{"id":419790,"date":"2025-10-04T15:50:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T15:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/419790\/"},"modified":"2025-10-04T15:50:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T15:50:14","slug":"buffalo-bills-heiress-jessica-pegula-baffled-by-nfl-team-supporting-blue-jays-over-yankees-in-mlb-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/419790\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Bills heiress Jessica Pegula baffled by NFL team supporting Blue Jays over Yankees in MLB playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

By JAMES COHEN, SPORTS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 11:34 EDT, 4 October 2025 | Updated: 11:34 EDT, 4 October 2025 <\/p>\n

Buffalo Bills<\/a>\u00a0heiress Jessica Pegula lead backlash against the team’s social media accounts after they shared a message of support for the Toronto Blue Jays<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Blue Jays will face the New York Yankees<\/a> in the American League Division Series over the next week and you’d have expected the Bills to cheer on their state-mates.<\/p>\n

However, on Friday, quite the opposite occurred. Just one day prior to the first game against the Yankees, the Bills wrote: ‘Good luck to our friends up North’.<\/p>\n

They also shared a graphic that read: ‘Good luck in the playoffs Blue Jays’ which left many fans – including Bills heiress Pegula – bemused.<\/p>\n

Directly responding to the account’s post, tennis star Pegula wrote: ‘Ohhh???’<\/p>\n

Interestingly, fellow tennis play Eugenie Bouchard, who is Canadian, was similarly shocked and replied to Pegula’s post with: ‘I second this. Ohhh???’<\/p>\n

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Buffalo Bills heiress Jessica Pegula lead backlash against the team’s social media account<\/p>\n

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The Bills bizarrely wished the Toronto Blue Jays good luck against the New York Yankees<\/p>\n

Hundreds of other fans quickly followed suit as they questioned the decision to offer support to the Yankees’ upcoming rivals.\u00a0<\/p>\n

One fan wrote: ‘Shouldn’t we root for teams that actually play in the great state of New York?’<\/p>\n

Another said: ‘Yeah don’t call yourself a New York team again’.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘I have never felt such betrayal’, another dramatically claimed on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Blue Jays replied with: ‘Blue Jays Mafia. You Know Ball’ while also posting a picture of Bills QB Josh Allen in a Blue Jays jersey.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Bills carry the New York name, but many around the state believe they don\u2019t always share in the spotlight.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Based in the far west of the state, closer to Canada than to New York City, the Bills often feel removed from the buzz that surrounds the city\u2019s major teams.<\/p>\n

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Pegula lead the backlash from bemused Bills fans on social media on Friday afternoon<\/p>\n

\"However, <\/p>\n

However, the Blue Jays were loving it and replied with a picture of Bills QB Josh Allen<\/p>\n

\"Pegula, <\/p>\n

Pegula, left is seen with her family after her parents Terry (center) and Kim (right) bought the Buffalo Bills in 2014<\/p>\n

While the Yankees, Mets, Knicks and Rangers dominate headlines in the nation\u2019s biggest media market, Buffalo has long existed on the sporting periphery.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Yet the Bills\u2019 loyal fan base, renowned for its passion and resilience through harsh winters and decades of ups and downs, sees that distance as a badge of honor.<\/p>\n

They\u2019re also quick to point out a simple fact, that the Bills are the only NFL team that actually plays in New York State.<\/p>\n

As the franchise continues to chase success, there\u2019s a growing sense that the rest of the state is finally beginning to take notice of the team from up north.<\/p>\n

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