"To add travelers to this region for any reason, including for professional sports events, risks residents, visitors and members of both teams. The Toronto Blue Jays will not be allowed to use PNC Park in Pittsburgh as their home field for the 2020 MLB season due to concerns over surging … "Atkins also said the team is prioritizing securing a major league stadium to play their home games. Toronto opens the regular season on Friday in Tampa Bay. "In an effort to help in the return of the game we all love, we continue to have active discussions with Major League Baseball and the Toronto Blue Jays organization regarding the possibility of hosting home games for the Blue Jays at PNC Park this season," Williams said in a statement Monday.Atkins said if the Blue Jays end up in Buffalo, their alternative training site for extra players would be in Rochester, New York.
Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox.Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved.Blue Jays General Manager Ross Atkins said Monday he is "very confident" the team will find a suitable home field for the 2020 season, saying the organization had "well over five contingency plans." Tom Wolf’s decision,” Williams said in a statement.
"This will be a monumental challenge for our staff, but leaning in to help others is what Pittsburghers do best. Now known as Rogers Centre, this world class entertainment facility has been home to the Toronto Blue Jays since June 5, 1989. The state opted to pass.Canada denied the Blue Jays' request to play at Rogers Centre due to the team's frequent need to travel between the United States and Canada to play games against other MLB clubs amid the coronavirus' surge in the United States. Fenway Park will be all but empty for exhibition games between the Jays and Red Sox, but what a night Tuesday could be for Jays top pitching prospect, Nate Pearson. The state of Pennsylvania won't allow the Toronto Blue Jays to play at PNC Park in Pittsburgh amid the coronavirus pandemic, health officials announced Wednesday (July 22), becoming the latest jurisdiction to say no to the team as the baseball season begins this week. We are committed to protecting the health and well-being of all Pennsylvanians.
"We are in agreement that the safety and health of those in our region must remain paramount. He said the team has spent more time examining Buffalo in recent days but said the stadium there has numerous infrastructure challenges.Canada denied the Blue Jays' request to play at Rogers Centre because the regular-season schedule would require frequent travel back and forth from the United States, where COVID-19 cases are surging.Shelton doesn't envision there being any conflict since the Blue Jays would be at PNC Park when the Pirates are out of town.MLB said if the Blue Jays play at a minor league park, the league would install the necessary video review infrastructure but might not be able to install TrackMan, a radar system that analyzes pitch movement.