"Trey Yesavage> the gambler" - Fans go wild as 22-year-old ace K’s Shohei Ohtani in electric World Series opener

Toronto Blue Jays rookie Trey Yesavage shone in his electric showdown with LA Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani in World Series Game 1 on Friday. This was the first time Yesavage, who made his MLB debut in September, faced Ohtani on the big league mound.

After getting to a 2-2 count, the 22-year-old threw an 85 mph splitter, which came too low for Ohtani to get any contact on his swinging bat, resulting in a strikeout. The cheers at Rogers Center only grew louder after that excellent strikeout pitch.

Meanwhile, fans had a field day with one throwing jabs at sportsbooks and gamblers for picking Ohtani over the rookie in the matchup.

"Trey > the gambler ANY DAY," one fan wrote. "Lights too bright for yalls golden boy im in tears😭😭😭😭" one fan added. "Ohtani hit the first leg of the parlay he bet on," another fan wrote.

The reactions continued with many admiring the pitcher for holding his own against one of the National League's best hitters.

"Dang, not giving him a chance!!!" one fan wrote. "That splitter!!! 🤯🤯🤯" another fan reacted. "Trey is a beast! 🙌" one fan commented.

Trey Yesavage acknowledged Shohei Ohtani’s elite talent and two-way threat

Shohei Ohtani is a one-of-a-kind player. In NLCS Game 4, he gave a performance for ages, probably the best single game recorded by an individual in the postseason.

Ohtani threw six scoreless innings, giving up only two hits and walking three, while striking out 10 batters. At the plate in the same game, he hit three home runs. As a result, the Dodgers easily completed the sweep against the Milwaukee Brewers.

Ahead of World Series Game 1, Trey Yesavage spoke about neutralizing Ohtani's threat by making proper adjustments.

“He’s a special player," Yesavage said. "He can do damage on both sides of the baseball. But it doesn’t take away the fact that we are in this situation too for a reason. So just going out there and being ourselves and if there’s adjustments that we need to make to try to neutralize him, we’ll make those adjustments.”

It remains to be seen if Ohtani can do damage in further at-bats, but as far as their first faceoff is concerned, the rookie won the bout.

Edited by Krutik Jain