TORONTO — Nothing about Trey Yesavage’s debut professional season has been “normal.”

The Toronto Blue Jays’ 2024 first-round pick started the year in low-A Dunedin, pitching against teenagers — seemingly years away from the big leagues, let alone post-season stardom.

But a carefully planned summer, in which Yesavage checked every box the organization set out for him, has the six-foot-four rookie set to take the ball in the Blue Jays’ most important game of the season.

And he just wants it to feel like any other start.

“I’m attempting for it to be more normal, but every game has been a lot on the line with it, so just trying to make it as normal as possible,” Yesavage said at Saturday’s workout from Rogers Centre.

“You really need to treat it as if it was a regular-season game mentally

See Full Page