Play ball: Buffalo is back in the majors as Blue Jays open series By Mike Harrington News Sports Reporter Aug 11, 2020 Aug 11, 2020 Updated Apr 19, 2026 0 Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins players stand for the anthems at Sahlen Field on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Mike Harrington News Sports Reporter A swing ... and a foul tapper to the third-base side.kAmp?5 |2;@C {628F6 q2D632== :D 324< :? qF772=@ :D 324< 7@C E96 7:CDE E:>6 :? >@C6 E92? 2 46?EFCJ]k^AmkAm%96 q=F6 y2JD 2?5 |:2>: |2C=:?D 8@E E96:C 82>6 F?56CH2J :? $29=6? u:6=5 %F6D52J ?:89E – H:E9 ?@ 72?D :? 2EE6?52?46 – 2D E96 7:CDE A:E49 3J %@C@?E@ 246 wJF?\y:? #JF H2D 92C>=6DD=J 7@F=65 @77 3J |2C=:?D D9@CEDE@A y@?2E92? ':==2C] %96 9:DE@C:4 A:E49 42>6 2E eic` A]>]k^AmkAm#JF H6?E @? 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Column: Blue Jays make big league history in Buffalo, even if few see it What happened Tuesday was one of those moments amid the swirl of decades of events when civic history becomes almost surreal, writes Sean Kirst.
Bisons superfan makes it to Sahlen Field this year – in cardboard form Across his 30-plus years attending games at Sahlen Field, Mark Aichinger has endeared himself to Bisons fans.
Blue Jays open series against Marlins at Sahlen Field The Toronto Blue Jays opened a series against the Miami Marlins at Sahlen Field on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.
Watch now: National anthem plays before Blue Jays take on Marlins The national anthem is played before the start of the Toronto Blue Jays home opener with the Miami Marlins at Sahlen Field in Buffalo.
'A totally different stadium': Blue Jays wowed by Sahlen Field "What they did to brand it and make it feel like the Toronto Blue Jays' home, it really is kind of jaw-dropping," said the Blue Jays' GM.
Watch now: Blue Jays players get surprise messages from home Blue Jays players, coaches and staff have not been home since they entered the bubble for "Summer Camp" in Toronto in early July.
Hamstring strain could keep Yankees' Stanton out of series in Buffalo The slugger was injured running on the bases Saturday at Tampa Bay.
Oh, how we wish Buffalo's baseball saints could be here to see the Blue Jays As the "oddest confluence of circumstance" makes Buffalo the Jays' "home field," Mike Harrington "tips his cap" to all those who dreamed over …
Watch now: Blue Jays unveil Sahlen Field's transformation on eve of opener Only a few finishing touches remain, but the Toronto Blue Jays revealed a full rebranding of Sahlen Field a day before the team's "Home Away f…
Blue Jays' Bichette feels right at home with big blast in Sahlen Field Bichette's three-run homer that clanked off the left-field light tower gave the Blue Jays a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning.
