Max Scherzer gives verdict on Trey Yesavage's 2025 Blue Jays season

As the Toronto Blue Jays enjoyed a historic season in 2025, young starting pitcher Trey Yesavage was one of the stars of the show.

Though Yesavage only made his debut in the final month of the regular season, skipper John Schneider showed belief in the youngster's abilities, calling upon him in the playoffs.

Yesavage went on to repay his manager's faith by putting in a superb showing, finishing the postseason with a 3-1 record, a 3.58 ERA and 39 strikeouts.

Featuring on "The Leafs Nation" on Wednesday, future Hall of Famer Max Scherzer gave his verdict on Trey Yesavage's remarkable performances.

"To see somebody basically make his major league debut and only a couple starts in, be able to go on a postseason run like that, it's wild," Scherzer said. (14:46) "But that's what it takes in order to win in the postseson and be a good team. We need him. We definitely needed him to go out there and get outs like that.

"You come from minor league ball to get into playoff baseball, with 40,000 people just screaming, that's a big, big adjustment, and he handled it extremely well, so that's great to see. He's still got a lot of challenges in front of him, but he just checked a lot of major boxes, so there's a lot of good things in front of him."

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Three-time World Series winner Kike Hernandez explains what makes Trey Yesavage "unique"

Appearing on the Nov. 21 episode of "Baseball and Coffee with Adam Ottavino," three-time World Series winner Kike Hernandez broke down how Yesavage's mechanics and command made him a "unique" talent.

"He's got a long arm, but it's quick," Hernandez said. (56:17) "That kind of got me off [guard] a little bit. There's a lot of thing he does that make him unique. I always say, the first time that a pitcher's facing a team, it's advantage pitcher.

"But, his stuff is so unique, it's not like you get used to it. You get used to guys when you find their release point or whatever. Your eyes are so trained to pick up the baseball, you see spin and you're used to the ball going this way, but his either goes down or legit goes the other way. It's the weirdest thing ever."

World Series - Los Angeles Dodgers v Toronto Blue Jays - Game Seven - Source: Getty

Kike Hernandez was one of the few Dodgers who enjoyed success against Yesavage, hitting a solo home run against the youngster in Game 5 of the World Series.