Jays 1 win away from 2025 Championship

Trea Yesavage Dominates as Jays take a 3-2 Series Lead

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage celebrates as he walks to his dugout after striking out the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman during the seventh inning in Game 5 of the World Series on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Credit: AP/David J. Phillip

LOS ANGELES, CA — Blue Jays rookie Trea Yesavage mad some MLB rookie history last night in his dominant, yet unsurprising, performance against the Dodgers. Yesavage lead the Blue Jays to a nice and easy 6-1 victory, leading from the very first pitch.

After leadoff hitter Davis Schneider and October hero Vladimir Guerrero Jr. went back-to-back off Blake Snell to lead off the game, Yesavage had one job, to keep it. He did. Yesavage went on to have one of the most dominant performances by any pitcher, not just a rookie. Yesavage struck out 12, allowed just 3 hits, no walks, and 1 run — a solo shot from Kiké Hernandez in the 3rd inning.

“Walking from the bullpen to the dugout, I took a moment to look around the stadium, see all the fans.” Yesavage said. “I was hoping I would send ’em home upset.” “Crazy world,” Yesavage added. “Hollywood couldn’t have made it this good.”

Yesavage’s performance looked effortless, and for a player that began the 2025 season sin High-A Dunneden to pitching Game 5 of the World Series, he looked comfortable against one of the better lineups in baseball, like he was ment to be in that spot.

“Historic stuff". Said Manager John Schneider”…when you talk about that stage and his numbers getting ahead of a lot of hitters, tons of swing and miss. You know, it’s one thing to be in the zone and it’s another thing to be in his own and get so slider and splitter electric. I said it before the game. It’s, it’s a different picture when he has his stuff. You know, game one didn’t have a feel for a split so kind of blown away at what he did.”

The “historic stuff” Schneider referred to go beyond just what rookies have done in the World Series, but all pitchers alike. According to the great Sarah Langs of MLB and ESPN Research, Trey Yesavage struck out all nine batters in the Dodgers starting lineup. He became the third pitcher in World Series history to do so, joining Randy Johnson in Game 2 of the 2001 World Series and Bob Gibson in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series.

The Blue Jays will now get to chance to close out the World Series at Rodgers Centere, in front of their home crowd, where they have been dominant this season. It will be a Game 2 rematch of Keven Gausman going for Toronto, and Yoshinoubu Yamamoto going for the Dodgers.