"Trey Yesavage was a late-season sensation for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2025, impressing in limited duty at the end of the regular season before making his star turn in October by authoring a 3.58 ERA and 35.8% strikeout rate in 27 2/3 playoffs innings. The team went 4-1 in his five postseason starts, including Games 1 and 5 of the World Series. At 22 years old, the sky is the limit for the right-hander in his first full big-league season and beyond."
"Despite all those heroics, he'll be working with a clean slate in 2026, the same as everybody else. None of his postseason stats will count toward his Rookie of the Year campaign, giving all other freshmen in the American League a fighting chance at taking home the award. That's emboldened MLB.com's panel of experts to pick Detroit Tigers top prospect Kevin McGonigle as their co-favorite for the AL Rookie of the Year award... despite the fact that he's never played above Double-A."
Trey Yesavage excelled down the stretch and in the 2025 playoffs, posting a 3.58 ERA and a 35.8% strikeout rate in 27 2/3 innings while starting five postseason games that the team went 4-1 in, including World Series Games 1 and 5. He is 22 and projects as a high-upside starter entering his first full big-league season in 2026. Postseason performance does not affect Rookie of the Year eligibility, so Yesavage will start 2026 on equal rookie footing with other freshmen. An MLB executive poll named Kevin McGonigle and Yesavage co-favorites, each with 25% of votes; McGonigle dominated lower levels and the AFL but has not played above Double-A.
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