TORONTO, ONT – The Toronto Blue Jays will play their first two homestands of the season at their spring training facility in Dunedin, Florida, because of Canadian government restrictions during the pandemic.
The team said Thursday it has been planning different scenarios for home games and had hoped to see improvements in public health.
The Blue Jays cited the “ongoing Canada-U.S. border closure” in making the “difficult decision." The team added in its statement that it ”hopes of a return to play at Rogers Centre as soon as possible.” After starting the season with three-game series at the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers, Toronto’s schedule has a homestand with four games against the Los Angeles Angels from April 8-11 and the Yankees