Just months after making his major league debut, Pottstown native Trey Yesavage has become one of the breakout stories of baseball’s postseason, writes Jorge Castillo for ESPN.
He is a key reason the Toronto Blue Jays are still alive in the American League Championship Series.
Yesavage, only 22 years old, took the mound Sunday for Game 6, delivering a poised, mature performance that kept Toronto’s season alive. Over 5⅔ innings, the rookie right-hander struck out seven, induced three inning-ending double plays. He limited the Seattle Mariners to two runs in a 6–2 victory that forced a decisive Game 7.
“This was the most electric, energized crowd I’ve ever played in front of,” Yesavage said after the game. “The team rallied behind the fans. They were a huge motivation for us.”
It’s been a meteoric rise for the former East Carolina University standout, who began the season in Single A before earning a September call-up. Since his Sept. 15 debut, he’s started just six games — including a dazzling ALDS outing in which he tossed 5⅔ no-hit innings with 11 strikeouts against the Yankees.
Now, the Pottstown product finds himself pitching under the brightest lights in baseball, earning praise from veteran teammates and cementing his place in Toronto’s future rotation.
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