The Blue Jays Are Still Homeless
The Lead
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🗓️ 23 July 2020
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Opening Day is here and the Toronto Blue Jays are still looking for a place to play. The Athletic’s Kaitlyn McGrath joins us to talk about why both the Canadian government and the state of Pennsylvania have shut the door on the Blue Jays, what options are still on the table, and how all of this has been impacting the players.
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| 0:06.1 | Hello, I'm Hannah. |
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| 1:08.3 | Opening day is here. |
| 1:10.3 | And the Toronto Blue Jays are still looking for a place to play. |
| 1:15.0 | The team has been denied approval by the Canadian government to play in Toronto amid the coronavirus pandemic. |
| 1:21.0 | The Pennsylvania Department of Health says it's not going to allow the Toronto Blue Jays to play home games at PNC Park and Pittsburgh. |
| 1:27.6 | How in the world are we here so late in the process with the Jays still having no home? |
| 1:33.1 | Today, the Athletics Caitlin McGraft joins us to talk about why the Canadian government |
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