Games at Rogers Centre are off the table as long as Canada's emergency order remains in placeGETTY IMAGES
MLB's hopes of staging a '20 season in as many home cities as possible "could force" the Blue Jays to "find an alternate home if pandemic border restrictions aren’t eased beforehand," according to Shi Davidi of SPORTSNET.ca. Games at Rogers Centre are "off the table as long as the emergency order instituted March 24" under Canada's Quarantine Act "remains in place." That order stipulates that all travelers arriving in Canada must undergo screening by a border service or quarantine officer and then undergo 14 days of self-isolation if they have no symptoms. The Blue Jays will "hold themselves to the same standards as all other Canadians, which would leave them in need of a new home under current circumstances." The club’s Spring Training facility in Dunedin, Fla., is the "most logical option," as the team "would likely hold camp in Dunedin regardless, mitigating against any possible border issues when play begins" (SPORTSNET.ca, 5/6).
BASEBALL 2.0: In St. Louis, Derrick Goold reports the Cardinals are "making internal plans and exploring the feasibility of holding preseason training at Busch Stadium, while also readying the Jupiter, Fla., complex as a site to hold 'Camp 2.0.'" Cardinals President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak said, "We have to plan for both possibilities. We don’t know when ‘Camp 2.0’ will be, but we have to think about what it would look like in both places.” Mozeliak acknowledged that there is an "'urgency' in the plans that teams are putting together, but added that no date has been offered as a destination" (ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, 5/8).
