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Toronto Blue Jays denied request to play MLB games in Canada for 2020 season
The Canadian government will not allow games in Toronto this year
The Toronto Blue Jays will not be playing games in Toronto's Rogers Centre, or anywhere in Canada for that matter, in 2020. The Canadian government has denied the request for approval to play games this season on Canada.
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The task for MLB and the Blue Jays now becomes where to find home for the 2020 season. Their spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida could have been an option, but COVID-19 cases are surging in Florida and it seems unlikely they'd want to deal with that.
The easiest option here appears to be Buffalo. It is where the Triple-A affiliate of the Blue Jays plays and that's where their taxi squad has been during "summer camp."
Sahlen Field is a fine minor-league facility and at 16,600 seats, it has the largest capacity of any MiLB park. There won't be fans for this season -- at least most of it -- but it will still feel a lot closer to a big-league park than many other minor-league facilities.
Still, the clubhouses will pale in comparison to those in the bigs and there are concerns about the lights, plus seeing the Jays call some place other than Rogers Centre home will be weird. Then again, everything in 2020 has been weird, no?
Beyond Buffalo and Dunedin, the Blue Jays could seek to play games nearby in Rochester, New York (Twins' Triple-A affiliate) or Manchester, New Hampshire (Blue Jays' Double-A affiliate). A decision must be made soon so preparations can be made.
Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...-to-play-mlb-games-in-canada-for-2020-season/
Just sayin': Columbus isn't all that far from Toronto and has a pretty nice AAA ballpark.
The Canadian government will not allow games in Toronto this year
The Toronto Blue Jays will not be playing games in Toronto's Rogers Centre, or anywhere in Canada for that matter, in 2020. The Canadian government has denied the request for approval to play games this season on Canada.
.
.
.
The task for MLB and the Blue Jays now becomes where to find home for the 2020 season. Their spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida could have been an option, but COVID-19 cases are surging in Florida and it seems unlikely they'd want to deal with that.
The easiest option here appears to be Buffalo. It is where the Triple-A affiliate of the Blue Jays plays and that's where their taxi squad has been during "summer camp."
Sahlen Field is a fine minor-league facility and at 16,600 seats, it has the largest capacity of any MiLB park. There won't be fans for this season -- at least most of it -- but it will still feel a lot closer to a big-league park than many other minor-league facilities.
Still, the clubhouses will pale in comparison to those in the bigs and there are concerns about the lights, plus seeing the Jays call some place other than Rogers Centre home will be weird. Then again, everything in 2020 has been weird, no?
Beyond Buffalo and Dunedin, the Blue Jays could seek to play games nearby in Rochester, New York (Twins' Triple-A affiliate) or Manchester, New Hampshire (Blue Jays' Double-A affiliate). A decision must be made soon so preparations can be made.
Entire article: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/...-to-play-mlb-games-in-canada-for-2020-season/
Just sayin': Columbus isn't all that far from Toronto and has a pretty nice AAA ballpark.
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I have been told that MLB might consider adding two new teams in the future. The source told me that Montreal was in the running and high up on the list, however the decision by the Canadian government just might have popped the balloon on that idea.
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