Jason Kelce, a retired center for the Philadelphia Eagles, has expressed strong criticism of the recent World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers. This series has been hailed by ESPN as the greatest World Series and by The Athletic as the best Game 7 of the 21st century. However, during a recent episode of the New Heights podcast, Jason disagreed with his brother, Travis Kelce, who praised the series as "absolutely epic."

Travis described the seven-game series as "an awesome seven games of f—-ing baseball, man." In contrast, Jason questioned the excitement surrounding the matchup, stating, "So you’re telling me I’m supposed to get excited about a Canadian baseball team and a team that just spends more money than anybody else?" He referred to the Dodgers' MLB-leading payroll of $350 million for 2025, dismissing the significance of both teams.

"Who the f—- cares about either?" Jason remarked, adding that he believes "baseball sucks" because teams can simply buy championships. He further stated, "It’s the dumbest thing in the world," and claimed that the outcome of the season was predictable. "Everybody knew this was going to happen before the season," he said. "We just had a bunch of meaningless s—- happen before it and then it happened."

Despite Jason's comments, many fans and analysts have a different view. Sportsnet on-field reporter Hazel Mae reacted to the podcast clip on social media, saying, "Wow. What a disappointing comment."

The Game 7 matchup attracted significant viewership, averaging 51 million viewers across Canada, the U.S., and Japan, making it the most-watched baseball game in 34 years. In Canada alone, the game drew an average of 10.9 million viewers, ranking as the second-most watched English-language broadcast in Canadian history, only behind the 2010 Winter Olympics. Overall, more than 18.5 million Canadians watched some or all of the game, nearly half of the country's population.

Analysts have praised the World Series for its engaging storylines. Tim Kurkjian from ESPN described it as "marvelously fun, interesting and entertaining," while Tim Britton of The Athletic ranked Game 7 as the best of the century, stating, "Maybe this is recency bias. I don’t think it is."