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Trey Yesavage’s strategic sequencing pushes Blue Jays to ALCS Game 7
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By Nick Prasad
Oct 20, 2025, 18:00 EDTUpdated: Oct 20, 2025, 16:57 EDT
The Toronto Blue Jays sent their 2024 first round draft pick to the bump in game six of the 2025 American League Championship Series. Trey Yesavage came out and threw another gem in his outing against the Seattle Mariners.
Yesavage was summoned in arguably the biggest game of his career to date. The Blue Jays came back to home turf in Toronto, facing elimination. The Mariners landed in Toronto with a 3-2 lead on the Blue Jays.
With their backs against the wall, Yesavage took the mound with focus and composure to get his club through the innings they asked of him. The right-handed rookie pitcher did not skimp on his outing, delivering a gem.
Yesavage was dominant with a dangerous Mariners lineup threatening
Confidence, focus, and composure was noticeable in Yesavage’s bump day. The right hander once again was very consistent with his delivery, release points, and his sequences were effective.
The right-handed prospect pitcher threw a total of 89 pitches in this outing. His repertoire at hand was like a mom & pop shop restaurant menu; less but effective. The key to his success was throwing more of his put-away options than fastballs. Yesavage threw only 29 four seam fastballs.
He threw 27 sliders and 33 splitters. His biting fastball worked up to 95 mph, averaging 93.7 mph. His fastball worked well against seven, eight, and nine hitters in the lineup, and the meat of the Mariners lineup ate the breaking pitches. The slider ranged from -25 to -33 inches of vertical drop, and -2 to -7 inches on the horizontal break. The splitter averaged -26 to -37 inches of vertical drop, and -7 to -13 of horizontal break. Both pitches had noticeable depth in movement. The splitter was travelling well, coming in, and veering off to the zone against lefty’s.
He threw 41 pitches in the strike zone, 46 pitches out of the zone, while batters swung at 43 pitches, and took 44. He recorded 13 called strikes, 15 swinging strikes, 15 fouls, and 7 hit outs. Only five of his offerings were hit hard in fair territory.
Yesavage gave no chance of success to Mariners hitters. In his first inning of work he forced two fly-outs, and a strikeout of Cal Raleigh, who he worked out with a slider. His pitch sequences have been consistent.
He worked off the zone, not throwing many first pitch fastballs, toying with his hitters using the splitter and slider. In the second inning of work, he struck out the side. In the third inning of work, he got into some trouble, loading the bases. Yesavaged forced the ninth stick to strikeout and got a huge ground ball double play off the bat of Raleigh. It was smooth sailing from there, as his command was on point. He kept Raleigh 0 for 4, Jorge Polanco 0 for 4, Eugenio Suarez 1 for 3, and Julio Rodriguez 1 for 3. These hitters were quieted in this game, keeping the Mariners to minimum production.
Yesavage finished with 87 pitches, 56 of those being strikes. He threw 5 and 2/3 innings allowing six hits, two earned runs, three walks, and seven strikeouts and kept the Mariners limited on the base paths. It was one of the most effective outings of his career, and the Jays advanced to Game 7 because of it.