"You are about 20 years too late" - Fans react to Blue Jays All-Star Kevin Gausman lamenting paid parking system in Toronto

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman learned a hard lesson in his latest escapade; there is no such thing as free parking in Canada.

The team's ace lamented his latest experience north of the border and got mocked for it by fans online.

"So apparently there is no such thing as free parking in Toronto," tweeted Gausman.

Gausman's tweet got responses from several fans, and even former Blue Jays teammate Justin Turner.

"You are about 20 years too late on this tweet," one supporter said.

Lucky for Gausman, who lives north of Eglinton Avenue, finding free parking is his hardest task at hand as the Blue Jays are currently cruising on top of the AL East standings.

Blue Jays edge out Dodgers in a thriller

In what could be a preview of this year's World Series, the Blue Jays edged out the Dodgers by the skin of their teeth during Sunday's series-closer between the two sides.

Toronto started off the contest with a booming double by Vladimir Guerrero Jr. that plated Bo Bichette. However, the reigning champions responded in the next half frame as Shohei Ohtani blasted his 41st homer of the season. Freddie Freeman then followed it up for the hosts with a solo shot of his own as the Dodgers gained the lead.

Then, with the bases loaded at the bottom of the second, Blue Jays starter Eric Lauer elected to walk Freeman, leading to Miguel Rojas' free pass to home plate.

Not to be deterred, however, the Jays cut the deficit to one in the top of the sixth courtesy of Ty France's RBI single. Two innings later, Vladdy Jr. added to his daily total by smashing a solo bomb for his 19th homer of the year. With the scores tied at 3-3, Addison Barger pummeled his 18th long shot of the year to give the visitors a 4-3 lead.

In the bottom of the eighth, Toronto gave another free run to the plate by walking Freeman with the bases loaded, giving Alex Freeland the run scored.

Despite this, the visitors would have the last laugh as Ernie Clement smacked a go-ahead solo bomb in the top of the ninth. This, combined with rookie Mason Fluharty's nerves of steel to strike out Ohtani and draw a groundout from Mookie Betts with the bases loaded, ensured that Toronto snatched a victory on the road in Hollywood.

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Daniel Santiago is a journalist who has been reporting on baseball at Sportskeeda since 2022. He was drawn towards the sport after the underlying statistics and the analysis surrounding it grabbed his attention.

Daniel particularly enjoys furnishing reports about historic events in baseball and analyzing the game through a statistic-based outlook, based on Fangraphs and Baseball-Reference. This is in line with how he enjoyed watching baseball as a pastime. As a writer, he is very particular about cross-checking from reputable sources and doing his due diligence.

He became a lifelong Hideki Matsui fan after his exploits in the 2009 World Series for the New York Yankees. Among the current generation, Daniel's favorites include Shohei Ohtani and Jung Hoo Lee. Daniel is a huge follower of Asian baseball and both Ohtani and Lee have been in the top echelon of their respective leagues during their time with the NPB and KBO.

His favorite moment as a baseball fan was the final at-bat of the 2023 World Baseball Classic between Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout. He believes there aren't many words to fittingly describe the intensity of the moment.

As an avid sports fan, Daniel watches other sports and Esports when not writing about baseball.

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