After playing their last home match on September 29, 2019, the Toronto Blue Jays They had to go from town to town looking for a place where they could play their home matches. However, the situation will change later July 30 after the club received authorization from the Canadian government to return to play at the Rogers Center from Toronto.

Last summer, by allowing themselves to play a season of only 60 games, the Blue Jays They had to play at home in the Sahlen Field in Buffalo, New Yorkbecause the Canadian government did not allow them to use the Rogers Center due to the health emergency and the frequent travel it entailed to the United States.

For the 2021 season, despite a return to what adheres to normalcy and as MLB continues to open stadiums to full capacity, Toronto has still not received permission from the Canadian government to play in its stadium.

Marco Mendicino, Canada's Immigration Minister, said the decision to grant the permit was made in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada. He also commented that final details are being ironed out for a return to fans plan in which people who are not yet vaccinated will not have access to the stadium while players and staff who work at the Both at the club and at the stadium, they will remain under quarantine for the rest of the season.

Mark Shapiro, president of the Blue Jays, said the team was still sorting out significant ticketing issues but had temporarily received clearance to host a total capacity of 15,000 spectators per game. Also, he said they took advantage of all this time to make renovations to the stadium, such as: a new roof, a new sound system, new batting cages for the players and cosmetic changes to the infrastructure .

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