{"id":682413,"date":"2026-04-25T11:54:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T11:54:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/682413\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T11:54:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T11:54:21","slug":"blue-jays-veteran-offers-4-word-response-to-fan-death-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/682413\/","title":{"rendered":"Blue Jays Veteran Offers 4-Word Response To Fan Death Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Blue Jays can hold out hope for a return to the World Series this year, but the season so far hasn\u2019t progressed as they might have hoped.<\/p>\n<p>The team has seen several key players go down with injuries since Opening Day, including Cody Ponce, George Springer and Alejandro Kirk. And while their position player group and rotation have been impacted by the injuries, perhaps the team\u2019s biggest problem has been the bullpen.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Toronto Blue Jays are considering making a change at the back end of the bullpen, as manager John Schneider told reporters that the team will \u2018re-evaluate\u2019 Jeff Hoffman\u2019s role as closer on Tuesday following another rough outing for the pitcher,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tsn.ca\/mlb\/article\/blue-jays-mulling-change-at-closer-as-hoffmans-struggles-continue\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TSN reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;TSN reported&quot;}\" class=\"link \">TSN reported<\/a>. \u201cIn 12 outings this year, Hoffman has three blown saves (tied for the league lead), two losses, and has gotten the job done in just three of seven save situations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/former-yankees-catcher-2-time-122840969.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:MORE FROM FORBESFormer Yankees Catcher, 2-Time All-Star, Dies After Historic CareerBy Peter Chawaga;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;MORE FROM FORBESFormer Yankees Catcher, 2-Time All-Star, Dies After Historic CareerBy Peter Chawaga&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MORE FROM FORBESFormer Yankees Catcher, 2-Time All-Star, Dies After Historic CareerBy Peter Chawaga<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/former-yankees-catcher-2-time-122840969.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f42cab4e5f8e30c29c39e34691c5102b.jpeg\"\/><\/a>Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher Sees Death Threats \u2018Rolling In\u2019 After World Series<\/p>\n<p>The team could turn to Louis Varland, Braydon Fisher or Tyler Rogers if it does opt to make a change to the closer role. In the meantime, it seems that another struggling reliever is still working on his own return to form in the minor leagues following a demotion earlier this season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>In seven Triple-A games so far, Brendon Little has a 1.29 ERA, a marked improvement from the 24.55 ERA he accumulated in five games with the big-league club this season. Little had a strong 3.03 ERA in 79 regular season games with the Blue Jays last year, but issues started to appear during the team\u2019s magical playoff run, including a consequential World Series home run.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe last pitch Little threw in 2025 landed in the Dodger Stadium seats \u2014 an 18th-inning walk-off home run by Freddie Freeman in Game 3 of the World Series,\u201d Mike Wilner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thestar.com\/sports\/blue-jays\/blue-jays-reliever-brendon-little-finds-the-mental-break-he-needed-in-buffalo\/article_fd906410-1f5f-47c2-909a-38210f158d92.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wrote for the Toronto Sun;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;wrote for the Toronto Sun&quot;}\" class=\"link \">wrote for the Toronto Sun<\/a>. \u201cHe had to sit on that all winter while the death threats kept rolling in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/blue-jays-george-springer-replacement-135739192.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:MORE FROM FORBESBlue Jays\u2019 George Springer Replacement Offers 5-Word Response On Health SetbackBy Peter Chawaga;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;MORE FROM FORBESBlue Jays\u2019 George Springer Replacement Offers 5-Word Response On Health SetbackBy Peter Chawaga&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MORE FROM FORBESBlue Jays\u2019 George Springer Replacement Offers 5-Word Response On Health SetbackBy Peter Chawaga<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/blue-jays-george-springer-replacement-135739192.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"959\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f76ddbf3b6d21faf46f2977f192f4666.jpeg\"\/><\/a>Toronto Blue Jays Pitcher Sends 4-Word Message On Death Threats<\/p>\n<p>Wilner added that Little received \u201chundreds\u201d of death threats following his World Series outing, and the pitcher pointed to that feedback as a potential cause for his struggles on the mound this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt wears on you,\u201d Little said of the continuous offseason death threats he received. \u201cYou start putting more pressure on yourself to go out and pitch well. Start doubting things that you\u2019d never even thought about. That\u2019s something that was new to me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Little ultimately decided to stay away from social media and it seems that some time in the minor leagues has also helped him return to his best form.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe mental break\u2019s probably been the biggest thing,\u201d Little said of his improvement with Triple-A. \u201cJust come down here and have fun with teammates again. Focus on doing what I feel like I can do rather than, \u2018Better put up a zero or else I get crucified for the next two outings.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This article was originally published on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/peterchawaga\/2026\/04\/25\/blue-jays-veteran-offers-4-word-response-to-fan-death-threats\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Forbes.com;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Forbes.com&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Forbes.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Toronto Blue Jays can hold out hope for a return to the World Series this year, but&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":682414,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2378],"tags":[3426,5,377,2554,5900,1208,54086,8776,815,311,380,6438,4,62,282,70,2553,948,1039],"class_list":{"0":"post-682413","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-toronto-blue-jays","8":"tag-alejandro-kirk","9":"tag-baseball","10":"tag-blue-jays","11":"tag-bluejays","12":"tag-braydon-fisher","13":"tag-brendon-little","14":"tag-cody-ponce","15":"tag-death-threats","16":"tag-freddie-freeman","17":"tag-george-springer","18":"tag-jeff-hoffman","19":"tag-louis-varland","20":"tag-mlb","21":"tag-new-york-yankees","22":"tag-toronto","23":"tag-toronto-blue-jays","24":"tag-torontobluejays","25":"tag-tyler-rogers","26":"tag-world-series"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116465216392006888","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=682413"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682413\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/682414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=682413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=682413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=682413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}