Yesavage's Rehab Start: Blue Jays' Rotation Hope

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Toronto Blue Jays sitting at seven wins and 11 losses, dead last in the American League East after a rough start to the 2026 season.

Pitching injuries have wrecked their rotation, forcing bullpen games left and right and putting mad pressure on the few healthy arms.

The biggest blow has been losing 22-year-old Ritey Trey Yesavage to a shoulder impingement since spring training.

He's missed 18. Straight games now.

But he's grinding through rehab, starting with single aid to needn on April 3rd and April 9th, then stepping up to triple A Buffalo for four-and.

One-third innings on April 15th, tossing 71 pitches and fanning five.

Fans in the front office are feeling the pain, with the staff lacking depth and reliability early on.

Yesavage flashed serious potential last year as a rookie, going 1-0 with a 3.2-1 ERA over 14 innings, then dominating in.

The playoffs and world series, striking out 17 Dodgers over 12 and 2-3 frames.

Manager John Schneider dropped good news ahead of Friday's series against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Yesavage lines up for another rehab start-on, Tuesday to ramp up his pitch count and get fully battle ready.

His return could be the spark this rotation needs, bringing that bigly, heat and postseason poise right when the Jays need it most to climb out.

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