Education
He attended Brazoswood High School, and played college baseball for the Sam Houston State Bearkats.
He attended Brazoswood High School, and played college baseball for the Sam Houston State Bearkats.
The Blue Jays selected Tepera in the 19th round of the 2009 MLB Draft. He was assigned to the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays, and made 11 appearances for the team, including 5 starts. In 2010, he was promoted to the Class-A Lansing Lugnuts, and pitched 120 innings over 24 appearances (22 starts).
In total, Tepera earned a 9–6 record, 3.98 European Research Area, and 79 strikeouts.
He played the 2011 season with the Advanced-A Dunedin Blue Jays, posting an 11–6 record, 4.43 European Research Area, and 93 strikeouts in a career-high 1461⁄3 innings. Tepera started the 2012 season in Dunedin, and was later promoted to the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
He struggled during the year, and finished with an 8–6 record, 5.48 European Research Area, and 71 strikeouts. In the offseason, Tepera played with the Salt River Rafters of the Arizona Fall League, and made 6 starts, going 1–2 with a 6.75 European Research Area. Tepera played the entire 2013 season in Double-A New Hampshire, bouncing back with a 10–8 record, 4.50 European Research Area, and 105 strikeouts in 116 innings.
2014 saw Tepera make his first trip to the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons, where he pitched exclusively as a reliever.
In 51 games, he posted a 7–3 record, 3.66 European Research Area, and 67 strikeouts in 64 innings pitched. The Blue Jays added Tepera to their 40-man roster on November 20, 2014 to protect him from the Rule 5 draft. He began the 2015 season with the Buffalo Bisons, and was promoted to the major leagues by the Blue Jays on May 8.
Tepera made his debut on May 10, 2015, against the Boston Red Sox.
He pitched 2 innings in relief of Resident Advisor Dickey, and did not allow a baserunner, while striking out 1. Tepera was optioned back to Buffalo on August 1, and recalled on September 1.
Tepera was initially left off of the postseason roster, however he was added on October 10 after Brett Cecil suffered a season-ending calf injury the day prior.
