Blue Jays can make a statement against floundering Red Sox in Trey Yesavages' return

The Toronto Blue Jays finally got some good news on the injury front in 2026. One of their starting pitchers is getting ready to remove his name from the Injured List and is set to join the big league club early next week. Toronto announced that Trey Yesavage will be getting the start on Tuesday (Apr. 28) against the Boston Red Sox.

The timing of this move may be absolutely perfect for the Blue Jays who could further deflate the Boston Red Sox after they made the move to relieve manager Alex Cora and five coaches of their duties on Saturday - ending an eight year stint for Cora as the bench boss in Boston.

With the Red Sox down in the basement of the AL East and the Blue Jays also trying to turn their season around, it puts Yesavage in a pressure packed situation right out of the gate to get the Blue Jays their first win of the season over a division rival. But if there's anything we've learned from the 22-year-old in his incredibly short stint of professional baseball, it's that he thrives under pressure.

Blue Jays fans have been waiting a while for some reinforcements

Yesavage made it from college ball to the majors in just over a year. After being drafted by Toronto in the first round of the 2024 MLB draft, Yesavage was called up to make his big league debut on September 15, 2025. It was a debut that was so successful, he stuck around to make a few more starts during Toronto's stretch run to the AL East title.

He also was given the ball a few more times in the playoffs and Yesavage looked more like a 10-year vet, than a rookie in those games. His overall playoff numbers were outstanding with 39 strikeouts in 27.2 innings pitched in six games (five starts) and a 3.58 ERA. Almost every game he pitched in meant something in 2025.

During the regular season he had to face the division rival Tampa Bay Rays twice, who are always a thorn in the Blue Jays' side. He held them to a run on three hits in five innings with nine strikeouts in his MLB debut. Then with the Blue Jays tied with the Yankees for the division lead with only two games left to play, he was given the ball on Sept. 27 at Rogers Centre, and in his first ever home start he picked up his first ever major league win, going five innings, striking out five and allowing no runs on five hits.

Then came the playoffs. Yesavage no hit the Yankees through 5.1 innings in a Game 2 13-7 ALDS win. He wasn't as sharp in Game 2 of the ALCS in a 10-3 loss to the Mariners, but he bounced back in a must-win Game 6 when he lasted 5.2 innings, striking out seven and allowing two runs on six hits in a 6-2 victory. He started Game 1 of the World Series against the LA Dodgers and threw four effective innings of four hit, two run ball, striking out five in an 11-4 laugher. Then made the Dodgers look absolutely foolish in Game 5 when he struck out 12 of them in a 6-1 win.

Compared to all of that, Tuesday's game against the Red Sox should be a breeze. Especially in the wake of Boston's recent managerial reshuffling. However, going into Sunday, the Blue Jays sit at 11-15, only slightly better than the basement dwelling Red Sox at 10-17. Professional ball players are usually pretty good at responding to a wake up call such as this, and it wouldn't be surprising to see the Red Sox put together a run here under interim manager Chad Tracy, who gets moved up from Triple-A Worcester.

Regardless of how Tuesday's game goes, the Blue Jays are finally getting some pieces back to their big league roster after what's been an frustrating couple of months for a team that was, and still is, expected to have World Series aspirations. The news started back in February when reports first started surfacing around the lack of players who would be ready for Opening Day, and those injuries continued to pile up once the season began.

Yesavage represents a beacon of light for Toronto as the weather starts to warm and the Blue Jays look to get hot.

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