{"id":635931,"date":"2026-04-29T07:38:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/635931\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T07:38:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T07:38:17","slug":"blue-jays-yesavage-takes-scoreless-outing-into-sixth-in-season-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/635931\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays’ Yesavage takes scoreless outing into sixth in season debut"},"content":{"rendered":"

Trey Yesavage<\/a> didn’t display the same dominance he did during the 2025 post-season on Tuesday, but for an ailing Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> rotation, his performance was more than enough. <\/p>\n

The 22-year-old rookie threw 5.1 shutout innings, allowing four hits and striking out three in his first major-league start of 2026. <\/p>\n

The outing was atypical for Yesavage, as the majority of his outs came via soft contact, not strikeouts. He induced only five whiffs, the least of any major-league start of his career, including the post-season. <\/p>\n

The right-hander also set a new personal high in innings pitched last season, totalling 139.2 across the minors, majors and the post-season. He blew past the 93.1 frames he tossed at East Carolina in 2024 \u2014 his last college season before being drafted.<\/p>\n

The last time Yesavage started a game, he was making history, striking out 12 Los Angeles Dodgers over seven innings in Game 5 of the Fall Classic. <\/p>\n

He broke the record for most strikeouts by a rookie in a World Series game, topping Don Newcombe’s previous mark of 11 set in 1949.<\/p>\n

And while Tuesday’s outing lacked the overpowering swing-and-miss that defined his sensational post-season performance, Yesavage was effective regardless. <\/p>\n

He didn’t walk a batter, allowed only three hard-hit balls, and stayed efficient, requiring only 74 pitches to pitch into the sixth inning. <\/p>\n

And there were still glimpses of the strikeout stuff. Yesavage concluded his outing by getting Willson Contreras to wave awkwardly at a high slider.<\/p>\n

Yesavage did miss badly at times with his fastball, but the pitch’s average velocity (94.3 m.p.h.) was on par with last season. <\/p>\n

Yesavage’s next start could come as early as Sunday against the Minnesota Twins.<\/p>\n

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