Toronto — The displaced Toronto Blue Jays will play in Buffalo, New York, this year amid the pandemic.
The Blue Jays said in a statement Friday …
Toronto — The displaced Toronto Blue Jays will play in Buffalo, New York,this year amid the pandemic. The Blue Jays said in a statement Friday that the greater part of their home schedule will be played at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, home of the club’s Triple-A affiliate Buffalo Bisons. General manager Ross Atkins had previously said that if team could not find a major league park, Buffalo would be their most likely site for home games. The team looked for a major-league stadium after the Canadian government declined to allow them to play in Toronto but was unsuccessful in securing a site. The state of Pennsylvania nixed a deal to play in Pittsburgh with COVID-19 cases on the rise there. There also were talks between the Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles about sharing Camden Yards. This week, the GM of the Lansing Lugnuts, the Blue Jays’ Single-A affiliate, offered up Cooley Law School Stadium. Toronto opens the season at Tampa Bay on Friday. The team said the first scheduled home series, against the Washington Nationals on July 29 and 30, will take place on the road to accommodate necessary infrastructure modifications at Sahlen Field to meet Major League Baseball playing standards and COVID-19 safety requirements.
