Blue Jays To Have Home Games In Buffalo In 2020 | The Sporting Base
[google-translator]

Blue Jays to have home games in Buffalo in 2020

July 25, 2020

Blue Jays to have home games in Buffalo in 2020 Sahlen Field (Wikimedia Commons)

The Toronto Blue Jays will have a home base in Buffalo, New York for the 2020 Major League Baseball season according to Shi Davidi of Rogers Sportsnet. The Blue Jays needed to come up with alternative arrangements because the Canadian Federal Government would not allow Major League Baseball games to be played in Toronto without players arriving from the United States to self isolate for 14 days.

It became apparent that the Blue Jays needed to find an alternative, and play their home games in the United States. Earlier this week, they came to an agreement with the Pittsburgh Pirates to have their home games at PNC Park in Pittsburgh. However, their plan was rejected by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Government officials did not want an increase of travel in the region because of a recent spike of coronavirus cases.

By choosing Buffalo, the Blue Jays will play in their Triple A ballpark of Sahlen Field. The Buffalo Bisons have been associated with the Blue Jays since 2013.

However, before the Blue Jays play in western New York, there needs to be some changes made to Sahlen Field. The overall lighting for the stadium needs to be improved, and the clubhouses need to become more coronavirus compliant. Unfortunately for the Blue Jays, this will take some time, as the team will be forced to play its home games next week in Washington, and possibly Philadelphia too.

Toronto begins its 2020 Major League Baseball on Friday when they play the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. There is definite intrigue surrounding the Blue Jays this year. Not just about their young core group of infield talent, but their pitching staff too. It will be led by their newly-acquired ace, Hyun-Jin Ryu.

 

Tell Us What You Think Below

August 16, 2025

Phillies to go to a six-man pitching rotation

There are approximately six weeks left in the 2025 Major League Baseball regular season and it has been reported by Rogers Sportsnet that the Philadelphia Phillies will soon go to a six-man pitching Read More

August 15, 2025

Milwaukee Brewers have won 12 straight and are the best team in baseball

The biggest story in Major League Baseball this season has been about the success of the Milwaukee Brewers The Brewers are red hot They have won 12 straight games, and all of a sudden, they have the Read More

August 14, 2025

Pete Alonso sets Mets franchise record for home runs

History was made within the New York Mets organization on Tuesday In the Mets's 13-5 win over the Atlanta Braves at Citi Field, Mets first baseman Pete Alonso of Tampa, Florida became the Mets's Read More