Remember, till April, even the biggest Blue Jays fan didn’t expect to see the Jays in the postseason? Well, the Jays are now not only in the postseason but smacking their rivals on the way. Now in the World Series, even the Dodgers are finding it difficult to stand against them. While the credit for this dominance surely goes to their offense, which has already scored 100 runs this playoffs. But do not forget to acknowledge their newest rookie sensation, Trey Yesavage.

His 12-strikeout dominance in Game 5 just turned the tables for the Blue Jays and made Yesavage the breakout star for the Jays this year. And to think, just five months ago, Yesavage was a 21-year-old unknown pitching in Low-A ball against kids barely out of high school. And even with all his recent heroics, he still feels like that same kid chasing the dream.

“This kid just shoved,” teammate Braydon Fisher said. “Now he has homework.”

If this sounds confusing, wait…

You wouldn’t expect the reason someone skips their team’s championship celebration to be homework, right? But that’s exactly what happened with Trey Yesavage. When the Blue Jays clinched their first AL East title in a decade, the 22-year-old didn’t head out to the afterparty with his teammates. Why? Because he got something else to do! His homework! “I have homework,” he said that time!

Well, for the unversed, it just took no time for Yesavage to get into the MLB scene from college baseball. Just a few months ago, Yesavage was throwing in Low-A Ball, and guess what, he enrolled in a few online courses. That was entirely expected, but what’s not is how just became the Jays’ best bet and would find it difficult to manage his curriculum.

Result? Despite throwing fireballs in the World Series, he needs to get to his laptop!

So, while it may sound hilarious, deep down it reflects how meteoric Yesavage’s rise to the podium was. For the unversed, he was with East Carolina University, where he found it difficult to stand up to batters equipped with metal bats. But now, drafted just a year ago in 2024, Yesavage is already writing quite the story both on the mound and, apparently, in his coursework.

The Jays’ bats, along with Yesavage, are also paying off

The Blue Jays have basically been in ludicrous mode all postseason, attacking pitchers from the jump. Check Game 5…

Davis Schneider, stepping in as leadoff for the injured George Springer, crushed the very first pitch of the game from Blake Snell over the left-field wall. One pitch later, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. launched another homer to the same spot. Just like that, the Jays made World Series history. The first duo ever to hit back-to-back home runs to start a game.

Now, that kind of early-count aggression has become their calling card this October. For reference, the Blue Jays swung for 32% on the first pitches this regular season. And if you think that’s huge, then that number went to 37.6% in the postseason.

So, now you know what made the Jays pile up runs since they got into the postseason.

Guess what, their ultra-aggression doesn’t end here… The Jays are swinging 45% on the first two pitches in the postseason, and there’s no other team ahead of them. Now, couple this aggression with what Yesavage is doing at the mound, and you have all the reasons about how the Blue Jays are absolutely dominating this year.