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Yesavage Fans 11, Carries No-Hit Bid as Blue Jays Take 2-0 ALDS Lead

His splitter-driven breakout raises fresh questions about how Toronto manages a rookie who rocketed from Low-A to October.

Overview

  • In his fourth MLB start, the 22-year-old struck out 11 over 5 1/3 no-hit innings, leaning on a split-finger that produced 18 whiffs on 31 swings.
  • Toronto won 13-7 to go up 2-0 in the best-of-five ALDS, a deficit only 8 of 71 teams have overcome since the format began in 1994.
  • Vladimir Guerrero Jr. launched the first postseason grand slam in franchise history, and Daulton Varsho hit two homers in a four-hit, four-RBI performance.
  • Yesavage’s surge followed a rocky Low-A debut this spring and a rapid climb through four minor-league stops before a poised September call-up, punctuated by his postgame line, “I’m built for this.”
  • His parents and brother celebrated in the stands, with his father telling FOX’s Ken Rosenthal he “never expected this, especially against the Yankees,” as the series turns to Tuesday’s Game 3 (Carlos Rodón vs. Shane Bieber) on FS1.