If you had to pick the biggest story for the Blue Jays this year, it’s got to be Trey Yesavage. Sure, the offense has had its moments this postseason, but that’s not really something new. Guys like Bo Bichette, Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and George Springer were always expected to step up when it mattered.

But Yesavage? Nobody saw this coming!!!

Just five months ago, he was a 21-year-old kid pitching in Low-A ball, facing lineups full of teenagers and early-twenties prospects. So, you wouldn’t have guessed he’d end up leading the Jays on a World Series run. Given his college resume, the idea would’ve sounded impossible back then, yet here he is, completely flipping the narrative. And to top it off, he just put his college baseball opponent, Tulane, at the receiving end of a mistimed hit!

“Shoulda sent LA our scouting report,” Tulane Baseball wrote, sharing a clip of Yesavage struggling during a college game.

With the team taking a shot at the Blue Jays’ postseason hero, it’s worth breaking down what’s really behind this.

On Wednesday night, the Blue Jays took Game 5 of the World Series, moving just one win away from the championship. It’s been a wild series, but this game belonged to Trey Yesavage. The rookie went seven innings strong, striking out 12 Dodgers in a lights-out performance that carried the Jays to victory.

Not everyone joined in on the celebration. Tulane’s baseball program couldn’t resist taking a little dig, posting a video on X that flashed back to Yesavage’s college days at East Carolina (North), highlighting a rough outing where he surrendered a few towering home runs.

Tulane might have thought to take a cheeky jab at the Blue Jays for putting their faith in a guy who once had such a brutal night in college, but fast forward to now, with Yesavage dominating on the biggest stage in baseball, it’s pretty clear who’s really taking the hits. Spoiler: it’s not the Blue Jays. The Blue Jays’ rookie ensured trolling gets backfired.

The Blue Jays’ rookie ensured trolling gets backfired.

Just when Yesavage is ruling the entire country of Canada, you know what the reaction to such posts would be. “Which one of your players is in the WS Rn?” one fan asked. Notably, while Yesavage is from East Carolina and now representing the Blue Jays in the World Series, Tulane has no representation. Enough fodder for the fans to clap back.”How many players do you have in the World Series again? Oh, right, you don’t, sit down. See you April 10-12. 1 last question, who has more AAC baseball championships, ECU or Tulane?” added another.

For the unversed, East Carolina (ECU) has more AAC baseball championships than Tulane, with four titles to Tulane’s two, as of the 2025 championship game, which ECU won. ECU’s wins were in 2015, 2018, 2022, and 2025, while Tulane’s championships came in 2023 and 2024! Hence, the Blue Jays fans have every other stat to give it back. “ECU Living rent-free in your head,” one user added further.

However, the question if the college baseball sluggers can take out Yesavage, why not the Dodgers? “Should have sent the Dodgers some metal bats to turn their flyouts into homers too,” one fan said. “Dear LA, use metal bats,” added another.

Well, unlike in the pros, most college baseball players swing metal bats instead of wood. Those aluminum bats give the ball extra pop as it jumps off faster, travels farther, and has a bigger sweet spot. Basically, a hit that might shatter a wooden bat or turn into an easy out in the majors could be a clean single in college.

So, as fans have pointed out, when Tulane lit up Yesavage back in his college days, they did it with a little help from that metal armor. It’s not the same playing field. In the World Series, the Dodgers are facing a very different version of Blue Jays rookie, one with a wooden bat era resume and a whole lot more bite.