On Saturday afternoon with the Orioles in Toronto to play the Blue Jays, a pick off play at first drew boos from the crowd. There was, as expected, immediate backlash on social media towards Roberts comments and the Blue Jays and their fans got the last laugh as Toronto walked-off the Orioles 5-4. Blue Jays players came to the rescue of their fans as well, including Ernie Clement. Blue Jays infielder Ernie Clement told the Toronto Star in response to MASN analyst Brian Roberts questioning Toronto fans' baseball IQ: "We get 40,000 a night here. While the Orioles and the Blue Jays won't see each other for the rest of 2025 - this is great animosity to carry over into their rivalry for 2026.