The Toronto Blue Jays won’t be playing games in Canada during the 2020 season.
According to the Associated Press, the government denied the Blue Jays the ability to play home games in Toronto because they don’t want players traveling back and forth to America during the coronavirus pandemic. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)
The AP reported that alternate sites for the Blue Jays are in Florida and New York.
BREAKING: The Blue Jays have been denied approval by the Canadian government to play in Toronto amid the coronavirus pandemic. An official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press of the denial. https://t.co/vk267cZ0Wd
— The Associated Press (@AP) July 18, 2020
The team confirmed the news on Instagram and said they’re looking for a new location to play.
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Well, this isn’t good for the Blue Jays. They’ll now have to come to America for the entire MLB season. Their time in Canada more or less just ended for the time being.
The MLB will get them out immediately, find a place for them in America and then I expect them to have things rolling very fast.
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Honestly, if given the choice between being in America or Canada, I’m not sure I know anyone who would pick Canada.
I’d way rather be in America, and it’s not even a tough call for me.
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We’ll see where the Blue Jays land, but I expect the MLB to move very quickly on making a decision.