Blue Jays' ramping up Trey Yesavage in Buffalo for potential relief role in majors

The 22-year-old right-hander, who had been used as a starter this season in the minors, pitched three scoreless innings.

Yesavage threw 54 pitches, 35 of which were for strikes.

His fastball sat at 93.7 mph, but maxed out at 94.5 mph.

The heater generated eight total swings, only two of them for whiffs. Yesavage's secondaries were what led to his success, as the splitter generated five whiffs on nine total swings and the slider generated two whiffs on three total pitches.

Overall, Yesavage finished with a 45 whiff%.

The fact that Yesavage only pitched three innings and threw just over 50 pitches is interesting, as he was up to 83 pitches in his previous outing.

A first-round pick by Toronto in 2024, Yesavage has been making his way up the minor-league ranks this season as a starting pitcher.

Yesavage produced a 2.43 ERA over seven starts with the low Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays before earning a 1.56 ERA over four starts with the high Single-A Vancouver Canadians.

In Double-A with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Yesavage had a 4.50 ERA over seven starts and owned a 4.91 ERA over three starts in Triple-A before Tuesday's relief appearance.

Yesavage's move to the bullpen could be a sign that the prospect is a candidate to join the Blue Jays during their September pursuit of the AL East division title.