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Fans watch batting practice before a baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Miami Marlins in Buffalo, N.Y., Tuesday, June 1, 2021. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus)
Blue Jays extending stay in Buffalo through July 21

By John Wawrow Jun. 07, 2021 11:17 AM EDT

Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice talks to players during the third period of Game 2 of an NHL hockey Stanley Cup second-round playoff series against the Montreal Canadiens on Friday, June 4, 2021, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. (John Woods/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canada grants NHL cross-border travel exemption for playoffs

By John Wawrow Jun. 06, 2021 02:53 PM EDT

Blue Jays leave open hope of returning to Toronto this year

By John Wawrow Jun. 01, 2021 06:25 PM EDT
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro believes there’s a chance the team could finally return home to Toronto at some point this season, while...

FILE - Washington Nationals starting pitcher Stephen Strasburg, right, walks with a member of the training staff as he heads to the dugout after leaving the game during the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles in Baltimore, in this Friday, Aug. 14, 2020, file photo. Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo said Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021, that Strasburg “is in preparation mode not in rehabilitation mode” at spring training after having surgery in 2020. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Easy does it: MLB pitchers prepare for usual 162-game grind

By David Brandt Feb. 18, 2021 04:27 PM EST

FILE - Toronto Blue Jays' Rowdy Tellez signs autographs for fans before a spring training baseball game against the Philadelphia Phillies in Dunedin, Fla., in this Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, file photo. 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, Feb. 18, 2021, 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." (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
Blue Jays expect to play in Florida, Buffalo and Toronto

By Rob Gillies Feb. 18, 2021 09:04 AM EST

New York Mets pitcher Steven Matz reacts during the second inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Mets trade LHP Steven Matz to Blue Jays for 3 young arms

By Mike Fitzpatrick Jan. 27, 2021 11:00 PM EST

FILE - Toronto Blue Jays President and CEO Mark Shapiro watches the first official spring training baseball workout in Dunedin, Fla., in this Feb. 22, 2016, file photo. Mark Shapiro has been given a five-year contract extension as the Toronto Blue Jays’ president and chief executive officer. Rogers chairman Edward Rogers says Shapiro’s leadership and commitment over the last five years have been critical to the team’s growth and development. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Mark Shapiro gets 5-year extension as Blue Jays' CEO

Jan. 13, 2021 10:28 AM EST

Toronto Blue Jays closing pitcher A.J. Cole and manager Charlie Montoyo celebrate a win over the Philadelphia Phillies following the second game of a baseball doubleheader, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)
Jays' Montoyo says free agents asking about Toronto status

Dec. 18, 2020 04:36 PM EST

FILE - In this April 9, 2015, file photo, home plate umpire Seth Buckminster signals for the pitch as Buffalo Bisons batter Josh Thole (22) steps into the box during a Triple-A baseball game between the Bisons and Rochester Red Wings in Buffalo, N.Y. The displaced Toronto Blue Jays will play in Buffalo, New York, this year amid the pandemic. An official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday that the Blue Jays will play at Sahlen Field. The official spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not authorized to speak publicly ahead of an announcement. (AP Photo/Bill Wippert, File
Blue Jays to play in Buffalo minor league park amid pandemic

By Rob Gillies Jul. 24, 2020 12:13 PM EDT

Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Shun Yamaguchi delivers during the fourth inning of an exhibition baseball game against the Boston Red Sox, Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at Fenway Park in Boston. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Baltimore talks about hosting Blue Jays; how about Hartford?

By Rob Gillies And Brian Witte Jul. 23, 2020 05:18 PM EDT

Photographers cover the game in an empty stadium during fourth-inning intrasquad baseball game action in Toronto, Friday, July 17, 2020. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
No Canada: Blue Jays barred from playing games in Toronto

By Rob Gillies Jul. 18, 2020 12:39 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 1992, file photo, spectators look out at the field from a window of the SkyDome Hotel before Game 5 of the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Atlanta Braves in Toronto. All 30 Major League Baseball teams will train at their regular-season ballparks for the pandemic-shortened season after the Blue Jays received a Canadian federal government exemption on Thursday, July 2, 2020, to work out at Rogers Centre. Toronto will move camp from its spring training complex in Dunedin, Fla., where players reported for intake testing. The Blue Jays will create a quarantine environment at Rogers Centre and the adjoining Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel, formerly the SkyDome, which overlooks the field. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy, File)
Jays closer to home games approval; Canada OK needed

By Rob Gillies Jul. 16, 2020 04:52 PM EDT

The Toronto Blue Jays play an intrasquad baseball game in Toronto, Friday, July 10, 2020. (Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press via AP)
Canadian health official: Long home stretch might help Jays

By Rob Gillies Jul. 14, 2020 03:00 PM EDT

The Toronto Blue Jays play an intrasquad baseball game in Toronto on Thursday, July 9, 2020. (Carlos Osorio/The Canadian Press via AP)
Blue Jays player expresses concern about bubble isolation

By Rob Gillies Jul. 10, 2020 02:55 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2015, file photo, Toronto Blue Jays Russell Martin, center, and Troy Tulowitzki, left, prepare to take batting practice during a team workout at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. All 30 Major League Baseball teams will train at their regular-season ballparks for the pandemic-shortened season after the Blue Jays received a Canadian federal government exemption on Thursday, July 2, 2020, to work out at Rogers Centre. Toronto will move camp from its spring training complex in Dunedin, Fla., where players reported for intake testing. The Blue Jays will create a quarantine environment at Rogers Centre and the adjoining Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel which overlooks the field. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Canada health official says MLB season exemption not assured

By Rob Gillies Jul. 03, 2020 01:57 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 1992, file photo, spectators look out at the field from a window of the SkyDome Hotel before Game 5 of the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Atlanta Braves in Toronto. All 30 Major League Baseball teams will train at their regular-season ballparks for the pandemic-shortened season after the Blue Jays received a Canadian federal government exemption on Thursday, July 2, 2020, to work out at Rogers Centre. Toronto will move camp from its spring training complex in Dunedin, Fla., where players reported for intake testing. The Blue Jays will create a quarantine environment at Rogers Centre and the adjoining Toronto Marriott City Centre Hotel, formerly the SkyDome, which overlooks the field. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy, File)
Blue Jays granted exemption to train in Toronto

By Rob Gillies Jul. 02, 2020 04:45 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 22, 1992, file photo, spectators look out at the field of the SkyDome in Toronto, from a window of the SkyDome Hotel before Game 5 of the World Series between the Toronto Blue Jays and the Atlanta Braves. This week, Major League Baseball players and owners reached an agreement to play an abbreviated, 60-game season that would start July 23 or 24 in teams’ home ballparks. But the seats will be empty. Instead, fans hoping to see a game in person will be have to settle for pressing their faces up against hotel windows, squinting through metal grates or climb to rooftops when baseball returns this month in otherwise empty stadiums. (AP Photo/Rusty Kennedy, File)
Jays players headed to Florida, continue talks to play in TO

By Rob Gillies Jun. 29, 2020 02:11 PM EDT

Blue Jays expect decision 'very soon' on where they'll play

By Ian Harrison Jun. 26, 2020 02:44 PM EDT
TORONTO (AP) — Less than a week before Major League baseball teams resume training on July 1, the Toronto Blue Jays still haven’t been able to tell their...