• 2nd visit to Rogers Centre
• 5th different ballpark watching the Angels

This is Game 2 of the two-day trip in Toronto. The day before was a walk-the-park day. This day will be a sit and enjoy the game.

Seat Selection

• Section 139 (Lower level down third base line)

This is my value game with a good lower level seat at a good price.

Highlights of the Game

The Blue Jays has a much better game against the Angels. The Jays scored five runs in the 2nd inning to take the early lead and kept it throughout the game. The Angels attempted the comeback in the 9th inning with a three-run home run from Nico Kavadas (his first career home run).

Ballpark Food of Choice

• Tater Poutine

For my second Blue Jays game, I had to look for another Canadian food. What’s more Canadian than poutine?

• 1st visit to Rogers Center (MLB Ballpark #26)
• 3rd different ballpark watching the Toronto Blue Jays
• 5th different ballpark watching the Cincinnati Reds

This is Game 1 of a two-day trip in Toronto. I had not intended to go to Toronto when I was making my plans for 2024. However, over the summer I got an ad for cheap airfare to Canada and I jumped at it. I had bought my flight before I knew I was going to Texas for work. If I had known I was going to Texas, I might not have bought the tickets to Canada. Ultimately, I am happy I made the trip to Toronto.

I’d shared in previous posts that I had met Ian from Canada who was watching five of the same games I was attending. I’ll bet meeting up with him at this home ballpar this time.

Unexpectedly, I would also meet up with the creator of the MLB Ballpark Passport program, Tim Parks, who shared that he would be there the day of.

Seat Selection

• Section 525 (upper deck)

When I planned to buy tickets for my two Blue Jays games, I decided I would buy cheap for one game and value for the other. Game 1 was the cheap ticket and a walk-the-ballpark kind of game.

Highlights of the Game

Despite the walk-the-ballpark kind of a game for me, there were still plenty of highlights for me to catch.

The Blue Jays started the game with a 6-0 over the Reds at the end of the 3rd inning. However, the Reds would come back scored two run in the 4th and five runs in the 5th toward a Blue Jays collapse.

During the game, Elly de la Cruz would steal his 60th base in the 5th inning for a rare 20/60 season.

Finally, for the first time in MLB history, four Reds players (Spencer Steer, Noelvi Marte, Jonathan India, and Elly De La Cruz) each hit a home run and stole a base in the same game.

Ballpark Food of Choice

• Maple Bacon Footlong Hot Dog

If you are going to Canada for ballpark food, it’s a good time to find foods that are uniquely Canadian. The footlong hot dog is stopped with maple syrup, bacon crumbles, and cinnamon roll frosting.