Blue Jays open series against Marlins at Sahlen Field
The Toronto Blue Jays opened a series against the Miami Marlins at Sahlen Field on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.
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An overall as the Toronto Blue Jays take batting practice prior to playing the Miami Marlins at Sahlen Field on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.
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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu throws to a batter in the first inning of the home opener against the Miami Marlins at Sahlen Field in Buffalo Tuesday, August 11, 2020.
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Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins players stand for the anthems at Sahlen Field on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.
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Miami Marlins batter Jesus Aguilar walks down to the field after stretching in the walkway prior to batting in the sixth inning.
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Fans try to catch a glimpse of the Toronto Blue Jays home opener against the Miami Marlins at Sahlen Field in Buffalo Tuesday, August 11, 2020.
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Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches during a game against the Miami Marlins at Sahlen Field on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.
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Bo Bichette of the Toronto Blue Jays dives back to first base under the tag of Miami Marlins Logan Forsythe during the fourth inning.
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Bo Bichette of the Toronto Blue Jays fields a Miami Marlins fourth inning ground ball.
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Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu throws to a batter in the first inning of the home opener against the Miami Marlins at Sahlen Field in Buffalo Tuesday, August 11, 2020.
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The Toronto Blue Jays home opener against the Miami Marlins at Sahlen Field in Buffalo Tuesday, August 11, 2020.
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Fans watch the Toronto Blue Jays against the Miami Marlins at Sahlen Field on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.
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Cavan Biggio of the Toronto Blue Jays flys out in the third inning against the Miami Marlins at Sahlen Field on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.
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Charlie Montoyo, manager of the Toronto Blue Jays, waits for a ruling from umpires on a second base play during the third inning at Sahlen Field on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.
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Brian Anderson of the Miami Marlins rounds second base after hitting a second inning home run against the Toronto Blue Jays at Sahlen Field on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.
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Travis Shaw of the Toronto Blue Jays singles during the first inning against the Miami Marlins at Sahlen Field on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.
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Fans stand outside the stadium and watch the the Toronto Blue Jays against the Miami Marlins at Sahlen Field on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.
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Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Toronto Blue Jays pitches during a game against the Miami Marlins at Sahlen Field on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.
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Umpires go over the ground rules with Toronto Blue Jays and the Miami Marlins at Sahlen Field on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.
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Greg Grigas, left, and Tom Saracki, right, enjoy a beer at the Union Pub before the Toronto Blue Jays home opener at Sahlen Field in Buffalo on Tuesday, Saracki's 55th birthday.
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"The Buffalo Blue Jay," a drink special at the Union Pub in honor of the Toronto Blue Jays home opener at Sahlen Field; the bar is about 150 yards from home plate.
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Jason Gallant of Toronto and his fiancee, Melanie Isaacs of Kenmore, snap a selfie before the Toronto Blue Jays home opener at Sahlen Field in Buffalo.
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The stage is set for the Toronto Blue Jays' opening day at Sahlen Field in Buffalo.
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Dante Bichette, assistant coach with the Toronto Blue Jays, walks the stands prior to playing the Miami Marlins.
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Danny Jansen of the Toronto Blue Jays waits in the infield prior to playing the Miami Marlins.
What happened Tuesday was one of those moments amid the swirl of decades of events when civic history becomes almost surreal, writes Sean Kirst.
Major League Baseball is back in Buffalo is back for the first time in more than a century.
Bichette's three-run homer that clanked off the left-field light tower gave the Blue Jays a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the sixth inning.
Buffalo's callup to the major leagues ended in a victory 105 years in the making.
Toronto Blue Jays 5, Miami Marlins 4 at Sahlen Field in Buffalo on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020.