TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS SIGN OUTFIELDER JJ DUTTON

TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs Baseball Club (@mapleleafsbaseball) have signed Outfielder JJ Dutton for the upcoming 2026 season.

Dutton, who returns to the Maple Leafs after spending the majority of 2023 with the club, finishes his collegiate career having never hit below .325 over his four seasons between Indian Hills Community College and Morehead State University. From 2021-2024 with the Warriors, Dutton slashed .333/.447/.442 over 94 games while notching 2 HR and driving in 67 with 46 walks. As a freshman, he was named to the All-Region 11 second team.

Then, since joining MSU in 2025, Dutton continued to hit - in his first season, he started in 52 of the team’s 53 games and slashed .340/.421/.476 with 3 HR and 28 RBI. He led the team in triples with four, and produced an 18-game hit streak alongside a 31-game on-base streak that year. In 2026, Dutton hit .333 (18-54) over 22 games. 

The 6’3”, Toronto native is also a member of the Hungarian National Baseball Team and will join the Maple Leafs next week. 

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