Former Philadelphia Eagles superstar center Jason Kelce was forced to apologize this week after making some controversial comments about the Toronto Blue Jays, Canada, the World Series, and the sport of baseball in general.
Jason’s comments came on the most recent episode of his New Heights podcast with his brother, Travis Kelce. When Travis went to speak highly of the exciting back-and-forth World Series, Jason made it clear that he was not interested.
“We’re gonna stamp baseball?” Jason asked incredulously on the podcast. “For what?”
“So, you’re telling me, I’m supposed to get excited about a Canadian baseball team and a team that spends more money than everybody else? Who the [expletive] cares about either of them?” Jason said.
“Both of them spend more money than everybody,” Travis responded, pointing out that both the Dodgers and Blue Jays rank in the top five in Major League Baseball in terms of payroll.
“Yeah, that’s why baseball sucks,” Jason responded. “You just buy World Series championships. It’s the dumbest thing in the world.”
After some of his words apparently got misconstrued on social media, Jason issued a public apology and clarification, making it clear that he did not intend to disparage Canada.
“Guys, I love Canada, I have been bamboozled by our social team that failed to show the whole story,” Jason wrote in a post on X. “How could I not love poutine, maple syrup, and beavers!! I was actually rooting for the Blue Jays in a World Series that I didn’t care about.”
“Seriously, Canada is the best,” Jason added. “I was just talking [expletive] about not being personally invested of caring that the team that spent the most money and built a super team won the World Series. That’s it. I am a known Canada advocate and Ice Hockey lover.”
It’s worth noting, however, that Jason did not apologize for his comments on baseball, which he apparently stands by.
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