Undeterred by loss, Jason Grilli dreams to end his career with Toronto Blue Jays

An hour after the Blue Jays playoff-ending loss to Cleveland, Jason Grilli had begun to pack his belongings. But he was still thinking about the World Series Win.

"To have an opportunity to put a banner next to one of those other ones up there," Grilli said.

"That's the dream."

This wasn't the first time the 39-year-old Jason Grilli had come close to winning World Series. He had pitched four times in different teams during his career of 14 years but had failed to get the World Series ring.

In 2006, at the age of 29 Grilli was with the Detroit Tigers when they lost the Fall Classic to the St. Louis Cardinals but he was full of hope that he would have more chances to win.

"What you see is what you get out of me," Grilli said. "I'm emotional."

"I've said it a million times, it's special how they've embraced me here," he said.

Grilli is not sure if in the following season he will be back with the Blue Jays.

The Blue Jays would have to decide if they were willing to bring Gilli back in the bullpen at a cost of $3 million.

But Grilli is determined. Although he is among the oldest players in Major League Baseball, he does not think of retiring.

"They say age is just a number," he said, grinning.

"I'm going to turn 20 again here in a few weeks."

Grilli, in fact would be turning 40 on Nov. 11. 

But he still dreams of winning a World Series as a Blue Jay

"I'd love to finish my career here," Grilli said.

"I'm not done yet."

(Reporting by Asha Bajaj)

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