In a lighthearted move, Jonas commented, “Why these guys?” on Major League Baseball’s Instagram post about the band’s appearance.

The pop star, 36, made a self-deprecating jab on social media after his band performed during the game’s cancer drive in a moment viewers felt was awkwardly-timed. 

‘Why these guys?’ he commented on the MLB’s Instagram post about their appearance. 

His self-awareness was clearly appreciated by numerous fans, with over 5,000 Instagram users ‘liking’ the comment. 

‘Just when I thought you couldn’t get any funnier,’ one netizen commented. 

The Jonas Brothers faced the wrath of viewers after they performed during a cancer drive held during Game 2 of the World Series in Toronto on Saturday night.

It appears Joe Jonas has heard the backlash to his World Series performance loud and clear

Jonas humorously replied with the self-deprecating message, ‘Why these guys ?’

But as well intentioned as it may have been, the performance was one step too far for many baseball fans.

With the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays knotted at 1-1 coming out of the fifth inning, the league cut to its StandUpToCancer drive, which traditionally involves fans holding up signs naming the cancer victims in their lives. As always, information for the SU2C is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization flashed across the screen, giving fans details on how they can raise money for cancer awareness and research.

But before the sixth inning got under way, the Fox broadcast then cut to the aging boy band for a quick rendition of one of their songs.

Fans were displeased.

‘Pausing the World Series for the Jonas Brothers…guys I think I can speak for 99% of those affected by cancer and say we don’t need this,’ one fan wrote on X.

‘We are interrupting your World Series game so that the Jonas Brothers can sing about how much cancer sucks,’ joked another.

Another fan tried to put the moment into perspective.

‘The Stand Up to Cancer segments are always moving, seeing the names on tens of thousands of signs, the indicator of how cancer has impacted so many lives,’ they wrote. ‘It is a worthy 3 minute interruption in the game.

The self-awareness Joe’s comment demonstrated earned him many ‘likes’; pictured September

The Jonas Brothers faced criticism after they performed during a cancer drive held during Game 2 of the World Series in Toronto on Saturday night 

The Jonas Brothers stand on the field prior to Game 2 in Toronto on Saturday night 

Baseball fans were less than thrilled to see the Jonas Brothers’ performance on Saturday

‘Having the Jonas Bros lipsynch for 3 additional minutes was not.’

Like countless others, the Jonas brothers have been impacted by cancer. Their father, Kevin, was diagnosed with stage II colon cancer in 2017, but was in remission by the end of the year. 

One of the brothers even held up a sign honoring their living father during the misguided performance.

As one fan wrote: ‘Cancer vigil and a jonas brothers concert in the middle of a 1-1 world series game is actually insane.’