![]() ![]() He has seen the Jays fan base go through changes in management and hard-lost years. Shushkewich says he has been a fan of the sport since he was 10 years old. ![]() “You saw (fans) kind of pick up towards the end of the season.” “It's the electric atmosphere of the Rogers Centre,” Shushkewich said. Tyson Shushkewich, co-editor of the Jays Journal fan site, told CTVNews.ca on Wednesday that fans are excited to see their team back in a playoff spot and have picked up steam. Now, without COVID-19 restrictions, almost 50,000 people can pack into the iconic stadium. Last year, the Rogers Centre was at partial capacity to comply with physical distancing orders, with 15,000 fans per game increasing to 30,000 near the end of the season. The Blue Jays, Canada’s only MLB team, secured a wildcard spot in the upcoming American League playoffs after the Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 last week.Īccording to a Blue Jays spokesperson, postseason ticket sales have been strong for the Jays. This increase is the largest across Major League Baseball teams and it’s a stark contrast to more than a dozen teams that noticed attendance levels drop by between 10 and 24 per cent over the same time period. In 2022, the average attendance for a game was 32,763, compared to 21,606 in 2019. Fans are returning to the Rogers Centre Friday to see the Toronto Blue Jays play in their first playoff game since 2020 – and there’s a key statistic they’ll be hoping makes a difference against the Seattle Mariners.Īccording to ESPN, the average attendance at Blue Jays games through the 2022 season rose 50.6 per cent compared to the pre-COVID-19 pandemic season of 2019. ![]()
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