Unvaccinated MLB Players Can’t Travel To Canada To Play Jays
Mar 11, 2022, 1:45 PM
The Toronto Blue Jays logo painted on the field during batting practice before the Toronto Blue Jays home opener prior to the start of their MLB game against the New York Yankees on April 4, 2014 at Rogers Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
(Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)
NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball players who are not vaccinated against the coronavirus won’t be allowed to travel into Canada to face the Blue Jays in Toronto and won’t be paid for those games.
Canada’s government requires a person must have received a second vaccine dose — or one dose of Johnson & Johnson — at least 14 days prior to entry.
This was a significant discussion point as players considered CBA yesterday. We're told a few teams took serious issue with the matter, but ultimately relented.
— Shi Davidi (@ShiDavidi) March 11, 2022
The provision that they won’t be paid is contained in a side letter agreed to by MLB and the players’ association, and was first reported by Boston TV station WCVB.
Toronto opens at home against Texas on April 8.
