Anti-Vax MLB Player Forfeits $250K Due To Canada Ban

“It’s an extremely unfortunate situation. Obviously my teammates know how I feel about them and how bad I want to be out there with them. But it’s just an unfortunate that I’m not able to make the trip.

“I’m a healthy 31-year-old professional athlete that I just didn’t feel the need to get it. I’ve had COVID a couple times and super mild symptoms back when I first came out.

“When it came time to decide whether I needed the vaccine or not, talking with a couple doctors that I knew and told them my story and just really decided I didn’t think I needed it.

“I wasn’t going to take it just ‘cause I was told to basically. I’m not gonna let Canada tell me what to put in my body for a little bit of money.” – Phillies catcher J.T. Realmuto.