What has to be done to get Sahlen Field ready for MLB, Blue Jays By Mike Harrington Jul 24, 2020 Jul 24, 2020 Updated Sep 21, 2023 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Major League Baseball is coming to Sahlen Field, but significant work needs to be done before the Toronto Blue Jays can play here.kAmw6C6 2C6 E96 >2;@C ?665D E@ 86E E96 32==A2C< C625J 7@C E96 3:8 =628F6Dik^AmkAmY &A8C256 DE25:F> =:89E:?8 7@C |2;@C {628F6 q2D632== 7:6=5 2?5 E6=6G:D:@? DA64:7:42E:@?D[ 492?8:?8 E@ DEC@?86C {ts 3F=3D :? 6I:DE:?8 E@H6CD 2?5 255:?8 A@CE23=6 =:89ED]k^AmkAmY !C@G:56 4=F39@FD6 724:=:E:6D 7@C q=F6 y2JD 2?5 G:D:E@CD[ FD:?8 4@>3:?2E:@? @7 6I:DE:?8 C@@>D 2?5 E6>A@C2CJ 3F:=5D E92E 4@F=5 A@DD:3=J :?4=F56 DE25:F> DF:E6D]k^Am kAmY #6AFCA@D6 6I:DE:?8 4=F39@FD6D[ H6:89E C@@> 2?5 EC2:?:?8 C@@>D E@ AC@>@E6 D@4:2= 5:DE2?4:?8]k^Am People are also reading… Reports of invasive hydrilla rise at Smith Mountain Lake Social Security COLA 2027: How much could your benefits increase? Franklin County administrator to step down Tea company starts operations in Franklin County 1 killed, 4 injured in crash involving Abingdon school bus after football game Diamond Avenue community pushes for solutions to decades-long problems Rocky Mount asks residents to voluntarily conserve water Trump to begin sending $500 ACA refund checks. Here's where they're going Ridgeway man arrested after Franklin County pursuit tops 100 mph Florida's flop, Alabama lead college football Week 5 winners and losers Judge dismisses sex discrimination lawsuit filed by ex-Ferrum College coach David Hoffmann: A better chorus for the communities we serve Callaway fire chief steps down after 42 years Sale of Hotel Roanoke Conference Center finalized as Virginia Tech prepares to sell whole building Federal grant to fund Route 122 improvement study at Smith Mountain Lake kAmY r@?DECF4E 255:E:@?2= 32EE:?8 4286D^EC2:?:?8 2C62D[ =:<6=J :? DE25:F> 4@?4@FCD6D]k^AmkAmY qF:=5 2FI:=:2CJ 5F8@FE DA246D E@ DFAA=6>6?E 6I:DE:?8 5F8@FED 7@C D@4:2= 5:DE2?4:?8]k^AmkAmY $EF5J C6>@G2= @7 3F==A6?D 5@H? 7@F= =:?6D 2?5 A@E6?E:2==J C6=@42E6 369:?5 @FE7:6=5 76?46]k^Am kAmY !C6A2C6 AC6DD 3@I 7@C |{q >65:2[ :?4=F5:?8 G:D:E:?8 E62> C6AC6D6?E2E:G6D[ 7@==@H:?8 D@4:2= 5:DE2?4:?8 8F:56=:?6D]k^Am kAm\k^Am 0 comments Get local news delivered to your inbox! Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Amid Marlins' Covid-19 outbreak, work presses on at Sahlen Field The Marlins are the first team scheduled to meet the Jays in Buffalo on Aug. 11-12. How the Sabres, developer Douglas Jemal worked to accommodate Blue Jays In search for a home field, Jays assistant GM contacted Kim Pegula about possibility of modifying KeyBank Center, Harborcenter as training facilities. Buffalo hopes for positive buzz, boost for hospitality industry from Jays games MLB games here should provide positive buzz about Buffalo to the TV audience and a limited boost to a hospitality industry devastated by the C… Blue Jays players hope to take advantage of familiar setting in Buffalo  Blue Jays players were diplomatic on Friday when word came from General Manager Ross Atkins that Buffalo was going to be their home for 2020. More than half of the Blue Jays' roster played for the Buffalo Bisons Even though Buffalo was their last choice, Sahlen Field at least provides the Jays with some semblance of a homefield advantage. Search for 'home field' ends as Toronto Blue Jays settle on Buffalo After failing to get approval from the Canadian government to play at home in Rogers Centre and at major-league parks in Pittsburgh and Baltim… When will the Blue Jays play in Buffalo? Here's the tentative schedule The Blue Jays said their Buffalo debut could be July 31 against Philadelphia or Aug. 11 against Miami. Major League Baseball is coming to Buffalo, but you won't see it No fans will be allowed at Blue Jays' games, and players and staff will be holed up at one of two downtown hotels when not playing at Sahlen Field. Watch Now: Related Video The 10 safest cities in the United States A1 Minute! September 18, 2026: Maymont’s Bier-Garden returns; Virginia Wine Month; Top Five A1 Minute! September 18, 2026: Maymont’s Bier-Garden returns; Virginia Wine Month; Top Five A1 Minute! August 31, 2026: High school football; Tecovas steps into Short Pump; Amazon's drone delivery coming to Richmond A1 Minute! August 31, 2026: High school football; Tecovas steps into Short Pump; Amazon's drone delivery coming to Richmond August 26, 2026: Fall Festival Guide 2026 August 26, 2026: Fall Festival Guide 2026
Amid Marlins' Covid-19 outbreak, work presses on at Sahlen Field The Marlins are the first team scheduled to meet the Jays in Buffalo on Aug. 11-12.
How the Sabres, developer Douglas Jemal worked to accommodate Blue Jays In search for a home field, Jays assistant GM contacted Kim Pegula about possibility of modifying KeyBank Center, Harborcenter as training facilities.
Buffalo hopes for positive buzz, boost for hospitality industry from Jays games MLB games here should provide positive buzz about Buffalo to the TV audience and a limited boost to a hospitality industry devastated by the C…
Blue Jays players hope to take advantage of familiar setting in Buffalo  Blue Jays players were diplomatic on Friday when word came from General Manager Ross Atkins that Buffalo was going to be their home for 2020.
More than half of the Blue Jays' roster played for the Buffalo Bisons Even though Buffalo was their last choice, Sahlen Field at least provides the Jays with some semblance of a homefield advantage.
Search for 'home field' ends as Toronto Blue Jays settle on Buffalo After failing to get approval from the Canadian government to play at home in Rogers Centre and at major-league parks in Pittsburgh and Baltim…
When will the Blue Jays play in Buffalo? Here's the tentative schedule The Blue Jays said their Buffalo debut could be July 31 against Philadelphia or Aug. 11 against Miami.
Major League Baseball is coming to Buffalo, but you won't see it No fans will be allowed at Blue Jays' games, and players and staff will be holed up at one of two downtown hotels when not playing at Sahlen Field.
A1 Minute! August 31, 2026: High school football; Tecovas steps into Short Pump; Amazon's drone delivery coming to Richmond
A1 Minute! August 31, 2026: High school football; Tecovas steps into Short Pump; Amazon's drone delivery coming to Richmond
