Baseball fans have learned in the last few years that the players they hoist are taking fantasy ball extremely seriously, and Toronto Blue Jay Jay’s pitcher Chris Bassitt reminded them of.
Bassitt’s penalty for walking 4-10 during the 2024 season-to become the team’s Bat Boy, according to sports networks. He served as that for the team’s spring training games on Saturday against New York Yankees. He wore “4-10” on the back of his jersey.
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Toronto Blue Jay’s pitcher Chris Bassitt throws during spring training at Cecil B. Englebert Complex in Dunedin, Florida, on February 20, 2025. (Jonathan Dyer-Preferred Pictures)
It was also the MLB veteran’s 36 -year birthday.
Fantasy football was a warm topic of conversation between Joc Pederson and Tommy Pham in 2022. Pederson, then with San Francisco Giants, and Pham, then with Cincinnati Reds, entered an event over Fantasy Football. That led Pham to relax the Pederson throughout the test.
The disposable all-star enters its 11th season in Majors and third with Toronto. He had a 4.16 era in 31 starts for the team last season. He also had 168 strikes.
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Bassitt ended 10. In the American League Cy Young Award voting in 2023. He led the American league with 16 wins, 33 starts and 826 fighters faced. He threw himself in a career high 200 lap.
This season, Fan Grapher Bassitt projected to be No. 3 -starter in the team’s rotation behind Kevin Gausman and Jose Berrios. Blue Jays are also expected to have Max Scherzer and Bowden Francis as well.
Toronto Blue Jay’s pitcher Chris Bassitt throws during spring training in Dunedin Florida, Sunday 16 February 2025. (Nathan Denette/the Canadian press via AP)
Toronto was 74-88 in 2024.
