Blue Jays Rookie Wearing Robbie Ray's Famous Tight Pants (Like, Actually The Same Pants)

Before he was known for winning the American League Cy Young Award, Robbie Ray was known for wearing incredulously tight pants on the mound for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2021. Now that he's moved on to Seattle, it appears that those very same trousers have been passed down to a Blue Jay minor leaguer. Here's how this very important detail leaked out of minor league training camp at Dunedin. 

Another big ol’ BP day in #BlueJays camp with the hitters split into groups for Buffalo, New Hampshire, Vancouver, Dunedin and the Complex. pic.twitter.com/Q3yRsd76cL

— Keegan Matheson (@KeeganMatheson) March 9, 2022

I see Katoh was able to make use of the pants Robbie Ray left behind

— ℳatt (@matttomic) March 9, 2022

Bingo 🤣 pic.twitter.com/m0B7ZKJDdg

— Gosuke Katoh (加藤豪将) (@GosukeKatoh) March 9, 2022

After Jays reporter Keegan Matheson posted a picture of a few minor leaguers standing around the batting cage, one Toronto superfan thought the pants of rookie Gosuke Katoh looked familiar. Katoh then confirmed his suspicions with a tweet of his own showing proof of the previous owner of his pants. 

Even better, Matheson was able to catch up with Katoh for an explanation: 

Presenting: The official story behind how Gosuke Katoh started wearing Robbie Ray’s pants. #BlueJays https://t.co/lR2fawRa8n pic.twitter.com/sNM5948bQU

— Keegan Matheson (@KeeganMatheson) March 10, 2022

"Robbie Ray's pants are pretty famous, I think," said Katoh. "There was one day when (fellow minor leaguer in camp) Mallex Smith said 'I want the tightest shirt you can get me'... And I was like, 'You know what, I wanna copy you. I'm gonna try to get the tightest pants. I knew Robbie had those tight pants last year and I wanted to wear them. So that's how it came to be."

27-year-old Katoh is an infielder, however, so don't expect to see him on the mound...flying by the seat of his pants...anytime soon.

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