In April, Trey Yesavage was pitching in front of a few hundred fans in Florida for the Blue Jays’ Single-A affiliate in Dunedin. Six months later, he was standing on the mound at Dodger Stadium, silencing more than 50,000 with a performance that etched his name into baseball history.

The 22-year-old rookie right-hander delivered a 12-strikeout, no-walk masterpiece in Game 5 of the World Series, leading the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The win pushed Toronto to the brink of its first championship in 32 years, a feat few could have imagined when Yesavage began his season in the lowest rung of the minors.

“Yeah, it’s a crazy world,” Yesavage told Sportsnet’s Shi Davidi following Game 5. “Hollywood couldn’t have made it this good. Just being a part of this

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