Buffalo's two major-league teams have opened their social media arms to welcome the city's big summer addition in the wake of the news that the Toronto Blue Jays will be playing the majority of their home games in Sahlen Field.
The Buffalo Bills' official feed welcomed the Blue Jays and said, "Wings on us while you're in town," with a photoshopped picture of Vladimir Guerrero Jr. in a half-Bills, half-Blue Jays uniform.
The Blue Jays' response was a GIF of Guerrero swinging at last year's All-Star Home Run Derby with the notation, "It's time to CIRCLE THE WAGONS."
It's time to... 🗣 CIRCLE THE WAGONS 🗣 pic.twitter.com/fbfvIRBySE
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) July 24, 2020
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The Buffalo Sabres rated high on the snark-meter toward Leafs fans when they tweeted a good-luck salutation with the note: "The only time a Toronto team is welcomed into Buffalo with open arms."
The tweet was accompanied by a picture of defenseman Rasmus Dahlin posing with then-Bisons third baseman Guerrero after the Sabres' No. 1 overall draft threw a ceremonial first pitch in the ballpark on Aug. 11, 2018.
The Blue Jays' Twitter feed had a simple response with a GIF of Guerrero hugging teammate Lourdes Gurriel Jr.: "We BuffaLOVE this."
We BuffaLOVE this 💙 pic.twitter.com/VQFWMVQbZo
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) July 24, 2020
The Buffalo Bisons changed their official feed at @BuffaloBisons to include a banner picture from Friday's press conference with the Jays' logo on the scoreboard. The bio has been changed to read: "Home of the Herd...and for 2020, ballpark home of the Bluejays."
Saturday morning, they posted a photo from last April of Guerrero with then-Buffalo teammates Bo Bichette and Cavan Biggio. Said their tweet: "Psst... did you hear??? They're baaaaaaack!!!
psst... did you hear???They're baaaaaaack!!! https://t.co/zvuLJHJzIc pic.twitter.com/hItBJ5MPYb
— Buffalo Bisons (@BuffaloBisons) July 25, 2020
