The Toronto Blue Jays didn't need to fly to Vegas after beating the Seattle Mariners and punching their tickets to the World Series -- they brought the nightclub vibes right to their locker room with an epic party for the ages!!
The Jays understood their assignment as soon as manager John Schneider told the team to enjoy the moment as they "earned the f*** out of this" ... 'cause the clubhouse was damn near unrecognizable just seconds later.
Max Scherzer, Chris Bassitt, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Game 7 hero George Springer were soaking it all in ... celebrating the moment before focusing on their impending showdown with the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Six on Friday.
Monday night was surely a sleepless one in Seattle for Mariners players ... who all looked completely broken after their crushing American League Championship Series loss to the Blue Jays.
Just after Toronto pulled off a come-from-behind, 4-3 victory in Game 7 at the Rogers Centre ... Ms players, including superstar Cal Raleigh, took things hard.
Cal Raleigh was heartbroken after the loss 💔
“I hate to use the word failure, but’s it’s a failure. We expected to get to the World Series and win the World Series... it hurts.” pic.twitter.com/O4QtGiiamq
The Big Dumper was in tears ... and at one point during Bryan Woo's locker room media availability, a Mariner could be heard letting out a skin-crawling shriek.
Those lucky enough to grab one of the three home run balls Shohei Ohtani belted last Friday night might be needing some bigger wallets soon ... 'cause one prominent auction expert tells TMZ Sports they could each be worth millions!
David Kohler, founderof SCP Auctions, said on Monday if he had one of the historic Ohtani mementos on his block ... he would anticipate it selling for "$3 million or more."
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It's a staggering number, but Kohler said it's not far-fetched at all ... considering the famous 50/50 home run ball Ohtani smacked last year ultimately sold for $4.39 million.
Drake went from zero to 100 real quick after his beloved Blue Jays secured a date with the Dodgers in the World Series ... losing his absolute mind as soon as Toronto won Game 7 of the ALCS on Monday.
Drizzy -- the self-proclaimed 6ix God -- documented his watch party as Jeff Hoffman struck out Seattle Mariners superstar Julio Rodriguez in the top of the ninth inning ... and naturally, the vibes were high in the room.
"BIG SHOW ITS UP 6'ERRRRRRRS" Drake captioned the vid ... which featured him dropping some F-bombs as the final out was recorded.
Doug Martin's family is shedding more light on the ex-NFL star's death ... revealing the 36-year-old privately struggled with mental health issues over the years -- and they were actively trying to get him help prior to his passing.
Martin's former agency -- Athletes First -- shared a statement on behalf of the family on Monday ... which explained how Martin's parents had contacted local authorities earlier in the night for "medical assistance."
The family said Doug became "overwhelmed and disoriented" ... which led him to leave the home and enter a neighbor's residence two doors down the street, where he was then taken into custody.
Texas Tech athletic director Kirby Hocutt is hoping to bury a team tradition once and for all ... begging fans to stop throwing tortillas on the field on gamedays.
The TTU official implored his school's backers to do away with the craze on Monday ... just after the Big 12 promised hefty repercussions -- including fines and 15-yard flags -- if it continued.
"We need to help, not risk, penalizing our team for throwing tortillas," Hocutt said. "Simply, let's not do it."
2:28 PM PT -- Court documents TMZ Sports has obtained allege Kam Jones told cops "he did not know he was speeding and was running late for practice for the Indiana Pacers."
The docs also state Jones "did not know" the officer had initially been trying to pull him over.
Indiana Pacers rookie Kam Jones is currently behind bars just days before the NBA season -- the former Marquette standout was arrested after a "brief" police chase in Indianapolis.
The Lakers fan who claims he lost a ton of cash after being duped by LeBron James' "The Second Decision" has just filed to dismiss his lawsuit against the NBA superstar ... TMZ Sports has learned.
Documents we obtained show Andrew Garcia hit an L.A. County court on Monday to dismiss his small claims case against the King ... just 12 days after the lifelong Laker lover first alleged the hooper owed him $865.66.
Garcia said when James appeared to imply retirement was incoming when he told his millions of followers on Oct. 7 he had a big announcement to make ... he booked it to Ticketmaster to score some seats to what would be LBJ's last-ever matchup with his former team, the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Young and up-and-coming motocross star Aidan Zingg died after suffering a traumatic heart injury during a mid-race crash ... a coroner's report, obtained by TMZ Sports, states.
Zingg sustained the fatal wound while racing in the 2025 Mammoth Motocross event in Mammoth Lakes, Calif. back on June 28.
It's unclear exactly how Zingg wrecked his bike, but the coroner's report states the teen was found "face down" by medics ... and "unresponsive with no pulse and not breathing."
Grant Ellis may or may not have joined "The Bachelor" for the 'wrong reasons' -- but who cares? Dude was destined to be a rap star after dropping bars on our "TMZ After Dark" tour ... with a little extra fuel courtesy of Monster Energy!
Check it out -- the hunky reality star lit up the party bus Saturday night ... roses in one hand, Monster in the other ... wooing the ladies with promises he had enough of both to go around.
Of course, the ladies were fighting for those roses ... and Grant made a whole show of it — handing one to a lucky gal before they all hit the bars, knocked back shots, and took their turn on the mechanical bulls.
Chloe Kim is trading her Red, White and Blue for Orange and Brown -- the Team USA gold medalist cheered on her boyfriend, Myles Garrett, in Cleveland on Sunday ... rocking team merch on the sidelines ahead of the big win!!
The Olympic snowboarder was all smiles way before the Browns easily handled the Miami Dolphins in a 31-6 result ... and while she didn't have on a No. 95 jersey, it's no secret who she was there to see.
As we previously reported, the two superstar athletes made their first public appearance together back in May ... and have been attached at the hip ever since.
Doug Martin died while in police custody after being arrested following a break-in to an Oakland home ... according to a new report.
The East Bay Times -- citing anonymous sources -- claims the former Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back was taken to a hospital, where he later died, after being contacted by Oakland Police ... who were responding to a reported home break-in early Saturday near the Oakland Zoo.
Oakland Police says officers were simultaneously told the suspected burglar was experiencing a medical emergency. A "brief struggle" followed, and the individual became unresponsive after being taken into custody.
Carlos Alcaraz just earned another title -- most expensive racket ever sold at auction -- 'cause the tennis superstar's 2023 Wimbledon Finals equipment just went to a new owner for a whopping $173K!!!
Bidding on the incredible piece of memorabilia ended Sunday night ... and the final price surpassed the $157K mark set by Nadal's 2017 French Open Championship racket, which held the record for just a few months.
Prestige Memorabilia-- which listed the piece -- was able to photomatch the racket to 10 dates ... including his match against Novak Djokovic in the 2023 Wimbledon finale.
Minnesota Vikings cornerback Isaiah Rodgers was on the receiving end of disgusting messages following his team's 28-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday ... with an unhinged individual calling him racial slurs and "a worthless piece of s***."
Rodgers -- who signed a two-year deal with Minnesota in the offseason -- posted the vile DMs on his Instagram Story. In the exchange, the person stated "u f***ing suck" after he got beat on a third-down pass play that ultimately gave the reigning Super Bowl champs the win.
The texts only got worse from there -- on top of the slurs, Rodgers was told he was "waste of air" and "worse than Hitler".
Taylor Swiftcelebrated with Travis Kelce Sunday night at his steakhouse, 1587 Prime ... and we're guessing he destroyed his filet just like the Chiefs annihilated the Raiders.
Travis and Taylor were filmed by a fan making their way through the K.C. joint that TK co-owns with Patrick Mahomes.
Sir Mo -- a former WWE tag team champion -- has died ... TMZ has learned.
Gerald Horne -- Sir Mo's brother -- tells us the former wrestling star died Sunday night at a Texas hospital.
Sir Mo -- who's real name is Bobby Horne -- had been battling kidney issues for a long time, which lead to him being hospitalized for the past couple months.
