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These six Blue Jays players may have played their last game with Toronto

Preston Hodgkinson
Preston Hodgkinson
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Nov 3 2025, 1:00 pm
These six Blue Jays players may have played their last game with Toronto
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The Toronto Blue Jays will have no time to dwell on one of their most heartbreaking losses in franchise history. 

With the LA Dodgers officially crowned as back-to-back World Series champions, the focus of the baseball world will now shift to the offseason. The biggest event of the winter will be free agency, which is set to open on Thursday. This means that the Blue Jays must get back to work preparing for the 2026 season.

On Sunday morning, the MLBPA released a list of players who have already become free agents, six of whom played in postseason games with the Jays this season. Those players will have the opportunity to leave Toronto this offseason, meaning their last games with the club would have come during the World Series.

So, which players might the Blue Jays lose this offseason? Let’s dive into each of the six players who are set to hit the market.

1. Bo Bichette, shortstop

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Bo Bichette is, by far, the biggest piece that could potentially leave the team this winter.

The 27-year-old is coming off the final season of a three-year deal that paid him an average salary of $11.2 million per year, and he’ll be looking for a hefty raise. It seems like there is interest in signing an extension with the Blue Jays, given some encouraging comments he made after Game 7.

“I’ve said I want to be here from the beginning,” Bichette told reporters.

Bichette had a monster of a regular season, leading the Blue Jays in RBIs (94), hits (181), and total bases (281). On top of that, he also finished fifth on the team in home runs with 18 on the season. The one question will be his health.

Unfortunately, a knee injury in September severely limited Bichette’s availability in the postseason. He missed both the entirety of the ALDS against the New York Yankees and the ALCS against the Seattle Mariners. However, when he returned for the World Series, he was lights out.

In seven World Series appearances, Bichette hit .348, notched eight hits and launched a three-run homer in Game 7. Jays fans will be hoping they can see a healthy Bichette get another shot at postseason ball in Toronto.

2. Max Scherzer, starting pitcher

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It remains to be seen if surefire Hall of Famer Max Scherzer has another season of professional baseball in him.

Though after losing the World Series, he did seem to hint that he still wants to pitch at the MLB level.

“I just don’t see how that’s the last pitch I’ll ever throw,” Scherzer said.

At 41, there were certainly some signs of aging creeping into Scherzer’s game during the regular season. He finished the year with a 5-5 record and gnarly-looking 5.19 ERA, though he did pick things up in the postseason.

The Blue Jays opted to keep him off the ALDS roster against the Yankees but added him to both the ALCS and World Series rotations. Scherzer threw 14 innings over three starts, allowing a total of six runs and 12 hits in that span.

His biggest start came in Game 7 of the World Series, where he pitched four innings with just one earned run allowed. It’ll be interesting if the Jays decide to bring back the veteran. He is coming off a one-year deal in Toronto that paid him $15.5 million.

3. Chris Bassitt, starting pitcher

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Another important piece of the rotation hitting free agency is veteran starter Chris Bassitt.

The 36-year-old inked a three-year, $63 million deal with Toronto back in 2022 and has been a staple of the starting rotation ever since. Bassitt had an okay year with the Jays, starting in 31 games with an 11-9 record and a 3.96 ERA.

A back injury forced him to miss the ALDS, but like Scherzer, he made it back in time for the ALCS and World Series. Bassitt, however, did not return to the starting rotation, with Blue Jays manager John Schnieder instead moving him to the role of a late-inning reliever.

The veteran seemed to adjust just fine to that new role, allowing only three hits and one earned run over 8.2 innings of work. That one run against came in Game 7 of the World Series.

4. Seranthony Domínguez, relief pitcher

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The last pitcher on this list also happened to be one of Toronto’s big moves at the latest MLB trade deadline.

Seranthony Domínguez came to the Jays in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles back in late July. He was intended to help stabilize a struggling Blue Jays bullpen and be a guy that they can trust in high-leverage situations.

What they got was just that, as the Jays leaned on Domínguez throughout the regular season and playoffs. The 30-year-old finished the regular season with a 4-4 record and 3.16 ERA in 67 games pitched between Toronto and Baltimore.

In the postseason, Domínguez threw 11.1 innings, letting up five hits and four earned runs. He is coming off a two-year deal worth an average salary of $3.625 million a season.

5. Isiah Kiner-Falefa, infielder

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Isiah Kiner-Falefa might be on his way out of Toronto for a second time in as many years.

This year featured a bit of a reunion between the Blue Jays and IKF. After dealing him to the Pittsburgh Pirates ahead of the 2024 MLB trade deadline, the Jays picked him up off waivers late into this past season. It seemed to be a good match, as he wound up playing a lot more than expected with Bichette injured.

Overall, IKF had 40 RBIs, 113 hits, and two home runs in 138 games between Toronto and Pittsburgh. In the playoffs, he served as a decent defensive option, but his bat fell silent, hitting at just .162 in 37 at-bats.

His biggest moment was a play in the bottom of the ninth in Game 7 of the World Series, where he represented the title-clinching run at third base. Daulton Varsho had an infield hit, and IKF was thrown out by mere inches, preventing a World Series championship for Toronto.

The 30-year-old is finishing a two-year $15 million deal that he initially signed with the Jays back in 2024.

6. Ty France, infielder

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Another 2025 trade deadline acquisition might be leaving Toronto in Ty France.

The 31-year-old is far removed from his 2022 All-Star appearance and was not an everyday player for this Blue Jays squad. He came to Toronto in a deal with the Minnesota Twins, where reliever Louie Varland was the main piece, and he didn’t do a ton at the plate after the fact.

France batted .277 over 94 at-bats with the Jays, amounting to 8 RBIs and one home run. In the postseason, he was limited to just two games in the World Series, where he only saw four at-bats, mustering a single hit and an RBI.

He is coming off a one-year deal that carried a $1 million salary.

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