RELATED: 31 MLB players, 7 staff test positive for COVID-19, or 1.2%“There were serious risks if we proceeded with the regular-season proposal of the MLB and the Jays and therefore we concluded it was not in the national interest,” Mendicino said. “I get that some people will disappointed but this decision can’t be taken as a fan.
It is taken on behalf of the health and safety of Canadians.”AdvertisementThe Blue Jays were informed via a phone call. The team's alternate site for home games is its training facility in Dunedin, Florida, which is among the states that are virus hotspots.