The Toronto Blue Jays starter threw 35 pitches over two innings of a minor-league game on Monday, Sportsnet’s Arden Zwelling reported.
His outing Monday comes five days after he threw 35 pitches against minor-leaguers in his first appearance on a mound this spring.
The Blue Jays are easing Yesavage into his first full season in the majors after a rookie campaign that saw him shoot up from single-A Dunedin all the way to logging 41.2 total innings in MLB, including 27.2 during Toronto’s post-season run.
Sportsnet’s Ben Nicholson-Smith reported last week that there are still no plans to get Yesavage into spring-training games, but he is “building up” to get into Grapefruit League play.
Time is running out, however, as the Blue Jays have just five games remaining on their spring-training schedule before they open the regular season on March 27 at Rogers Centre against the Athletics.
In other Jays pitching news, Dylan Cease threw five innings against minor-leaguers on Monday.
He told reporters that he’d ideally like one more game before the end of Jays camp, but was feeling satisfied after Monday’s outing.
“I feel like I made really great strides today,” Cease said. “… I really like where I’m at right now.”
Cease last pitched on Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves when he threw three shutout innings.
