{"id":236083,"date":"2025-10-24T04:35:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T04:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/236083\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T04:35:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T04:35:08","slug":"trey-yesavage-age-takes-2nd-place-behind-ralph-branca-in-mlb-world-series-game-1-history-for-blue-jays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/236083\/","title":{"rendered":"Trey Yesavage age takes 2nd place behind Ralph Branca in MLB World Series Game 1 history for Blue Jays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trey Yesavage age takes 2nd place behind Ralph Branca in MLB World Series Game 1 history for Blue Jays<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Trey Yesavage will make MLB history just by stepping on the mound in Game 1 of the World Series.<\/p>\n

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The Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>‘ talented right-handed pitcher is going to rank second on the all-time list of youngest pitcher age to ever start Game 1 of the Fall Classic.<\/p>\n

When Yesavage takes the mound, he will be 22 years and 88 days old.<\/p>\n

MLB Network’s Sarah Langs<\/a> shared the only pitcher who was younger:<\/p>\n

Ralph Branca of the 1947 Dodgers, who was 21 years and 267 days.<\/p>\n

Those 1947 Brooklyn Dodgers were more famous for having Jackie Robinson for his first MLB season.<\/p>\n

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Branca became more famous for giving up the Bobby Thomson “Shot Heard Round The World” home run.<\/p>\n

But in 1947’s World Series Game 1, it was Branca doing the history-making for Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

MORE:\u00a0This 27-year old infielder will get a World Series ring no matter whether Dodgers or Blue Jays win<\/a><\/p>\n

Yesavage rose quickly through the minors just to get this chance.<\/p>\n

Yesavage began the year at Single-A. Yes, Single-A.<\/p>\n

He made seven starts at Single-A Dunedin. Then it was four starts at High-A Vancouver. After that, eight appearances at Double-A New Hampshire.<\/p>\n

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Yesavage pitched six more times for Triple-A Buffalo. He was still with the Bison in early September, throwing three scoreless innings in Rochester before finally getting an MLB call up.<\/p>\n

He’s got the stuff to make this decision pay off. He struck out 11 in his very first postseason start.<\/p>\n

The Blue Jays will be hoping, just as it hasn’t so far, that the stage doesn’t faze him and that his age can be a plus, not a minus.<\/p>\n

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