TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays could have entrusted Game 2 to Hall of Fame-bound Max Scherzer or Chris Basssitt, a pair of accomplished right-handers who have 304 regular-season and eight postseason wins between them.

Instead, they're giving the ball to 22-year-old Trey Yesavage for his fourth major league appearance as the Blue Jays attempt Sunday to take command of their American League Division Series against the New York Yankees.

The Blue Jays took Game 1 of the best-of-five series with a 10-1 romp on Saturday at home to win a postseason game for the first time since 2016.

Yesavage, a first-round pick (20th overall) in the 2024 MLB Draft who opened this season in Class A, made his major league debut on Sept. 15. In three starts over the final two weeks of the regular season, he fa

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