In less than three weeks, the Toronto Blue Jays will dust off the diamond at Rogers Centre for the home opening game of the 2026 season.
That game takes place on the evening of March 27, where the Jays are slated to take on the Athletics, the Sacramento-based team that placed second-to-last in the American League West Division last season with a 76-86 record.
The fandom for the Blue Jays reached a fever pitch last year, after the sole Canadian team lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers in extra innings in a heartbreaking Game 7 in the World Series.
To commemorate their deep postseason run, the Rogers Centre is hosting an on-field pregame ceremony on opening night where fans can “relive” moments with the team from 2025 and celebrate the American League Champions.
Toronto is scheduled to play 12 of its first 15 games at home in 2026, including a highly anticipated rematch against the two-time defending champion from April 6 to 8.
The home-opener will also pay homage to the fact the Blue Jays are entering their 50th season, marking when they debuted on April 7, 1977, in a wintry game against the Chicago White Sox.
Tickets to the home opener sold out in under 20 minutes, with tens of thousands of fans lining up in the queue in hopes of snagging a seat that day.
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