DUNEDIN, Fla. — Friday morning, Trey Yesavage walked back into the Blue Jays’ clubhouse holding a plaque. He’d just been named the Blue Jays’ 2025 Minor League Pitcher of the Year.
It felt like watching the Academy Awards ceremony, when the nominees for Best Picture are announced and we’re left wondering, “Didn’t that movie come out three years ago?”
This is the same Trey Yesavage who just pitched in the World Series, staring down Shohei Ohtani and the mighty Dodgers in one of the biggest moments in this franchise’s history. It’s easy to forget that Yesavage began the 2025 season in Single-A, even if you’ve heard that story hundreds of times. Across four levels and 98 Minor League innings, Yesavage put up a…