Toronto ❤️❤️❤️ So many great memories with amazing people that i will cherish forever! Getting to represent an entire country was truly an honour that i never took for granted! Love you all!
“I've never been in a room full of grown men who were all crying.”
New from me:
It’s possible the Blue Jays could be even better in ‘26 than they were in their magical run to the World Series.
But first they had to cope with the shock of losing Game 7
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Alex Vesia spoke publicly about his family tragedy for the first time, thanking the Dodgers and the Blue Jays for their support and pleading that others dealing with a similar situation seek help the way he and his wife, Kayla, have.
Here was his statement:
Toronto and all of Canada… I’m beyond grateful that my family and I chose to come 3 years ago. From having our youngest son there to getting to a World Series and everything in between. It was filled with love and friendships that my family will cherish for the rest of our lives. We gave you everything we had. Yall gave us so much more. Thank yall for literally everything.
The Dodgers have handed out over $2.2 billion in contracts in just the last three offseasons. That number alone is more than the total value of half of MLB franchises, including the team they just beat in the World Series.
Their projected 2026 luxury tax bill is around $165 million. Not payroll — just the tax. That would rank near the middle of the league in total payroll by itself. That’s insane.
Most teams simply cannot operate this way, no matter how smart their front office is or how well they draft. The Dodgers have a massive TV deal, ownership willing to eat historic tax penalties, and the flexibility to treat the luxury tax as a business expense instead of a deterrent.
For a lot of franchises, one bad contract sets them back years.
For the Dodgers, there’s always another move.
MLB doesn’t have a salary cap, and at this point it barely has meaningful guardrails. When one organization can spend more in penalties than some teams spend on entire rosters, the idea of competitive balance starts to fall apart.
You can respect what they’re doing and still admit the system is broken.
Because this isn’t parity.
It isn’t sustainable. At least not for almost every other team.
And it’s not healthy for the sport long term.
It's making the game boring and more predictable.
Animl, a Toronto steakhouse owned by nightlife impresario Charles Khabouth and Ink Entertainment, is offering Bo Bichette free “steak for life” if he re-signs with the @BlueJays
I just want everyone to take 3 minutes from your day to listen to this clip of Cody Ponce describing *THE* one moment from his record breaking season in the KBO that he will never forget. One of the greatest and most emotional stories ever told.
WARNING: Tears will be shed.
Sherman
"What should scare the fan base further is that the Blue Jays, owned by another Goliath (Rogers Communications) that could buy and sell the Steinbrenners multiple times over, have been trying for several years now to spend big"
Rub some dirt on it @FreddieFreeman5! And thank you for being such a good sport supporting @sickkids. Everyone who can, please donate before December 24th and all donations will be matched up to $1,000,000.