There were two key stories on the field and one big one off the field surrounding the Toronto Blue Jays' return to Sahlen Field on Tuesday night.
We found out last summer the Blue Jays enjoy playing at Sahlen Field. We found out Tuesday night they will have a real home field in 2021, Harrington says.
The 5-1 win over the Miami Marlins was highlighted by Vladimir Guerrero's three-run homer and the nine strikeouts by starting pitcher Robbie Ray.
But to the Blue Jays, the major theme of the game was the support of the Buffalo fans. The crowd of 5,321 was into the game from the first pitch, cheering pitchers on every two-strike count and even offering an "M-V-P, M-V-P" chant for Guerrero.
The Toronto Blue Jays begin playing June 1 at Sahlen Field in Buffalo. Take a look at their home away from home. (Video courtesy Toronto Blue Jays)
"To have fans pulling for us for the first time in two years at the ballpark was great," said manager Charlie Montoyo. "All the players felt it, too. It was pretty cool. It was awesome."
Wednesday afternoon, the team tweeted a video salute shot during Tuesday's game, showing several scenes of the players entering the ballpark and the field and fans cheering during the game.
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The video was marked with the simple notation: "Fans make this game what it is. Thank you, Buffalo" and was ended with a heart emoji.
Fans make this game what it is. Thank you, Buffalo 💙 pic.twitter.com/8QnGGtWl3c
— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) June 2, 2021
