These two players will be happy no matter who ends up winning the World Series

Buddy Kennedy and Jose Urena are like the students in the group project who barely contributed but still brought home an A+. Instead of good grades though, they will both be crowned as World Series champions, regardless of the outcome between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Buddy Kennedy and Jose Urena’s strange journey from DFA’d to champions

This August, Kennedy played two games as an infielder for the Blue Jays and seven for the Dodgers, while Urena pitched in eight games between the two teams, six for the Blue Jays in May and two for the Dodgers in June. Kennedy's stint with the Blue Jays, lasting only two short days back in August.

The corresponding move at the time was a DFA of catcher Ali Sanchez. The Blue Jays signed Kennedy, the life long friend of Davis Schneider, to a minor-league contract after he was released from the Philadelphia Phillies' 40-man roster in early July. The 26-year-old ended up recording a double and a run during his time with the Blue Jays.

Just a week after he was selected, he was DFA'd. The Dodgers then picked him up on waivers, but was then released shortly after. In Los Angeles, he had a slightly bigger runway, (17 at bats over seven games) but once again only recorded one hit, although he collected an RBI this time around. After he was released, the Blue Jays re-signed him on minor league deal to finish out the season with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons.

Urena, who's also bringing home a World Series title no matter what, is in the same boat. The right-hander signed a deal with the New York Mets this past winter, but only appeared in one game before being DFA’d by New York. The Blue Jays came swooping in shortly after, because at the time they had six pitchers on the injured list and a rotation that was concerngly low on the list of best ERA's in the league.

Urena would go on to appear in six games (two starts) for the Blue Jays, putting up a 3.65 ERA across 12.1 innings with a 1.22 WHIP. The Jays then DFA'd him on May 31st, and he then signed with the Dodgers a few days later. For the Dodgers, he allowed four hits, one earned run, and one walk through three innings of work out of the bullpen before he was DFA’d once again.

Considering that both players played for both the Blue Jays and Dodgers active rosters, they will both be eligible for World Series rings. While Kennedy and Urena may not have been the stars of the Blue Jays and Dodgers during their respective runs to the World Series, they will still be crowned champions no matter what.