Blue Jays Can’t Play Home Games in Toronto, Ottawa Says

Blue Jays Can’t Play Home Games in Toronto, Ottawa Says
Toronto Blue Jays players take part in summer training at Rogers Centre on July 9, 2020, in Toronto. Mark Blinch/Getty Images
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TORONTO—The Blue Jays can’t play home games in Toronto this season after the federal government rejected the club’s plan to use Rogers Centre on Saturday.

While the government gave the green light to the Blue Jays to hold training camp at their downtown facility during the COVID-19 pandemic without the normal 14-day quarantine for those entering Canada, Ottawa said no to a request to have a similar setup for Canada’s lone Major League Baseball team and visiting teams for regular-season play.