Trey Yesavage dominating the Yankees was the Blue Jays' marquee performance in 2025

"In a year full of highlights and amazing moments, the one on the first Sunday of October needs to be highly ranked. The Toronto Blue Jays were hosting playoff games for the first time in three seasons and the Rogers Centre was packed. A young starting pitcher etched himself into franchise history with a dominating performance that afternoon. Trey Yesavage officially introduced himself to a wider baseball audience with a masterful performance against the rival New York Yankees in the 2025 ALDS."

"Facing a lineup with Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger, Yesavage struck out 11 Yankee batters over 5.1 dominant innings. His splitter was absolutely cooking on this day and the crowd was hanging on every pitch. The eleven strikeouts set a record by a Blue Jays pitcher in the postseason. All of this after making three starts down the stretch in September!"

"Indeed, Yesavage backed it up. He posted three strikeouts in the first inning sandwiched around a Judge walk. Then came the third and fourth innings during which he struck out six batters in a row. By the time the Yankees took their swings in the fifth inning, the Blue Jays were already leading 11-0 thanks to a monstrous Vladimir Guerrero Jr. grand slam."

"Jazz Chisholm Jr. finally reached base via a Vladimir Guerrero Jr. fielding error, but the Yankees could do no further damage. In fact, the native of Pennsylvania was throwing a no-hitter when manager John Schneider pulled Yesavage from the game after recording the first out of the six"

The Toronto Blue Jays hosted playoff games at Rogers Centre for the first time in three seasons to a packed crowd. Trey Yesavage delivered a dominant Game 2 performance in the 2025 ALDS against the New York Yankees, striking out 11 batters across 5.1 innings. His splitter proved highly effective, and he recorded three strikeouts in the first inning and six consecutive strikeouts across the third and fourth innings. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. hit a grand slam that helped build an 11-0 lead by the fifth. Yesavage was removed after recording the first out of the sixth while throwing a no-hitter, and his 11 strikeouts set a franchise postseason record.

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