4 d. ago Toronto Blue Jays tell fans not to boo. Guess how that’s going?

'I find it alarming and wrong that the organization would send this message to its paying customers.'

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4 d. ago Blue Jays apologize after fan booted for wearing ‘Canada is not for sale’ hat

'I felt like a criminal for supporting my country. This (incident) ruined the whole activity.'

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4 d. ago Blue Jays fan booted for wearing ‘Canada is not for sale’ hat: ‘Staff made a mistake’

'I felt like a criminal for supporting my country. This (incident) ruined the whole activity.'

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4 d. ago U.S. anthem met with rain of boos by Toronto Blue Jays fans on Opening Day

The Toronto Blue Jays opened up the 2025 MLB season this afternoon, but things weren't all happy during the pregame ceremony.As is usual for every MLB game with the Jays, both the Canadian and American anthems were played before the first pitch. As the "Star Spangled Banner" was sung, Jays fans rained down boos onto the field to show their displeasure with their southern neighbours.Booing the American anthem has become normalized at Canadian sporting events over the last few months, but this is the first time we've heard it happen at an MLB game.@offsidecanada Fans boo the USA national anthem at the Blue Jays opening day in Toronto 👀🇨🇦🇺🇸 #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #bluejays #toronto #america #usa #canada ♬ original sound - OffsideThe booing stems from some tense relations between the United States and Canada ever since U.S. President Donald Trump took office back in January. The 78-year-old has taken an aggressive stance with his northern neighbour, including starting a trade war wit...

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4 d. ago U.S. anthem met with boos by Toronto Blue Jays fans on Opening Day

The Toronto Blue Jays opened up the 2025 MLB season this afternoon, but things weren't all happy during the pregame ceremony.As is usual for every MLB game with the Jays, both the Canadian and American anthems were played before the first pitch. As the "Star Spangled Banner" was sung, Jays fans rained down boos onto the field to show their displeasure with their southern neighbours.Booing the American anthem has become normalized at Canadian sporting events over the last few months, but this is the first time we've heard it happen at an MLB game.@offsidecanada Fans boo the USA national anthem at the Blue Jays opening day in Toronto 👀🇨🇦🇺🇸 #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #bluejays #toronto #america #usa #canada ♬ original sound - OffsideThe booing stems from some tense relations between the United States and Canada ever since U.S. President Donald Trump took office back in January. The 78-year-old has taken an aggressive stance with his northern neighbour, including starting a trade war wit...

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5 d. ago Former Toronto Blue Jays star to finally graduate college 24 years after he started

For most players who end up making it to the Toronto Blue Jays, academics aren't necessarily always the most important thing in their lives.But former star pitcher Ricky Romero, who played for the team from 2009 to 2013, decided that a few extra years at school after his MLB career couldn't hurt.Leaving Cal State Fullerton in 2005 and eventually being drafted by the Blue Jays, the now 40-year-old father of three is in the finishing stages of his sociology degree at his old school."Bummed I won't be there tomorrow with Jays fans watching opening day at the Rogers Centre. My school got in the way!" Romero wrote on X. "But on a positive note, graduation is only a few weeks away!"Originally picked out of high school by the Boston Red Sox in the 37th round, Romero opted to head to college for the first time in hopes of improving his draft stock.Romero was a star in his three seasons of college baseball, eventually getting drafted at sixth overall by Toronto in 2005.On the whole, Romero w...

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