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Blue Jays relief pitcher Anthony Bass made his first appearance at Toronto's Rogers Centre since he set off a firestorm after sharing a video promoting anti-LGBTQ boycotts of companies like Target and Bud Light. The crowd, to put it lightly, was not all that fond of seeing the Jays reliever as he ran out of the pen toward the mound.
Showering Bass with boos and jeers for essentially the whole half-inning he was out there, a large chunk of fans let the 35-year-old hurler know exactly how they felt about all that's transpired over the past few days.
Game operations tried their best to drown out the tense reception (which was even noticeable on the television broadcast) with music for the near sell-out crowd inside the stadium, but their efforts did little to hide fans' displeasure.
As far as on the field goes, Bass was actually pretty solid during his appearance, giving up a walk before getting Joey Wiemer to pop up, striking out Christian Yelich and inducing a ground out to end the inning with no damage done.
(Toronto wasn't able to generate anything in the bottom half of the inning and ended up falling 4-2 to the Brewers.)
Still, fans were clearly not going to let this slide no matter how good Bass was on the mound, as every strike and out prompted a mix of boos and cheers from the crowd — with the former seemingly much louder than the latter.
On Monday, Bass shared (and did not delete) a video, which broke down the "biblical reason" those of Christian faith should boycott companies such as Target, Bud Light and others that publicly support LGBTQ rights and Pride.
The Blue Jays released a statement to blogTO after Bass shared that video to his Instagram story on Monday:
"Individual player sentiments are not representative of the club's beliefs." They also reaffirmed their commitment to "providing an inclusive and welcoming experience for all." The team later said that Bass would face no internal discipline over the incident.
As long as he remains on the roster and his views in the forefront, Wednesday's showing will likely be how every Bass appearance inside Rogers Centers looks, sounds and feels, no matter how many strikes he throws.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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