Canadian Quarantine Laws May Create The Buffalo Blue Jays
Remember last week when I told you guys about Blue Jays and visiting players being threatened with the Canadian Quarantine Act? That was the story where Toronto media was being told players were threatened with a $750,000 fine and possible jail time if they violated the act. Now it's possible the Blue Jays won't even play in Toronto.
According to Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News, there has been discussion about bringing Major League Baseball to Buffalo and get the Blue Jays out of Toronto:
Harrington is reporting one issue with playing in Buffalo could be the lighting. That's right, the lighting hasn't been upgraded since 2011 and would need to be improved to play games on TV. The Jays home opener is set for July 29 and at this point it doesn't matter where they play because the ballpark is going to be empty.
Why does Buffalo, or any other city in the U.S. with a ballpark, make more sense at this point? This line from Harrington's report: "A real hangup is players and staff having to spend 14 days in quarantine every time they enter Canada."
Hope you weren't looking forward to Skydome baseball this summer.