Trey Yesavage’s devastating splitter turned heads as he mowed down the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series and the Blue Jays’ rookie pitcher will likely be Toronto’s starter when it hosts Game 2 of the AL Championship Series on Monday.

But why is his splitter so good? After all, many current Major League Baseball pitchers — including teammate Kevin Gausman — have a splitter in their arsenal, and the pitch has been around for decades.

“I think the fact that he’s got the high release point in the high arm slot,” said Blue Jays legend Pat Hentgen, who’s now a special assistant in Toronto’s pitching department. “It reminds you a little bit of Juan Guzman, a guy that I played with, had a higher arm slot than most guys created, like a gyro slider that literally went straigh

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