LOS ANGELES — The Toronto Blue Jays, the team that was always the bridesmaid in the free-agent market, where players didn’t want to play, north of the border, suddenly is one step away from being the epicenter of the baseball universe.
The Blue Jays are just one victory away from winning their first World Series in 32 years after pounding the Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-1, behind the surreal outing of 22-year-old rookie Trey Yesavage.
Yesavage, who opened the season pitching for Class A Dunedin in front of a crowd of 327 people, struck out 12 batters and gave up just three hits and one run in seven electrifying innings.
The brilliant performance has the Blue Jays up 3 games to 2 with the World Series heading to Toronto with Game 6 scheduled Friday at the Rogers Centre, where a frenzied country awaits.
When the Blue Jays show up for work Friday, they may have a statue erected of Yesavage, who delivered one of the the greatest World Series performances by a pitcher under the age of 23 in history.
