Blue Jays Star Prospect Trey Yesavage Continues Strikeout Binge in Minors

The Toronto Blue Jays’ first-round pick from last year continues to strike out minor league hitters at a rapid rate.

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Toronto Blue Jays pitching prospect Trey Yesavage continues to rack up the strikeouts in the minor leagues.

He doesn’t need many innings to get the job done, either.

The Blue Jay’s No. 2 prospect per MLB Pipeline pitched four innings in his last start on Saturday for the Double-A New Hampshire Fisher Cats. He made efficient use of the time.

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He didn’t allow a hit or a run. He didn’t allow a walk, and he struck out five hitters.

Trey Yesavage strikes out the side in the 1st for the Double-A @FisherCats!

The @BlueJays' top-ranked pitching prospect is up to 114 K's in 68 2/3 frames across two levels this year.

Watch the rest of his start FREE: https://t.co/lX9hi2VegR pic.twitter.com/ywkep5c3yy

— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) July 26, 2025

That did nothing but continue to add to his reputation as one of the best strikeout pitchers in the minors.

With that game, he now has 116 strikeouts in 17 starts at three different affiliates in his first professional season. Since he’s played for three different levels of the system, he doesn’t qualify for leaderboards.

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But, if Yesavage had spent his entire season at Double-A with that output, he would be second in the Eastern League behind Binghamton’s Jonah Tong, who has 138 strikeouts.

Since he joined Hartford last month, his ERA has shot up. He is 1-1 with a 5.14 ERA in six starts. But he’s struck out 28 and walked 11 in 17.1 innings.

He started the season with Class-A Dunedin in the Florida State League as the Blue Jays wanted to keep him warmer weather to start the season.

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With Dunedin, he went 3-0 with a 2.43 ERA in 33.1 innings, with 55 strikeouts and eight walks. While with the Blue Jays, he was named Florida State League pitcher of the week after he threw six shutout innings against the Clearwater Threshers on May 1.

He was promoted to High-A Vancouver in May, and he lasted just four starts. He went 1-0 with a 1.56 ERA, with 33 strikeouts and 11 walks in 17.1 innings. It was more than enough for him to earn his promotion to New Hampshire.

Overall, he is 5-1 with a 3.01 ERA in 17 starts. He’s given up just 30 walks in 71.2 innings. Batters are hitting .149 against him and he has a 0.93 WHIP.

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Yesavage was the No. 20 overall selection last July out of East Carolina, where he was one of college baseball’s most dominant pitchers.

He has pitched like a polished collegiate this season. At ECU last season he went 11-1 in 15 starts with a 2.02 ERA. He also struck out 145 and walked 32 in 93.1 innings. He won the AAC’s pitching triple crown, leading the conference in wins, ERA and strikeouts.

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