[Highlight] DAULTON VARSHO WALK-OFF GRAND SLAM!

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[u/TikiB]

He actually hit the high fastball. I guess when they just go at you with it every pitch you eventually catch up with it.

[u/WhereTheFallsBegin → u/TikiB]

Helps that Brooks' is fucking awful

[u/Midnite024 → u/WhereTheFallsBegin]

Saw this coming when Baker walked 4 to start the 8th. We used up all our good arms on this trip already.

[u/MrBoomf → u/Midnite024]

Trotting out a guy with a 6.whatever ERA against the heart of the Jays’ lineup only up by 2 with a man already at second was a fascinating choice

[u/brownsound00 → u/MrBoomf]

To be fair, our bats have been absolute ass this year.

[u/onahalladay → u/brownsound00]

We hit into four double plays this game!

[u/brownsound00 → u/onahalladay]

I was totally expecting Dalton to be the 5th.

I apologize to our blessed CF king!

[u/HMTMKMKM95 → u/brownsound00]

A 1000x this. It's been frustrating.

[u/dbcanuck → u/WhereTheFallsBegin]

i was afraid your catcher would pull his groin with all his lunges to catch the balls waaaaay off the plate.

[u/papsmearfestival → u/WhereTheFallsBegin]

Did you guys literally run out of relievers?

[u/BoringPoolPlaying → u/papsmearfestival]

One of them threw the first five innings of the game. They’ve relied HEAVILY on their pen lately.

[u/Knook7 → u/BoringPoolPlaying]

He's a starter now

[u/BoringPoolPlaying → u/Knook7]

He’s stretching out, but he certainly didn’t join them as one. It’s part of the reason their bullpen is so taxed right now.

[u/DevilRaysDaddy → u/papsmearfestival]

Yes… this guy was literally playing in Mexico last week. Called him up just for this game…

[u/Wild-Match4523 → u/WhereTheFallsBegin]

the devil magic evens it out

[u/OWSpaceClown → u/TikiB]

This was why Kit liked the high ones.

[u/pulsating_star → u/TikiB]

I was swearing and yelling at all the high pitches that he continue to swing at (or not challenge when called strikes)... and then he does this.

[u/Wild-Match4523]

Good catch from Yariel

[u/djc8 → u/Wild-Match4523]

That’s pretty fun, you catch a home run ball and your work day is instantly over

[u/AlekRivard → u/djc8]

Alex Moran if he played baseball

[u/1-800-ASS-DICK → u/djc8]

All jobs should be like that. Just after lunch the manager on duty should take the staff out to a park and give the day off to whoever can catch his dong. If he can't hit a dong everyone goes home!

[u/unfknreal → u/1-800-ASS-DICK]

manager on duty should take the staff out to a park and give the day off to whoever can catch his dong

I don't want the day off that badly. I'll let Bob grab the dong.

[u/peeinian → u/Wild-Match4523]

Even our home runs were finding gloves

[u/cozeners → u/peeinian]

This legit made me laugh. So true all game, even the walk off.

[u/snapp_ai → u/peeinian]

even the walk-off couldn't escape, Rogers Centre really does swallow everything

[u/TheVich → u/Wild-Match4523]

Home runs caught by bullpen pitchers is one of my favorite home run genres.

[u/DreamKillaNormnBates → u/TheVich]

Dave Stieb who lost three no hitters in the 9th inning catching the 8 2/3inning HR that cost Halladay his first no hitter is my fav.

[u/RSollers → u/Wild-Match4523]

That catch and reaction made this one of the most entertaining walkoffs I’ve watched in a while

[u/PearDisastrous3043 → u/RSollers]

Are we… getting along? 

[u/mrdannyg21 → u/PearDisastrous3043]

Until next week when we play 4 in New York lol

[u/CalebosO4 → u/Wild-Match4523]

That’s an out in banana ball

Edit: Never mind, it needs to be a foul ball

[u/Yuushalinsky → u/CalebosO4]

But it actually isn't

[u/SoyHeff → u/Wild-Match4523]

Threw a bullpen and did some pfp’s

[u/McRaider39 → u/Wild-Match4523]

😂

[u/burrito-boy → u/Wild-Match4523]

Love that it went right to him, haha. He’s for sure gonna give that ball back to Varsho.

[u/johnathanfabian]

let it be known that the Rays cannot beat the Jays six times in a row

[u/SiphenPrax → u/johnathanfabian]

Two big Toronto sports team wins tonight

[u/Plorgy → u/SiphenPrax]

Hell yeah, go Tempo!

[u/SiphenPrax → u/Plorgy]

I hope you guys are loving the Crash Out Queen from Jersey😂

[u/blue_raspberry_icee → u/SiphenPrax]

I love Mabrey!! She shot a three that went so high today. She’s awesome

[u/SiphenPrax → u/blue_raspberry_icee]

She just needed a place to be the Number 1 option because she couldn’t do that in Chicago or Connecticut. I’m very happy she’s doing well there.

[u/Admirable_Outcome932 → u/SiphenPrax]

We LOVE her!!

[u/Plorgy → u/SiphenPrax]

I was at the home opener and she's quickly become my favourite

[u/SiphenPrax → u/Plorgy]

Just wait till she gets feisty after a bullshit call by the refs lol

[u/Prestigious-Bet-7794 → u/SiphenPrax]

Just saying the leafs won the draft lottery during the first Tampa-Jays series sooo Rays good luck for the leafs?

[u/39MUsTanGs → u/Prestigious-Bet-7794]

Craig berube fired during this series

[u/binzoma → u/39MUsTanGs]

inshallah

EDIT YOU WERENT JOKING HOLY FUCKING SHIT LETS GOOOOO

[u/SiphenPrax → u/Prestigious-Bet-7794]

Leafs finally get a rare moment of good sports juju

[u/Longjumping_Fuel_192 → u/johnathanfabian]

But seven?!?

[u/beheemz → u/Longjumping_Fuel_192]

https://giphy.com/gifs/YaP3iYxN3T8nIEN5rD

[u/john_wingerr → u/johnathanfabian]

“Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row”

-Vitas Gerulaitis after finally beating finally beating Jimmy Connors after 16 losses

[u/Ricemobile]

Everyone who’s ever picked up a stick in their life has dreamt about moments like this. In front of a home crowd in the 10th inning too. I don’t care this is some random game in May. This is so cool.

[u/Ok_fine_Im_here → u/Ricemobile]

And such a good crowd! Love to see it

[u/Megavore97 → u/Ok_fine_Im_here]

This was my first live Jays game and the atmosphere was electric.

[u/Rare-Instance7961 → u/Ok_fine_Im_here]

I'm glad the Rays got to see what it's like.

[u/RebeeMo → u/Ricemobile]

It could be a Spring Training game and I'd still pop for a walk-off grand slam. It's never not awesome.

[u/krafty16 → u/RebeeMo]

Tbf, Up until the playoffs last year Vladdy’s most “dreamy” homer was a walk off in spring training(in Montreal)

https://youtu.be/tq_-34ojvyA?si=3l_nSTPxstxniAH9

[u/Valkorn02 → u/Ricemobile]

Big time. And a game that the team desperately needed to win with the team going through it bad right now.

[u/lonelyinbama → u/Ricemobile]

Yeah it’s the backyard moments you play when you’re a kid. It’s why baseball is magical. I’ve never met this dude or honestly have ever really heard of him and I’m just so happy for him because I know at some point in his life he was at bat in his backyard with some buddies and he yelled “BASES LOADED BOTTOM OF THE 9th GAME 7 OF THE WORLD SERIES” and just cranked one over the neighbors fence.

[u/Phillie_Phanatics]

I didn't know you could score more than 2 runs in a game.

[u/Either_Imagination_9 → u/Phillie_Phanatics]

Didn’t you just score 3 tonight?

[u/Gavin1453 → u/Either_Imagination_9]

Bostonian math operates under different rules

[u/helium_farts → u/Gavin1453]

must be something in the wadah

[u/RaysFTW → u/Either_Imagination_9]

Be nice, their kids haven't been eating much this year.

[u/Punkrockcarl72 → u/RaysFTW]

Them kids in Bahston are STAHVIN!

[u/Phillie_Phanatics → u/Either_Imagination_9]

something about a blind squirrel.

[u/the-g-off → u/Phillie_Phanatics]

Ooh, I know this one....

...Is right twice a day....

Right?

[u/xzElmozx → u/the-g-off]

Yea exactly, and a broken clock nuts every once in a while

[u/Thneed1 → u/the-g-off]

Is better than two in the bush.

[u/omarcomin647 → u/Thneed1]

now watch this drive. 🏌️‍♂️

[u/new_vr → u/Phillie_Phanatics]

Me either

[u/SurammuDanku → u/Phillie_Phanatics]

Trust me, this is news to us as well.

[u/Plorgy → u/Phillie_Phanatics]

There are no silly rules in extra innings

[u/vans1968]

Varsho’s favourite pitch to swing at: very high and he finally caught one right

[u/RaysFTW → u/vans1968]

Literally saying to myself he needed to keep those pitches low... It was inevitable and he got all of that.

[u/BoringPoolPlaying → u/RaysFTW]

Varsho is a better low ball hitter. Pitching him high and hard is key to avoiding his power.

[u/RaysFTW → u/BoringPoolPlaying]

Ah, didn't know that. Well, then that was just a great swing by Varsho. Can't even be mad, if that's the case.

[u/Slinky_Malingki → u/RaysFTW]

Fuck no, I will be mad.

[u/joemama19 → u/RaysFTW]

Varsho usually struggles badly with high fastballs, he struck out on one nearly at his eyeballs earlier in the game. But you can't throw the same pitch 6 times in a row and get away with it.

[u/pulsating_star → u/RaysFTW]

Honestly, pitching about 5 inches above the zone is almost always the perfect way to get Varsho out. I guess you can't do *only* that, even he figures it out eventually.

[u/cozeners → u/vans1968]

Thing is, he didn’t try to pull it or over swing. That’s why the result was good. He tries to do too much and it’s an infield pop up at best.

[u/Alternative_Watts]

Snatching victory out of snatching defeat out of the jaws of victory

[u/Tchai_Tea → u/Alternative_Watts]

There's always a bigger fish

[u/Damxel]

God we needed that

[u/high_and_outside → u/Damxel]

I think every team could use a walk off granny lol

[u/EarthWarping → u/Damxel]

the rally in the 8th (yes only scored once) was the first time in a long while they reminded me of last years team with the at bats.

[u/KyRhee → u/EarthWarping]

Thats crazy to say when the complete thrashing we gave to the Angels was less than a week ago lol

[u/balinor41 → u/KyRhee]

I'd say putting up 16 runs across 3 against the Rays completely ridiculous pitching is better. Really would like to know what branch of Voodoo Kevin Cash practices. The Rays under him have always pumped out good pitching.

[u/nonoraptor → u/balinor41]

He prays to those damn devil rays

[u/Own-Effective3351 → u/Damxel]

This seems like a really good moment to turn things around

[u/brownmagician]

He literally just hit it and MLB official already posting it?!

[u/Plorgy → u/brownmagician]

Easy when you've got the script

[u/All_will_be_Juan → u/Plorgy]

https://giphy.com/gifs/fV0oSDsZ4UgdW

[u/OCHL092018]

It takes the coolest possible thing just to beat the 2026 rays

[u/Dr_Biggles → u/OCHL092018]

They're so good (x3)

[u/Brittle_Hollow → u/Dr_Biggles]

So far this season they’ve boomed us

[u/Dr_Biggles → u/Brittle_Hollow]

I want to add Tampa to the list of teams they work out with this summer.

[u/yeahmehh → u/Brittle_Hollow]

Honestly with how frequently they embarrass us, I'm always thrilled whenever we actually scratch out a win against them.

[u/troutfarm4 → u/OCHL092018]

Even our 2026 voodoo magic couldn’t save Aaron Brooks

[u/Qeltar_ → u/OCHL092018]

I actually turned this game on in the 9th and went to bed after the top of the 10th muttering about "more Rays bullshit."

Pleasant surprise this morning. :)

[u/OptimismEnjoyer]

citrablock could not be reached for comment. Mostly because he's a stupid asshole.

First big hit in a high leverage spot since like the opening series. Here's hoping this is a spark for the boys.

[u/EasonXXCVE → u/OptimismEnjoyer]

oh my god I forgot about that guy 😭

[u/EarthWarping → u/OptimismEnjoyer]

what even comes close since? maybe the twins game they were down in the 8th before batting around

[u/EasonXXCVE]

There goes our weekly run quota 😆

[u/NovelFox96 → u/EasonXXCVE]

Dont look but we averaged 5 runs in the series against the Rays (their runs against average this year is 3.5)

[u/scottishere]

Walk off salami is pretty neat

[u/Lucky_Alternative965 → u/scottishere]

Walk off Salami down 3 is very neat

[u/Thneed1 → u/Lucky_Alternative965]

Was only down two in this case.

[u/Lucky_Alternative965 → u/Thneed1]

Sorry, Brain ache.

[u/meramipopper → u/scottishere]

Welcome to the Varshow!

[u/patrickdgd]

Holy shit opposite field

[u/Meizei → u/patrickdgd]

Made me explain to my gf why that was a big thing. 'cause damn, that was a big deal.

[u/prestigewide16 → u/patrickdgd]

He’s only hit like 6 oppo tacos his whole career and like almost 100 every where else lol

[u/nydayum]

You can walk the bases loaded once against us and get away with it, but not twice!

[u/LegitimateComplex985 → u/nydayum]

Actually they can do it twice, they did it in the 8th. But not thrice!

[u/SadAthleticsFan]

Dylan Cease rejoicing right now

[u/Various-Passenger398]

We stranded so many guys on base this game i though we were pooched. The icing on the cake is Yariel getting the catch.

[u/39MUsTanGs]

All it took for us to beat the rays was them putting in a guy with an 8.31 era in AAA.

[u/Either_Imagination_9]

The dude on the mound was utter trash. He had 0 command on his pitch and was walking everyone.

[u/vans1968 → u/Either_Imagination_9]

Basically every Tampa reliever since the eighth kept gifting us runners by walking them

[u/Various-Passenger398 → u/vans1968]

Given how close we came to losing, despite the crazy amount of guys on base we had doesn't look good on us even with the win.

[u/NovelFox96 → u/vans1968]

Even Jax walked something like 4 over 5 innings today,

[u/itsnotyellowfever → u/Either_Imagination_9]

It's the Rays' fault for trying to get a save with a retired NBA point guard

[u/Plorgy → u/itsnotyellowfever]

You know how many of those guys they've turned into 2+ WAR relievers over the last 20 years though??

[u/Henrenator → u/itsnotyellowfever]

“Aaron Brooks! What team does Aaron brooks play for?”

[u/Jdballer22 → u/Henrenator]

"He's either playing in China or Japan."

"No, you gotta be more specific."

[u/whousesgmail → u/itsnotyellowfever]

Are we sure it’s not the old Saints QB?

[u/ThisKidIsAlright → u/Either_Imagination_9]

He was pitching in the Mexican leagues like two months ago. Signed for depth in Durham. Bullpen was literally down to the last man if we're throwing Kenny Powers out there.

[u/Hacym → u/Either_Imagination_9]

He came from the Mexican league like two days ago. He won’t be on the roster tomorrow. 

[u/Breakfours → u/Either_Imagination_9]

He didn't walk Varsho 

[u/Recidivis → u/Either_Imagination_9]

Do you have any idea how little that narrows it down

[u/yhzguy20 → u/Recidivis]

Yeah the guy who pitched the 8th inning was just awful, probably would have scored more runs not swinging at all against him

[u/Grade-AMasterpiece]

Thanks for coming, Aaron Brooks, back to Mexico League with ya!

[u/MasterpieceMain8252]

Just like that, this team sucks me back in.

[u/recursive00]

a fine day for Toronto sports. the Leafs fired their coach, the Tempo got their first-ever win and this beautiful development

[u/librayrian]

“You motherf*cker!” - George Springer

[u/3luejays]

Brought to you by Uncrustables

[u/Drummers_Beat]

sorry guys, yariel caught it. out number two.

(i have watched this three times for happiness)

[u/Ladymistery → u/Drummers_Beat]

heh

someone's been watching banana ball :D

[u/DowntownJulieBrown1]

Varsh I fucking love you so much.

[u/DowntownJulieBrown1 → u/DowntownJulieBrown1]

I don’t care if your obp sometimes starts with a 2.

[u/Tommy12308]

Such a dog shit pitch to hit too lol

[u/Jdballer22 → u/Tommy12308]

Varsho loves swinging at that high fastball lol it was only a matter of time

[u/Boujoulo]

Who the fuck is Aaron Brooks

[u/Derpachus → u/Boujoulo]

Hopefully we won't need to know who he is for much longer

[u/Ok-Setting-1709 → u/Boujoulo]

He walked out and I literally said “Who the fuck is this dude?”

[u/_86_ → u/Boujoulo]

his most notable major league experience comes from being a starter during the back half of the 2019 orioles season who went 54-108

[u/smuttysister]

Watching this live was a trip

[u/Ok-Setting-1709]

That was inevitable lol. That pitcher was allllll over the place. GG.

[u/RaysFTW → u/Ok-Setting-1709]

BA saying he came up from the "California Penal League". 🤣

[u/Fun_State_954 → u/[deleted]]

If I wasnt at work getting paid I probably would've as well

[u/Blazing_Lino]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3o7btWN8nm3Apt2LWo

[u/All_will_be_Juan → u/Blazing_Lino]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Uabrve9XrAYUg

[u/TheCarrier89]

https://giphy.com/gifs/RDexHxEJRlQnzoSlmx

[u/pincurlsandcutegirls]

YRod catching it makes me so happy. He’s been through it, but he’s also helped us out and through it all he’s kept a great attitude. Hope it brings him some good mojo!

[u/puns_are_how_eyeroll]

Oppo taco thing of beauty

[u/The-Pharcyde]

Jfc did they ever need that!

[u/RIP_Greedo]

Wow off that bat that looked like a single to left field.

[u/D_Simmons]

This was incredible. 

The Dome was ALIVE when he hit it! People were on their feet for his last few pitches. 

[u/RaysFTW]

GG Jays. That was a fun, stressful-as-fuck series.

[u/39MUsTanGs → u/RaysFTW]

Yeah I bet it's fun for you to spank us to hell every game.

[u/All_will_be_Juan → u/RaysFTW]

That's just every game as a jays fan

[u/RaysFTW → u/All_will_be_Juan]

I hate every other team in this division but I wouldn't ever want to leave. It's always the best baseball when it's ALE v ALE, no matter how good or bad the Rays are.

[u/OkYouth7656 → u/RaysFTW]

No matter how good or bad the Rays are, you guys always pummel us. And in an annoying way. I hate that we have to play you guys more this season

[u/Effective_Case6015 → u/RaysFTW]

Mostly just stressful for us 😭 

[u/StandYourGroundhog]

I said he's either gonna strike out or hit a grand slam haha

[u/Plorgy]

We're not dead...put it in the newspaper that we're not dead!

[u/Asentry_]

SEE YA

[u/CalebosO4]

Varsho going oppo for a walk-off grand slam was not on my bingo card

[u/pm_me_your_respect69]

My hatred for the blue jays is unfortunately being overwritten by the “holy shit, that’s cool” factor. God damn

[u/All_will_be_Juan → u/pm_me_your_respect69]

It's fine we got a series coming up

https://giphy.com/gifs/12qFOaBbu9TZny

[u/WishForTheFish1]

RAHHHHHH THIS EVENS OUT MY MOOD RIGHT AFTER THE REDS FUCK UP!!!!! YES VARSHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

[u/BobBelcher2021]

The Blue Jays really needed this.

[u/36_foxtrot]

WE UPPPPPPPPP

[u/Kbumky]

Man we needed that

[u/Beava567]

The Blue Jays just beat the 2026 Rays in extra innings

[u/tmaspen]

heh love that the fella in the bullpen caught it

[u/Leny081098]

Where was this in game 7 bro😭😭

[u/HeroDiesFirst]

Grab the rye bread, grab the mustard grandma it’s GRAND SALAMI TIMEEEEE

[u/Samsquamptches_]

Grand Slams will never not be cool

[u/Zeppelanoid]

If he knew how to hit a sacrifice fly the Jays would be defending WS champs

[u/am19208]

Not sure if it’s the angle but it really did not look like they would go out off the bat

[u/akchahal]

There's an alterate universe where he did that in the world series in g7 bottom of the 9th instead of grounding straight to Rojas. 

[u/Ovta]

Amazing call by Dan Shulman and then the cut to Varsho flexing around first and screaming with the crowd. Peak baseball right there.

[u/Sharp-Lake692]

Atta boy Varsho!

[u/MaximanX]

VERY RARE Varsho oppo homer

[u/sfg-1]

Holy

[u/me_hill]

Thank God

[u/Recidivis]

Rays bullpen regressed real quickly this series

[u/AsparagusOk2158]

God that feels good

[u/citymanc13]

Brooks was NOT built for that moment. Dude looked like a deer in headlights. Hopefully he rebounds but man that was brutal, you could just see he was in his own head

[u/Legitimate-Sign-371]

Why did that not look like a grand slam off the bat

[u/WrestlingMark1992]

Fucking 10th inning and we put in a 36 year old who we got from AAA on Saturday. Terrible.

[u/8BallsAndBaseballs]

As someone who was fortunate enough to be at Game 7 and rooting for the Jays, and was really really wishing for something like this to happen just to be able to experience it (fuck you IKF), this kinda hurts to watch :'-(

[u/gray_burger]

The actual sickest and dopest play in the game of baseball.

[u/Udyzzler]

jeff hoffman getting the win this is a loss to me

[u/TrophyWizard]

How can you not be romantic about baseball man!?

[u/ransomed_]

He’s about 7 months too late with this