Toronto Blue Jays sign first-found Draft selection

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The Toronto Blue Jays have signed the 20th overall pick of the 2024 First-Year Player Draft, RHP Trey Yesavage.

Yesavage, 21, spent the past three seasons playing at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. The 6-4, 225 lb. native of Pottstown, PA, finished the 2024 season going 11-1 with a 2.03 ERA in 93.1 total innings, recording an 8.9% walk rate, a 40.4% strikeout rate, and a 0.87 WHIP, winning the American Athletic Conference Pitcher of the Year award. The right-hander went 19-2 while posting a 2.58 ERA across 195.1 innings with 295 strikeouts and a 1.03 WHIP in 65 appearances (29 starts) at the NCAA level.

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