | .977 | 3.556 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | RF | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | LF | 24 | 53 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .982 | 2.292 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 3B | 16 | 3 | 20 | 3 | 2 | .885 | 1.438 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 2B | 79 | 111 | 204 | 6 | 44 | .981 | 3.987 |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | SS | 6 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 2.500 |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | LF | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.750 |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | 3B | 34 | 28 | 45 | 0 | 5 | 1.000 | 2.147 |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2026 | AAA | IL | Buffalo Bisons | 2B | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1.000 | 5.333 |
| Totals | 616 | 770 | 1076 | 52 | 236 | .973 | 2.997 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | R | Gulf Coast League | Blue Jays | TOR | June 18, 2018 | June 30, 2018 |
| 2018 | R | Appalachian League | Bluefield Blue Jays | TOR | July 3, 2018 | August 28, 2018 |
| 2019 | A | Midwest League | Lansing Lugnuts | TOR | May 4, 2019 | September 2, 2019 |
| 2021 | Advanced A | High-A West | Vancouver Canadians | TOR | May 5, 2021 | September 12, 2021 |
| 2021 | AA | AA Northeast | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | TOR | September 15, 2021 | September 19, 2021 |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | TOR | April 6, 2022 | September 28, 2022 |
| 2022 | AA | Eastern League | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | TOR | April 10, 2022 | August 5, 2022 |
| 2023 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | TOR | April 1, 2023 | September 23, 2023 |
| 2024 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons | TOR | March 29, 2024 | September 22, 2024 |
| 2025 | AAA | International League | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | PHI | March 28, 2025 | September 21, 2025 |
| 2026 | AAA | International League | Buffalo Bisons |
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