As Blue Jays return – this time with fans – downtown prepares for traffic, activity again By Matt Glynn News Business Reporter May 31, 2021 May 31, 2021 Updated Nov 9, 2023 0 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Thousands of fans are about to descend on Sahlen Field for baseball games, something that hasn't happened since late summer 2019.kAmu@C 5@H?E@H?[ E96 82>6D 2C6 E96 7:CDE =2C86\D42=6 6G6?ED D:?46 E96 A2?56>:4 DE2CE65] %96J 2C6 6IA64E65 E@ AC@G:56 2 ;@=E @7 64@?@>:4 24E:G:EJ 2?5 7@@E EC277:4[ >@C6 E92? 2 J62C 27E6C D@ >2?J 6>A=@J66D =67E E96:C 5@H?E@H? @77:46D E@ H@C< 7C@> 9@>6]k^AmkAmQx E9:?< H96? A6@A=6 4@>6 5@H? E96C6[ E96C6VD @AA@CEF?:E:6D – $6?642 ~?6 E@H6C[ E96C6VD C6DE2FC2?ED @? r9:AA6H2 $EC66E[Q D2:5 |:4926= $49>2?5[ 6I64FE:G6 5:C64E@C @7 qF772=@ !=246] Qx E9:?< :EVD 8@:?8 E@ 96=A E96 5@H?E@H? 64@?@>J BF:E6 2 3:E] p?5 E9:?8D 2C6 DE2CE:?8 E@ @A6? 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