Montco Native Makes History With Dominant World Series Start

LOS ANGELES, CA — Six weeks ago, Trey Yesavage had never thrown a pitch in the major leagues. The blink of an eye later, the Montgomery County native has done something no pitcher has ever done in the 122-year history of the World Series.

Yesavage, born in Pottstown and raised in Boyerstown, brought his Toronto Blue Jays within one win of a championship Wednesday night. He shut down the Dodgers in front of a Los Angeles crowd in such dominating fashion that fans were fleeing for the exits before he was even done pitching for the night.

Yesavage limited the Dodgers powerful lineup to just three hits and one run across seven innings, striking out 12.

The performance set a slew of records and historical marks. It's the most strikeouts by a rookie in a World Series game, ever, according to MLB. It's the first time a pitcher has ever struck out 12 in a single World Series game without surrendering any walks.

He's also the youngest pitcher to ever strike out at least 10 players in a World Series game, and he joins Dodgers Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax as the only other pitcher to strikeout at least 10 players in the first five innings of a World Series game, MLB said.

All TWELVE of Trey Yesavage's strikeouts tonight 👀 pic.twitter.com/ZrHqxrgUkm
— MLB (@MLB) October 30, 2025

It's an almost unimaginable rise for Yesavage, who was only drafted out of college in 2024 and who didn't even throw a pitch in Toronto's lowest minor league level until March of this year.

All spring and summer he raced through the minor leagues, earning promotions to High-A by May, AA by July, AAA by August, and then, stunningly, on Sept. 15, came the call to the show in Toronto.

Growing up in the greater Philly region surrounded by Philly sports mania may well have helped shape Yesavage for the big moment. ESPN's Jeff Passan reported that Dodgers fans were yelling and taunting Yesavage while he was warming up in the bullpen before the game Wednesday night. Yesavage reportedly turned to his pitching coach, grinning, and said "This is fun. I love this."

If Yesavage grew up going to Phillies games, he'd doubtlessly heard worse.

The Blue Jays now lead the Dodgers 3-2 in the World Series, and will return to Toronto for the remainder of the series. They need just one more victory to secure their first championship since Joe Carter's walk-off home run against the Phillies in 1993.