Everyone's making the same joke after Toronto Blue Jays trade for Bieber
The newest member of the Toronto Blue Jays might’ve already been a big star, but he’s set to reach a whole new level of fame in Canada.
On Thursday morning, the Jays made a move with the Cleveland Guardians for 2020 Cy Young-winner Shane Bieber.
Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately) for Toronto’s new star, it seemed like all sorts of people couldn’t get past his surname being the same as Canadian pop star Justin Bieber.
(And before you go elsewhere to double check, it is on record that there is no relation between the two, with the new Jays player being born in Orange, California.)
Social media was alight with photos of Justin rocking Blue Jays gear.
Bieber to the Jays? https://t.co/MWXX8ObHNY pic.twitter.com/NEwX2Q1eAj
— Stark Raving Sports (@StarkRaveSports) July 31, 2025
If you thought you were an original making this joke, well, you might have to try again.
First look at Bieber in a Blue Jays uniform https://t.co/xzqDdR5cBw pic.twitter.com/GmyxQmfyu9
— Jeff Eisenband (@JeffEisenband) July 31, 2025
Seriously, there were so many tweets just with this one picture of Justin in a red Canada Day Jays jersey.
EXCLUSIVE: Your first look at Bieber in a Toronto Blue Jays jersey. pic.twitter.com/zxEZYIhEdf
— Mike Beauvais (@MikeBeauvais) July 31, 2025
While Justin’s worn thousands of outfits since his skyrocket to fame, there are only a few photos of him rocking Blue Jays gear. And you can bet that it will be milked as much as possible in the coming weeks and months, or at least until his next trip to the Rogers Centre.
Photoshopped photo of Bieber in a Jays jersey! pic.twitter.com/HW4Zq7VQ1o
— john lachlan (@johnLferguson) July 31, 2025
And yes, the Blue Jays themselves got in on the joke, with the Raptors also playing along in the replies.
— Toronto Raptors (@Raptors) July 31, 2025
A few others pivoted to realizing what a great business opportunity the new trade could be for the Jays, with Bieber’s jersey likely going to be a quick seller in Toronto.
Those Jays Bieber jerseys are gonna sell š„š„š„ https://t.co/lcTt58MDZu
— Ailish Forfar (@ailishforfar) July 31, 2025
Others kept it to the music only, making jokes about some of Bieber’s best-known lyrics.
Hearing reports the Jays new starter gets his peaches out in Georgia
— Zubes (@theZubes) July 31, 2025
While we don’t know exactly how Bieber will perform on the mound during his time in Toronto, we can bet that all eyes (and ears) will be tuned in to see what his star power is like.