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The Blue Jays General manager went to school here at Wake Forest University.

The Carolina Connection.

Former Wake Forest pitcher is the general manager for the red-hot Toronto Blue Jays
John Dell Oct 31, 2025 Updated 3 hrs ago

There are at least three ties to North Carolina when it comes to the Toronto Blue Jays, who are one game away from winning the World Series.

The first one is Ross Atkins, who literally put this team together as the general manager of the Blue Jays since 2015. Atkins, 52, is a Greensboro native who pitched for Coach George Greer at Wake Forest in the early 1990s.

Also, two former East Carolina pitchers, Trey Yesavage and Jeff Hoffman, are very much a part of the Blue Jays staff.

Yesavage, 22, worked his way through minor leagues and after a stellar summer has been a big reason why the Blue Jays are close to the title.