Blue Jays take an ill-advised shot against the NY Mets and their fans

Many New York Mets fans had Vladimir Guerrero Jr. circled as their 2025-26 offseason target. The star first baseman was set to become a free agent at the end of the season, and with Toronto's future up in the air, it seemed like a divorce was imminent. Mets fans try to give Guerrero Jr. a good first impression of the organization on opening day, cheering when he was announced during the team introduction.

This appeared to have gotten under the Blue Jays' skin, as they and Guerrero Jr. agreed to a 14-year, $500 million extension as soon as the series was over. This extension secures that Guerrero Jr. will spend his entire career in The Great White North. Locking up Guerrero Jr. was not enough for the Blue Jays as they took a shot at Mets fans in their announcement tweet.

It appears that the Blue Jays have forgotten about the differences between the Mets and them.

The Blue Jays can not talk trash against the Mets

Toronto picked the worst time to try to troll the Mets. They were just hours removed from being swept by the Mets, and what makes it worse is that the Mets did not put on a dominant performance. The Blue Jays had the opportunity to take at least two games during the series, especially the Saturday game. Chris Bassitt stumped the Mets offense for 6.2 innings. But once the bullpen came in, they fell apart like a house of cards, surrendering three runs over the final two innings to lose 3-2.

It seems like the Blue Jays are jealous that the Mets are a premier destination, unlike them. The running joke over the past few seasons has been Toronto's inability to land a big free agent. The Jays came up short in the Shohei Ohtani, Juan Soto, and Roki Sasaki sweepstakes, so they had to overpay to secure that Guerrero Jr. would stay.

Unlike Toronto, the Mets have become a place many players want to come to. Since winning the Soto sweepstakes, many players have come out calling the Mets the place they want to be. Whether it be the great clubhouse culture or the importance Steve and Alex Cohen place on family, players are taking notice. It was even reported that the Mets were at the top of Guerrero Jr.'s list. They probably wouldn't have had to overpay to get him like the Blue Jays did.

It appears the Blue Jays did not want a repeat of John Olerud. An all-star first baseman who Toronto traded to the Mets, and ended up putting up better numbers. In his three seasons with New York, he slashed .315/.425/.501 with 63 home runs, 291 RBIs, and a 142 OPS+. Compared to his eight seasons with the Blue Jays, where he slashed .293/.395/.471 with 471 home runs, 471 RBIs, and a 130 OPS+. Guerrero Jr. would've put up better numbers with the Mets had he joined them.

The Blue Jays might think they are funny, but we will see who is laughing when October comes around. While the Mets will be contending for a World Series, the Jays will be sitting on their couch yet again. The last time Toronto appeared in the Fall Classic, the first Jurassic Park movie had yet to even hit the local Blockbuster. There have been five movies since, with a sixth on the way. Considering all this, the Blue Jays have no leg to stand on when talking trash.