Toronto Blue Jays to play in Buffalo New York for the 2020 season

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-pandemic.html

After being prevented from playing in Toronto by Canadian health officials, the displaced Blue Jays will call Buffalo their home in 2020 due to 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.

Buffalo, a city of 250,000 people on the banks of Lake Erie, has been a minor league baseball town for over 100 years. But, despite the presence of the NFL's Bills and NHL's Sabres, the city has failed in its attempts to acquire its own major league team.

Unfortunately for fans in Buffalo, games during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season will be held without spectators. Locals will be able to watch nationally televised Blue Jays games, but it is unclear if the city's local cable providers will carry the other games on the schedule. Team spokesmen did not immediately respond to the Daily Mail's request for comment.

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.

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.

[shockwiresports]

This seems to be the most logical choice. The Jays have a lot of talent but their pitching lost today’s game and a chance at going 2-1 to start the year against the Rays