Dear Gossips,   

The New York Times/Athletic yesterday published an article about World Series viewership in Canada. The Toronto Blue Jays are setting records this post season. “In a country of 41 million people, here is an astonishing statistic that highlights a shared viewing experience: Game 1 of the 2025 World Series was watched by an average of seven million Canadians. That’s more than one-sixth of the entire population of Canada.” 

 

So if you know any Canadians today, and they’re slow to respond, it’s probably because they stayed up to watch Game 3 of the World Series that went 18 innings and ultimately ended in a Jays loss. I am one of those people who stayed up until the very end, slept three hours, and now at work… fried.

 

World Series coverage is also showing up at the entertainment outlets. The Hollywood Reporter put up a piece yesterday about which celebrities were supporting which teams. They posted before the game though and their mention of Will Arnett now seems dated, because while Will has cheered for the Dodgers in the past, he is from Toronto, and he narrated the pre-game piece for the Canadian broadcast last night. 

 

Didn’t see Will in the stands but there were several glimpses of Simu Liu and also Justin and Hailey Bieber. JB was wearing a Shane Bieber jersey. Hailey was wearing a blue pimple patch. 

 

You know who doesn’t have pimples? Shohei Ohtani. In every one of my group chats and text threads, my friends and I are either exchanging all caps messages rooting for the Jays… or thirsting in all caps over the god of baseball, LOL. Why is his skin so pretty? How does he get his hair to look like an idol’s? Why is he so cute and baby-faced while swinging the bat of destruction? How is it possible to be that f-cking good? 

At one point Duana texted me and said, “He’s basically Clark Kent”. 

I might read this back and not remember writing this… because 18 INNINGS?! 

Yours in gossip, 

Lainey 

 

Justin and Hailey Bieber attend Game 3 of the World Series, October 27, 2025
Photo credits: ALLISON DINNER/ EPA/ Shutterstock

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