Blue Jays’ Yesavage to make season debut against Red Sox on Tuesday

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Trey Yesavage will make his season debut on Tuesday against the visiting Boston Red Sox.

The 22-year-old has not pitched this season after dealing with shoulder issues in spring training.

With Yesavage returning, Eric Lauer will pitch out of the bullpen going forward.

In his most recent rehab start earlier this week, Yesavage threw 2.1 innings and was charged with four runs, two earned, with two strikeouts and four walks against the Columbus Clippers, an affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians. He faced 14 hitters and threw 64 pitches, 37 for strikes, and also committed a throwing error in the first inning.

This was his fourth minor league outing this season, having thrown twice for the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays and twice for the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.

Patrick Corbin will start the series finale against the Guardians on Sunday while Dylan Cease will pitch on Monday against the Red Sox.

Max Scherzer will start on Wednesday.

The Pennsylvania native exploded on the scene for the Blue Jays in 2025 after beginning the season in A-ball and working his way through the system before being promoted to the majors in September.

Yesavage made three regular season starts and posted a 1-0 record with a 3.21 ERA over 14.0 innings.

He would go on to appear in the Division Series, Championship Series and World Series, pitching in six postseason games, and came out of the bullpen in Game 7 of the Fall Classic against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

In Game 5 of the World Series, Yesavage allowed just three hits and one earned run while striking out 12 over seven innings of work.