The Blue Jays had sought a refuge in Toronto for the 2020 MLB season. Amid the ongoing worldwide pandemic, they hoped to play in their host city.
Considering the nature of COVID-19 in the United States compared to the rest of the world, that seemed to be a pie-in-the-sky hope. While the United States is seeing north of 70,000 cases daily, Canada has pretty much snuffed out the virus.
It led to authorities in Canada denying the Blue Jays’ request to play games in Toronto during a truncated 60-game 2020 MLB season.
There’s good reason for this. Those in Canada are not willing to put their citizens at risk. It makes sense. Canada has recorded 110,000 cases since the virus hit back in February. The United States has registered 140,000 cases over the past two days alone.
As a result, the sports world had its reactions to Saturday’s news, starting with the Blue Jays themselves.
Others reacted, too.
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