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Toronto Blue Jays rookie right-handed pitcher Trey Yesavage has made MLB history in Game 5 of the 2025 World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. More news: Dodgers All-Star Sends Message to LA Offense Amid Struggles Yesavage has broken the record for strikeouts by a rookie in a World Series Game after getting his 12th of the night in the bottom of the seventh inning. HISTORY: Trey Yesavage's 12th strikeout of the night breaks the rookie record for Ks in a #WorldSeries game! pic.twitter.com/OxpgPT0Ug9— MLB (@MLB) October 30, 2025 Yesavage passed Don Newcombe, who set the record in 1949 as a member of the Brooklyn Dodgers. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 29: Shohei Ohtani #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on alongside Trey Yesavage #39 of the Toronto Blue Jays after lining out during the sixth inning in game five of the 2025 World Series at Dodger Stadium on October 29, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) Yesavage has been outright dominant in Game 5 on the road at Dodger Stadium in the biggest game of the 2025 season. The rookie hasn’t been fazed by the the moment, instead shutting down a high-powered Dodgers lineup. More news: Red Sox Prospect Suddenly Retires at 25 Years Old Yesavage struck out every member of the Dodgers lineup before the sixth inning, proving that no one could touch him on Wednesday night. Trey Yesavage has 12 strikeouts, the MOST by a rookie pitcher in a #WorldSeries game!He struck out all nine members of the Dodgers' lineup before the sixth inning!(H/T @EliasSports) pic.twitter.com/1KPmpuRIWX— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) October 30, 2025 Yesavage went seven innings, allowing just three hits and one run with zero walks and the 12 strikeouts. He threw 104 pitches, getting the Dodgers to swing and miss on 23 of them. In addition to Yesavage’s dominance, he out-pitched Blake Snell, a two-time Cy Young award winner who signed a five-year, $182 million deal this offseason. Yesavage put the Blue Jays in position to take a 3-2 lead in the series as it heads back to Toronto for Games 6 and 7. After going just four innings in World Series Game 1, Yesavage showed why he’s a budding star on Wednesday night on an even bigger stage. Who is Trey Yesavage? Yesavage, 22 was drafted by the Blue Jays in the first round of the 2024 draft. He shot up the minor league ranks this year, pitching at Single-A, High-A, Double-A and Triple-A before making his MLB debut in mid-September. He made just three starts this regular season — sporting a 3.21 ERA across 14 innings — before starting Game 2 of the ALDS against the New York Yankees, pitching 5.1 shutout innings with 11 strikeouts. He then made two starts in the ALCS and has now made two World Series starts, including this historic one. For all the latest MLB news and rumors, head over to Newsweek Sports.
