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Brutal. Ball was very high and it was an extremely late call.
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Quite a game. It started with the strangest called strike and a runner thinking it was ball four being thrown out at 1st. Great defense, bad base running, and two teams that keep fighting to win.
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I stayed up until about 11:40 before I couldn't do it anymore. 18 innings is insane.
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I'm worried!
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I thought it was over after game 3.
I saw on the very dark web that an R. Baldelli is scheduled for a visit in early November
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Vlady’s post season performance means he’s in some amazing company and I’ll post more about it after they close it out
Never have to pay for a Molson again - beyond righteous
Never have to pay for a Molson again - beyond righteous
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Whaaaaat?I thought it was over after game 3.
I saw on the very dark web that an R. Baldelli is scheduled first an visit in early November
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Interesting article about the Jays rookie who dominated them Dodgers last night.
sports.yahoo.com
The Toronto Blue Jays didn't expect much from pitcher Trey Yesavage at the start of the 2025 MLB season. Sure, some thought he was a back-end top-100 prospect, but he had yet to pitch a single inning in the minors. Merely surviving in A-ball would have been a successful year.
But Yesavage blew those expectations out of the water. After starting the season in the lowest level of the minors, Yesavage quickly rose up the ranks. His stuff proved too dominant for minor-league hitters, causing the Blue Jays to aggressively promote Yesavage — ultimately resulting in a brief major-league stint — until he was challenged.
After his dominant Game 5 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series on Wednesday, which saw Yesavage strike out 12 in the longest professional start of his career, one could argue that moment has yet to come.
Given that meteoric rise, Yesavage hasn't really been able to enjoy all the perks that come with being a major leaguer, namely the paychecks. While Yesavage signed for $4 million out of the draft, he didn't make nearly as much in his first season as a pro. Minor-league salaries are low, and players don't typically see big spikes in pay until they make it to the majors.
But since Yesavage's time in the majors was short — just three starts — it's estimated he made $60,000 as a rookie. After his dominant October, Yesavage knows that number is about to jump much higher.
Yesavage is likely going to triple his regular-season salary based solely on the Blue Jays' performance in October. MLB teams that make the playoffs receive a postseason share for those games. That figure is comprised of gate receipts and then broken up and awarded to teams based on how they finished the season, with the World Series winner receiving the highest share among playoff teams.
An example on MLB.com lists the 2019 players pool at $80 million. The World Series winners, the Washington Nationals, received $29 million of that grand total. Once the team receives that money, its players vote on how many shares to award, essentially how many ways that money will be split. The Nationals opted for 61 shares, resulting in each person who received a share getting $382,358.18.
If the Blue Jays win the World Series and come anywhere close to those numbers, Yesavage could make nearly six times his regular-season salary in one month. That's quite the increase for the rookie.
In Yesavage's case, it would be well deserved. The 22-year-old has played a key role in Toronto's run in the playoffs. Through five playoff starts, Yesavage has a 3.46 ERA, with 39 strikeouts in 26 innings. During that stretch, he's managed two starts with double-digit strikeouts — one against the New York Yankees and one against the Dodgers. If the Blue Jays can put the Dodgers away and win the World Series, Yesavage's run will immortalize him in Toronto.
With the way MLB contracts are structured, Yesavage won't make significant money when he suits up for the Blue Jays next season. Despite all his postseason success, Yesavage will still be paid like an unproven rookie.
He's already proven he's much more than that, and if his playoff performance is a sign of things to come, it won't be long before he starts to see more zeroes at the end of his paychecks.
World Series 2025: Blue Jays rookie Trey Yesavage after dominating Dodgers: 'This playoff paycheck is going to be nice'
Trey Yesavage made just three regular-season starts in the majors.
The Toronto Blue Jays didn't expect much from pitcher Trey Yesavage at the start of the 2025 MLB season. Sure, some thought he was a back-end top-100 prospect, but he had yet to pitch a single inning in the minors. Merely surviving in A-ball would have been a successful year.
But Yesavage blew those expectations out of the water. After starting the season in the lowest level of the minors, Yesavage quickly rose up the ranks. His stuff proved too dominant for minor-league hitters, causing the Blue Jays to aggressively promote Yesavage — ultimately resulting in a brief major-league stint — until he was challenged.
After his dominant Game 5 win against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series on Wednesday, which saw Yesavage strike out 12 in the longest professional start of his career, one could argue that moment has yet to come.
Given that meteoric rise, Yesavage hasn't really been able to enjoy all the perks that come with being a major leaguer, namely the paychecks. While Yesavage signed for $4 million out of the draft, he didn't make nearly as much in his first season as a pro. Minor-league salaries are low, and players don't typically see big spikes in pay until they make it to the majors.
But since Yesavage's time in the majors was short — just three starts — it's estimated he made $60,000 as a rookie. After his dominant October, Yesavage knows that number is about to jump much higher.
Yesavage is likely going to triple his regular-season salary based solely on the Blue Jays' performance in October. MLB teams that make the playoffs receive a postseason share for those games. That figure is comprised of gate receipts and then broken up and awarded to teams based on how they finished the season, with the World Series winner receiving the highest share among playoff teams.
An example on MLB.com lists the 2019 players pool at $80 million. The World Series winners, the Washington Nationals, received $29 million of that grand total. Once the team receives that money, its players vote on how many shares to award, essentially how many ways that money will be split. The Nationals opted for 61 shares, resulting in each person who received a share getting $382,358.18.
If the Blue Jays win the World Series and come anywhere close to those numbers, Yesavage could make nearly six times his regular-season salary in one month. That's quite the increase for the rookie.
In Yesavage's case, it would be well deserved. The 22-year-old has played a key role in Toronto's run in the playoffs. Through five playoff starts, Yesavage has a 3.46 ERA, with 39 strikeouts in 26 innings. During that stretch, he's managed two starts with double-digit strikeouts — one against the New York Yankees and one against the Dodgers. If the Blue Jays can put the Dodgers away and win the World Series, Yesavage's run will immortalize him in Toronto.
With the way MLB contracts are structured, Yesavage won't make significant money when he suits up for the Blue Jays next season. Despite all his postseason success, Yesavage will still be paid like an unproven rookie.
He's already proven he's much more than that, and if his playoff performance is a sign of things to come, it won't be long before he starts to see more zeroes at the end of his paychecks.