While it’s way too early to predict what could happen with the 2020 MLB season thanks to the coronavirus, Toronto Blue Jays President Mark Shapiro floated the idea of a second spring training before the resumption of a regular season down the line. (more…)
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Shaprio: Blue Jays Attendance Likely to Decrease in 2019
With the organization’s focus on an on-field rebuild and spring-training facility upgrades, Toronto Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro expects attendance at Rogers Centre to decrease in 2019. (more…)
Blue Jays Continue Push for Rogers Centre Renovation
Toronto Blue Jays president and CEO Mark Shapiro says that Rogers Centre upgrades are still being discussed, but that some issues must be addressed before a project moves forward. (more…)
Blue Jays Still Planning Rogers Centre Renovation
A Rogers Centre renovation is still in the works for coming years, with a game plan expected to be finalized by the end of the 2017 Toronto Blue Jays season, but it may not take the shape that many fans would want. (more…)
Working Toward a No-Turf Future in MLB Ballparks
With the installation of dirt basepaths by the Toronto Blue Jays at Rogers Centre for the 2016 season, Major League Baseball takes another step toward a future nirvana of grass in every ballpark — for the first time since 1966. (more…)
Everyone knows the Toronto Blue Jays need a new training facility. What will Mark Shapiro do?
Player development — the behind-the-scenes work that includes offseason workouts, MiLB nutritional plans and high-end rehab facilities — has changed dramatically in the last decade. The Toronto Blue Jays lag their MLB brethren, and one of Mark Shapiro‘s big challenges is closing the gap. (more…)
Dirt infield on tap for Rogers Centre
The Toronto Blue Jays are replacing the infield artificial turf at Rogers Centre with regulation dirt basepaths for the 2016 season, as the transition to a grass playing surface could be in the works if deemed feasible after a current study. (more…)
Indians unveil Progressive Field renovation plans
The Cleveland Indians unveiled plans for privately funded improvements to Progressive Field that will focus on more group areas and family spaces within the 20-year-old ballpark. The improvements, undertaken with concessionaire Delaware North, will be mostly completed at the beginning of the 2015 season, though some work is expected to extend into the regular season. […]
Ricketts: Everything’s on the table for open GM position
Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts plans on talking to a range of candidates for the team’s general-manager position, but in a Fox Business Network interview he didn’t commit to any specific names floating around out there, including Boston’s Theo Epstein. In an interview with Neil Cavuto, Ricketts sidestepped any talks of specific candidates for the […]