Joe Jonas reacts to backlash over Jonas Brothers World Series performance



Joe Jonas has jokes by the ocean.

The Jonas Brothers performed their hit track “I Can’t Lose” during Saturday’s World Series game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Toronto’s Rodgers Centre.

The annual Stand Up to Cancer tribute happened during the 5th inning. During the tribute, attendees held up the names of their loved ones affected by cancer.

Kevin Jonas, Nick Jonas, and Joe Jonas stand on the field prior to Game 2 of baseball’s World Series. AP
The Jonas Brothers perform in Florida. MediaPunch / BACKGRID

Joe, 36, Nick, 33, and Kevin, 37, then sang for the crowd.

The next day, the MLB took to social media to share a picture of the Jonas Brothers on the field.

“SPEECHLESS, OVER THE EDGE, JUST BREATHLESS 😍The @JonasBrothers are here at #WorldSeries Game 2!,” they captioned their Sunday post, using lyrics from the group’s 2008 tune “Lovebug.”

Joe Jonas responds underneath the MLB’s Instagram post. Instagram

However, not everyone felt like the move was a home run.

“Horrible idea to have a half time show AFTER a moment of silence for those impacted by cancer, in the middle of the WORLD SERIES. So bad,” one person wrote while another chimed in, “You stopped the game for a performance?”

Rounding out the harsh objections, a third fan said, “They might be good performers, but please never do this in the middle of a game again. Do it to start the game. This just changes the entire atmosphere.”

The Jonas Brothers concert during their “Greetings From Your Hometown Tour.” MediaPunch / BACKGRID

Joe simply commented: “Why these guys?”

However, one X user provided clarity on what was going on during the game.

“For anyone wondering, that wasn’t new. The MLB does this ‘stand up to Cancer’ intermission at the All-Star games and at some point during the #WorldSeries,” @JacobPacheco6 explained alongside a shot from a July game. “Touching moment. But the Jonas Brothers was super random.”

According to the MLB, Joe and his brothers held up a sign in honor of their father, Kevin Jonas Sr., who is a cancer survivor.

The brothers perform at their Greetings From Your Hometown Tour at The Amerant Bank Arena in Sunrise, Florida. MediaPunch / BACKGRID

The Jonas Brothers, meanwhile, are no strangers to baseball games.

They released the music video to “I Can’t Lose” during the 2025 MLB All-Star Game in Atlanta in July.

The Dodgers ended up closing out the game against Toronto with a 5-1 victory.

The Jonas Brothers are currently on their Greetings from Your Hometown Tour.

Nick Jonas rocks an orange jacket and jeans on stage. MediaPunch / BACKGRID

The brothers first formed their band in 2005 before splitting up in 2013. Both Nick and Joe embarked on solo careers, with Joe forming his own band, DNCE in 2015.

But by 2019, the family members reunited.

“It definitely wasn’t one conversation, it was many,” Nick told “Morning Mash Up” at the time. “We started spending a lot of time together and we all kind of felt that there was a magic and there is a magic when we’re together that we missed.”

Joe Jonas rocks out on stage. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation

“We felt like we wanted to feel that magic again, so we talked about it and after a few conversations and a bit of healing that needed to be done with us as family, we all came to the decision to do this again,” Nick continued. “We got in the studio and that magic that we spoke about, we felt it again. We’re on cloud nine at the moment.”





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