{"id":670894,"date":"2026-04-08T20:39:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:39:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/670894\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T20:39:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:39:25","slug":"blue-jays-kevin-gausman-nearly-had-the-funniest-fantasy-football-punishment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/670894\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays’ Kevin Gausman nearly had the funniest fantasy football punishment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Blue Jays’ Kevin Gausman nearly had the funniest fantasy football punishment<\/a> originally appeared on The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fantasy football punishments are always pretty amusing.<\/p>\n

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The Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> had a new one lined up, if it had been allowed to go through.<\/p>\n

Kevin Gausman, the star right-handed pitcher, placed last in Toronto’s league for the 2025 season.<\/p>\n

And the planned punishment? Singing the Canadian national anthem.<\/p>\n

Specifically, singing ‘O Canada’ before a Spring Training game.<\/p>\n

That’s the rumor going around on social media, and man, that would’ve been incredible.<\/p>\n

Apparently, Blue Jays management ended up stopping Gausman from carrying out the song.<\/p>\n

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That definitely is a clip that would’ve circulated widely among Toronto sports fans and baseball fans in general.<\/p>\n

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There’s no telling whether Gausman is a quality singer or not, but the world may never know now.<\/p>\n

It also begs the question: Did they come up with an alternative punishment? There’s no way Gausman just got off the hook, is there?<\/p>\n

The Blue Jays should try this again for next year for whoever finishes in last in 2026. Maybe persistence will pay off. The fans would certainly enjoy it.<\/p>\n

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