Before Friday night's game against the Arizona Diamondbacks, the Toronto Blue Jays revealed the new plan for rookie starter Trey Yesavage.

Yesavage, who has missed the entire season with right shoulder inflammation, will make one more start at Triple-A Buffalo next week.

That means he likely won't be back in the big league rotation until next weekend (April 24-26), at the earliest. Depending on when he makes the minor league rehab start, he might be back until the middle of the following week.

Yesavage's last rehab start came on Wednesday afternoon against the Rochester Red Wings.

Yesavage went 4.1 innings, surrendering three earned runs on seven hits. He walked one and struck out five, tossing 71 pitches, 42 for strikes. It's likely that his next rehab start will see him push the 80-pitch mark, readying him for a return to the majors.

About Yesavage

A first-round pick of the Blue Jays in 2024, Yesavage shot through the minors in 2025, appearing in the big leagues in September and October. The 22-year-old went 1-0 in three starts down the stretch and then won games in the American League Division Series, American League Championship Series and World Series. His performance in Game 6 of the ALCS against Seattle saved Toronto's season and his 12-strikeout win in Game 5 of the World Series was lights out as well.

Because of his late debut in 2025, he is still ranked as the No. 1 prospect in the organization, but he'll quickly fall off once he gets back into action. He's currently listed as the No. 9 prospect in the sport by MLB Pipeline.

While the team certainly doesn't want to see him hurt, ever, having him start his season later and get a smaller workload is likely a good thing in the long run. It will keep him fresher later in the season, and though the Jays are out to a slow start at 7-11, they have aspirations of playing late into October again, meaning they'll want Yesavage available for playoff innings.