Blue Jays Reveal Disgruntled $131 Million Star Chose To Skip World Series
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MIAMI, FLORIDA – AUGUST 23: José Berríos #17 of the Toronto Blue Jays sits in the dugout during the sixth inning against the Miami Marlins at loanDepot park on August 23, 2025 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Jared Lennon/Getty Images) Getty Images The Toronto Blue Jays enjoyed a magical run all the way to Game 7 of the World Series last year, bringing the reigning champion Los Angeles Dodgers into extra innings before ultimately falling short. The team enjoyed significant contributions from several long-term stars, including Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Kevin Gausman and, in an end-of-season return from injury, Bo Bichette. But now the team’s general manager Ross Atkins has revealed that another long-term star, Jose Berrios, opted to skip the Fall Classic after his regular season devolved into a removal from the rotation. “Ross Atkins says Berrios’ absence during the World Series was Berrios’ decision,” MLB.com’s Keegan Matheson reported from the Major League Baseball Winter Meetings on Monday. “He was not happy,” Atkins said of Berrios, Matheson added. “He was disappointed that he wasn’t in our rotation. He handled it well, but then when it came down to roster selection, he wasn’t on it.” Berrios is a two-time All-Star who has made at least 30 starts in each of the last five seasons. But he posted an uncharacteristic 4.17 ERA in this past season as he battled elbow inflammation. Now the team could be looking to part ways with Berrios, particularly after it brought in Dylan Cease and Cody Ponce as free agents. That might be a challenge, as Berrios is entering the fifth season of a seven-year, $131 million contract and is owed $19 million next year, then $24 million in both 2027 and 2028, assuming he doesn’t opt out. “All of that coalesces to make Berrios a difficult…
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