Blue Jays Will Move to Buffalo On June 1

With new daily coronavirus cases and Covid-19 deaths still relatively high in the province of Ontario, and the Canada-U.S. border remaining closed for nonessential travel, the Blue Jays did not have the option of returning to Toronto. The heat and humidity in Florida will only get worse in the summer months, which played a role in the team’s decision.

To accommodate the Blue Jays, the Buffalo Bisons are playing their minor league season, which began on Tuesday, in Trenton, N.J. The Buffalo stadium, which underwent renovations before last season, was further upgraded to allow for fans to return to the stands this summer. The Blue Jays said that, in accordance with local and state guidelines, they would operate at 24 percent capacity, or about 4,000 people. In Dunedin, they have been limited to just over 1,500.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/05/sports/baseball/blue-jays-buffalo.html