"With the Toronto Blue Jays and their 2025 MLB season on the line on Sunday, they handed the ball to a young pitcher named Trey Yesavage who began the year in Single-A Dunedin. That pitching phenom managed to traverse four minor league levels and reach the majors by the end of the season to play in impactful games for the Blue Jays in the postseason. So what does Yesavage do in just his sixth big league start of the year after struggling in his previous playoff appearance?"
"Blue Jays young pitching phenom delivers in biggest game of the season in Game 6 of ALCS But more significantly, he delivered in a way like a seasoned elite veteran pitcher would have done under similar circumstances. In doing so, Yesavage found ways to get out of tough jams all night. Early on, Yesavage used the strikeout effectively to neutralize the bulk of the Mariners' order in his first go-around in the lineup."
"But later on when he ran into some control issues, rather than relying just on the strikeout, he managed to induce three big rally-killing double plays on ground balls, including two with the bases loaded to diffuse any potential chance of a comeback for the Mariners in Game 6. Moreover, the nonchalant calmness and poise that he showed in pulling it off was definitely off the charts."
Trey Yesavage began 2025 in Single-A Dunedin and advanced through four minor-league levels to reach the majors by season’s end. In his sixth big-league start, he worked 5.2 innings, allowing two earned runs on six hits with three walks while striking out seven. Yesavage used early strikeouts to neutralize the Mariners and later induced three inning-ending double plays, including two with the bases loaded, to halt rallies. Yesavage combined poise and situational pitching under postseason pressure to help the Blue Jays tie the ALCS at three games apiece.
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