The city of Rochester will be effected as the team will host some of the Blue Jays members.
"The Rochester Red Wings confirmed they will host the Blue Jays taxi squad at Frontier Field this season," wrote WHEC.
According to Ross Atkins, the club had done everything to find a Major League ball park but ended up having to settle for Sahlen Field, home of the Buffalo Bisons. This comes a week after Canada exiled their nation's baseball team and the pride of Canada, the Toronto Blue Jays.
WHEC sports department reported that the Blue Jays may not have a home game until August 11th. "The Blue Jays' first game in Buffalo will be either on July 31 against the Philadelphia Phillies or on Aug. 11 against the Miami Marlins."
In a statement released by the Blue Jays organization, Mark Shapiro said, "We are extremely grateful to have a home in Buffalo this season, thanks to the openness, creativity, and partnership of the Buffalo Bisons, Major League Baseball, and Blue Jays staff, who have worked tirelessly to prepare us for games at Sahlen Field. This process has no doubt tested our team's resilience, but our players and staff refuse to make excuses."
Sen Chuck Schumer who reportedly had been campaigning to bring the Blue Jays to buffalo told the Associated Press, 'I've always been a Bisons and Bills fan, so I guess now I'll be a Blue Jays fan, at least this year. It seemed so logical for the Blue Jays to go to Buffalo for geographic and market reasons. If they want to expand their market, it's very good to be in western New York. It's a good facility. It's a major league-caliber playing surface.'
Schumer was not the only one to speak about the team coming to Buffalo, as New York Governor Andrew Cuomo released a statement.
"If we can get Toronto playing here, I say great. We have the protocols in place, it will be done safely,' Cuomo said. 'I'd rather it happen here. It's good for Buffalo."
With the team playing in Buffalo, hopefully this will get New York media to cover the Lake Ontario based ball club.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan admitted to talks with the Blue Jays but didn't say who dropped the ball.
Western New York can use the tourism, regardless if nobody can attend ball games in Buffalo. It's ashame New Era field couldn't be made to house the MLB team.
WHEC also reported, "Atkins had said this week that his team had over five contingency plans for a home stadium and was in talks with other teams."
The biggest worry for the Major League and the Blue Jays would've been playing in 'covid central' down in Florida. Luckily, the team will be signing the Jingle "I love New York."
Later on Friday night, the Blue Jays beat the Tampa Bay Devil Rays 6 to 4, to start their season. With a sixteen team playoffs this season, the Toronto Blue Jays or Buffalo Blue Jays are one win closer to their third world series title.
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