No Canada

[Benjamin Grimm]

It doesn't look like it's a matter of "yet". Maybe the article has been revised since you posted the link, but it currently says that the request has been denied.



So Pennsylvania doesn't want teams coming into the Western part of the state to play the Blue Jays, but it's okay if they come in to play the Pirates?



The Philadelphia area hasn't been hit as hard as Pittsburgh has. Would they let the Blue Jays play at Citizens Bank Park? (I'm guessing probably not.)

One option includes going to the city of each scheduled opponent and playing as the home team, sources told ESPN's Buster Olney.

I think the Jays players would probably prefer Buffalo, minor-league facility that it is, to being constantly on the road for two months.

[ashie62]

Speculation Jays are designated the "home" team for 30 games and play the entire year on the road



Ouch

[G-Fafif]

The Jays will roam the countryside, play pickup games and text their results to all interested parties.

[Edgy MD]

Too bad. Pittsburgh's perfect.



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[MFS62]

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The Jays will roam the countryside, play pickup games and text their results to all interested parties.

[Frayed Knot]

Yeah, I don't get this move by Pennsylvania. Two teams is OK but no way are we allowing three!! Maybe it's some kind of payback thing for Canada not allowing baseball in the first place.



'So you won't take infections coming into your country and now you wanna dump them on us'?!?!? Yeah, FU Trudeau ... and the Royal Canadian Mountie you road in on!!

[ashie62]

Buffalo may start to look better real quick to these guys. I doubt the younger guys would mind a AAA locker room

[nymr83]

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Buffalo may start to look better real quick to these guys. I doubt the younger guys would mind a AAA locker room

[Edgy MD]

I think amenities are kind of beside the point in an empty stadium. All the facilities of a recently constructed AAA stadium that aren't in use can be adapted to expand the players' areas.

[Ceetar]

can they? space wise? social distancing wise? If say the gym is half the side, the clubhouse only has 30 lockers instead of 75, etc? Maybe for some recently constructed ones, but which ones are those? certainly not in NY.

[nymr83]

Yeah its not about the Shake Shack - its about the 15 hot tubs, lounge chairs, hi-def TVs, indoor batting cages, etc

[Benjamin Grimm]

I think I'd rather be based at a Triple A ballpark than to be constantly on the road.



Pittsburgh is better than Buffalo but Buffalo is better than the road warrior option

[G-Fafif]

Jays and Orioles still discussing https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/blue-jays-orioles-discussing-a-plan-to-share-camden-yards-for-the-2020-mlb-season-per-report/nesting together. No word on whether Cardinals will join them.

On Thursday, Maryland governor Larry Hogan spoke to the Associated Press on the possibility of allowing the Blue Jays to host games at Camden Yards: "We've had some discussions with the Orioles. I don't know the final details of that. Obviously we're watching our numbers very carefully every day. We're concerned about the spikes in other states."

[MFS62]

Hartford makes a bid.

https://www.ctpost.com/sports/article/Hartford-willing-to-host-Blue-Jays-home-games-at-15430301.phphttps://www.ctpost.com/sports/article/Hartford-willing-to-host-Blue-Jays-home-games-at-15430301.php

The state of Connecticut is willing to allow the Blue Jays to play home games at Dunkin' Donuts Park in Hartford, named the best park at the AA level in 2017 and 2018 according to Ballpark Digest. Max Reiss, Gov. Ned Lamont's communications director, said the governor was on the phone with Toronto Blue Jays management for 20 minutes Thursday. Lamont first contacted Toronto's front office last week. Hartford, Lamont said, would be a perfect spot for home games and its proximity to other cities where the Blue Jays are expected to play.

Later

[G-Fafif]

It's Buffalo again. Reportedly.

[nymr83]

Report: nobody knows shit

[MFS62]

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Report: nobody knows shit

[Chad ochoseis]

C'est Buffalo!



https://ici.radio-canada.ca/sports/1722089/baseball-blue-jays-toronto-matchs-locaux-buffalo?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitterhttps://ici.radio-canada.ca/sports/1722089/baseball-blue-jays-toronto-matchs-locaux-buffalo?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter



or, so says Canada's French language public radio service. I haven't seen an announcement in English.

[G-Fafif]

From mlb.com

TORONTO — The Blue Jays have found a home for the 2020 MLB season at Sahlen Field in Buffalo, the club announced Friday. Toronto had been searching for a stadium to play its home games since the Canadian federal government denied their approval to carry out the regular season at Rogers Centre. The club then explored playing at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, which was denied at the state level, and were exploring other options such as Camden Yards in Baltimore before landing on Buffalo, home to their Triple-A affiliate Buffalo Bisons. “We are extremely grateful to have a home in Buffalo this season, thanks to the openness, creativity, and partnership of the Buffalo Bisons, Major League Baseball and Blue Jays staff, who have worked tirelessly to prepare us for games at Sahlen Field,” said club president and CEO Mark Shapiro in a statement. “This process has no doubt tested our team's resilience, but our players and staff refuse to make excuses – we are determined to take the field on Opening Day today, and for the coming months, with the same intensity and competitiveness that our fans expect.” Buffalo had been on the table throughout the search process to varying degrees as the Blue Jays explored Major League options, and some work remains to get the ballpark to the team's standards. One major need is supplemental lighting, along with added infrastructure to allow for more physical distancing. The Blue Jays will need to “reimagine," as Shapiro put it recently, some of the physical space, which could include the concourse or bleachers. As the Blue Jays prepare their stadium, the first two home games, scheduled for July 29 -30 against the Nationals, will be moved to Washington, an easy switch as the Blue Jays will already be there on July 27 and 28 for the first half of what was originally a home and home. As the timelines for the changes to Sahlen Field are finalized, the Blue Jays will decide between hosting their new home opener either July 31 against the Phillies or August 11 against the Marlins. Further details on the project will come this afternoon from Shapiro.

https://www.mlb.com/news/blue-jays-buffalo-home-games-2020https://www.mlb.com/news/blue-jays-buffalo-home-games-2020