As John Schneider put it: “the young kid at home, the veteran on the road.” Article content

And with that, the Blue Jays manager announced an eye-opening big move in his pitching strategy for the American League Divisional Series against the New York Yankees. Article content Article content

The kid would be 22-year-old rookie Trey Yesavage, who Schneider announced will get the ball for Sunday’s Game 2 of the best-of-five in what will be his fifth career start.

The veteran is Shane Bieber, who the Jays acquired at this summer’s trade deadline to bolster the rotation. The former Cy Young Award winner will get the ball for Game 3 in New York on Tuesday.

“From what he’s done and talking to him and watching how he’s responded to being here, for one,” Schneider said of his call on Yesava

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