This is part of what makes Gausman great, though. He’s earned his Game 2 start in the World Series, and would have fit just fine in Game 1, too, but the Blue Jays wanted to give the veteran an extra day of rest while keeping rookie sensation Trey Yesavage on schedule.

Gausman was excited to get his first crack at pitching in the World Series and was almost equally happy about the return of Bo Bichette, with the Blue Jays shortstop making his first start of the playoffs in Friday’s World Series opener.

Kevin Gausman’s years of waiting are finally over: he will pitch in a World Series. Gausman was named the Toronto Blue Jays starter for Game 2 of the best-of-seven championship series, facing the formidable Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday.

Just hours before the first pitch in ALCS Game 6, Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Kevin Gausman tweeted something out of the blue to increase the hype.