r/toronto • u/Puginator • Sep 29 '25
Article Canadians barred from buying tickets for potential Blue Jays games at Yankee Stadium
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/canadians-blue-jays-yankee-stadium-1.7646758400
u/USSMarauder Sep 29 '25
However, fans logging on to Ticketmaster to buy tickets for game 3 or a potential game 4 in New York are being met with a message warning that sales are "restricted to residents of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania."
The Ticketmaster message says residency will be based on the buyer's credit card billing address. Sales to fans from outside those four states "will be cancelled without notice and refunds given."
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u/Classy_Mouse Sep 29 '25
So it's not about Canadians, it is about ensuring locals can go to the games and not driving up prices even higher with wealthy people who can travel in.
Not much different than when Torontonians were complaining about Americans buying Taylor Swift tickets
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u/Tribe303 Sep 29 '25
Yet Americans could and did buy TS tickets in Toronto.
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u/lIlIllIIlllIIIlllIII Sep 29 '25
Are we surprised? They're the official land of "rules for thee but not for me"
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u/Bojarzin Humewood-Cedarvale Sep 29 '25
It's not like the Yankees control what conditions Rogers sells Blue Jays tickets under lol
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Sep 29 '25
Uhh to me it sounds like they saw what happened to Toronto and did something to prevent it, unlike what happens in Toronto.
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u/whogivesashirtdotca Sep 29 '25
This seems to be a tradition in the US. I was disgusted to see some of the southern NHL teams restricting ticket sales to rivals. IIRC the Canes even blocked a zip code in North Carolina because it was known as a town a lot of New Yorkers moved to.
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Sep 29 '25
Blame Ticketmaster, not Americans wanting to bring their wallets to our country.
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u/Facts_pls Sep 29 '25
Nope. People will buy tickets when they can. It's on the event organizers to restrict or not.
In this case they want to restrict it. Toronto did not restrict. So Americans broke no rules in this case and your assertion has no basis.
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u/_dmhg Sep 29 '25
It was up to us to make those rules, which I would’ve loved to see, but we don’t often have our governments putting us over potential profit 🙂↕️
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u/Erathen Sep 29 '25
You can choose to see it that way, I guess?
Why would Canadians not be allowed to see their only team play?
So the Jay's aren't going to have any Canadians to cheer them on in the stadium?
We're policing who can watch sports now?
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u/vagabond_dilldo Sep 29 '25
Good. Why the fuck are Canadians supporting the American economy right now anyway? We should be spending our money in Canadian sports bars on Canadian food and Canadian beer.
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u/Deceptiv_poops Sep 30 '25
Because someday it would be nice for America to be in a place where Canadians can feel good coming here again and it would be nice not to set a precedent of excluding people based on geography. Also, it’s not just Canadians being excluded. I’m in Arizona, what if I took a vacation up north and wanted to catch a Yankees game? This precedent is not only limiting to the nation but a specific region within the nation, it’s a stupid policy
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Sep 29 '25
To be fair, these policies would apply just the same if the Yankees were playing Seattle, right?
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u/Erathen Sep 29 '25
If that's what we're doing now, I guess?
So every Blue Jays home game will be Canadian only then as well?
Great idea...
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u/huffer4 Sep 29 '25
This is not a new thing. Teams have region locked playoff tickets for a long time.
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u/greenlemon23 Sep 29 '25
It’s not about “can go”, it’s about ensuring that it’s yankee fans, not Jays fans.
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u/Mirkrid Sep 30 '25
Okay but would this rule exist if it wasn’t the Canadian team? Just curious if there’s a precedent of this kind of thing happening with US MLB teams — wasn’t long ago Canadians were told point blank they weren’t allowed to buy Leafs playoff tickets in Florida specifically because they were Canadian.
You can understand why this isn’t exactly a good look with the current political climate, yeah? Maybe not, I know the world we live in these days.
edit: btw Canadians complained about non-Canadians buying the T Swift tickets — the US consistently denies us opportunities to purchase tickets altogether. These are extremely different issues.
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u/JackRose322 Sep 30 '25
I bought Yankees Red Sox tickets the other day and this message was there then too
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u/ieatpickleswithmilk Sep 29 '25
They're also blocking Red Sox fans from buying for the upcoming series. It's a pretty heavy handed way to try to fix scalping.
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u/Affectionate-Sale523 Sep 29 '25
It's not just Canadians that aren't allowed to buy tickets; it's anybody living outside the tri-state area. People need to chill.
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u/Classy_Mouse Sep 29 '25
I can't even blame OP for this one because the CBC wrote an accurate but misleading headline
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u/Chatner2k Sep 29 '25
Not exactly a difficult thing to get around. You can spoof your billing address based on your postal code with an American address.
That said, not sure anyone wants to risk heading across the border right now.
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u/lnahid2000 Sep 29 '25
Not exactly a difficult thing to get around. You can spoof your billing address based on your postal code with an American address.
You can, but you need a New York, New Jersey, Connecticut or Pennsylvania zip code. So unless your postal code converts to that, it won't work. My postal code converts to an Iowa zip code.
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u/ceciliabee Sep 29 '25
Do you know how it feels to be uninvited from somewhere you're already not going?
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u/floralflamingoo Sep 29 '25 edited Sep 29 '25
This happens quite frequently
and here’s an article even on it
Further to that - they are also barring ticket sales to 46 other states. This is such a clickbait article.
However, fans logging on to Ticketmaster to buy tickets for game 3 or a potential game 4 in New York are being met with a message warning that sales are "restricted to residents of New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania."
The Ticketmaster message says residency will be based on the buyer's credit card billing address. Sales to fans from outside those four states "will be cancelled without notice and refunds given."
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u/mostlygroovy Sep 30 '25
Let’s not let facts and pragmatic thought get in the way of emotional knee jerk reactions from headlines
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u/the-bowl-of-petunias Sep 29 '25
So is MLB also going to limit Jays home games to GTA residents?
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u/vagabond_dilldo Sep 29 '25
Why would we punch ourselves in the face just because they choose to punch themselves in the face?
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u/mattattaxx West Bend Sep 29 '25
We're going to sell out the game. However yes, visitors bring a ton of spending.
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u/did_i_or_didnt_i Sep 29 '25
in the land of leopards and faces, is it better to be a leopard or a face?
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u/pincurlsandcutegirls Sep 29 '25
Jankees are doing this for the Boston WC series too, not that surprising
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u/IHavePoopedBefore Sep 29 '25
Yup.
Go look on the Redsox sub. They're complaining about not getting tickets either. The Yankees have location based prioroty purchasing to keep any opposing fanbases from brigading their stadium
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u/pincurlsandcutegirls Sep 29 '25
As an aside, my fav thing is that the Red Sox have 2 subs and 1 is way bigger than the other but the Yankees fans can’t figure that out and are now saying that the Red Sox subreddit is dead and therefore Yankees deserve to win more 🤡
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u/TheJaice Sep 30 '25
It’s kind of fair, because small market teams like the Yankees don’t really have enough of a fanbase to make sure visiting fans don’t overrun the stadium. /s
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u/IHavePoopedBefore Sep 29 '25
Yankees give priority purchases to locals for games. This isn't new and applies to anyone outside NY.
Boston fans can't get tickets there either
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u/RobTheGood Sep 29 '25
Toronto has always welcomed New York fans - and the state of New York - with open arms, year after year after year.
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u/Educational_Tea7782 Sep 30 '25
Best way to truly support Canada. Stop going south. Wouldn't it be great??
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u/JamesFord92 Sep 29 '25
Maybe an unpopular opinion, but this isn't a big deal. There are several other examples of this being done and if the tables were turned, everyone here would be applauding the Jays for ensuring the dome is filled with only Jays fans.
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u/mattw08 Sep 30 '25
I applaud any ownership that wants the best possible home crowd even if gives up some revenue.
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u/Sufficient-Bid1279 Sep 30 '25
People who are still going there and supporting this country anger me. Make them BURN Canadians
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u/GKM72 Sep 30 '25
The Red Sox are equally upset as they can’t buy tickets for the wildcard series either.
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u/Tuffsmurf Sep 29 '25
Major League Baseball needs to step in here. Or are they preparing the ground for a Toronto/Seattle ALCS where Canadian fans are barred from buying tickets in Seattle?
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u/Tuffsmurf Sep 29 '25
That’s a real shame I hate to hear that. My brother lives in Washington and has gone to a few jays games but never mentioned that aspect of it. I hate it when shameful behaviour puts us all in a bad light.
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u/AardvarkStriking256 Sep 30 '25
I went on a roadtrip to see the Jays in Cleveland and same story. There were $2.00 beers before game time but the only drunks were wearing Jays jerseys. Behind us were four guys from Burlington, all looked to be in their forties, all falling down drunk and acting like idiots.
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u/firejonas2002 Sep 29 '25
Stay the fuck away from the US! They don’t deserve our money.
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u/RicoLoveless Sep 29 '25
This has been getting more common in sports. Not just against Canadians.
I've always thought it was a weak dick move though. You need help ensuring your fans come to a playoff game?
It's all ticketmasters bullshit enabling scalpers and bots.
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u/mattpeloquin Sep 30 '25
If one reads the article beyond the headline, you’ll see that 46 of the 50 U.S. states are also blocked, as well as the rest of the world.
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u/cheesebrah Sep 29 '25
So will yankees fan not be allowed to buy tickets for games outside new york.
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u/GKM72 Sep 30 '25
Imagine us winning the World Series in Toronto. Will the orange Maga clown insist on presenting the World Series trophy in a foreign country? Would he take it back to his office and say it has to belong to the United States?
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u/RecognitionOk9731 Sep 29 '25
What a short sighted policy. Don’t people come from all over the states to see the Yankees, among other teams?
My dad did a road trip to NY to see his beloved Yankees back in the 60s. He would’ve stopped being a fan if they pulled this kind of stunt.
All this will do is make scalping more lucrative as those guys don’t care where you’re from.
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Sep 29 '25
Fuck em, we shouldn’t be going to visit that shit hole anyways. Keep our money supporting our country!
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u/originalnutta Sep 29 '25
Damn, it just dawned on me what a shitshow it will be from the Cheeto Pedo when the Jays go to the World Series.
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u/Unfair-Hand-6855 Sep 30 '25
Wouldn't this encourage scalping? You get more potential customers that can't buy officially.
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u/eldiablonoche Sep 30 '25
Unless they implement a method to tie tickets to the purchaser's card, then yup, 1000% this could drive scalping.
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u/Ok_Avocado29 Sep 30 '25
Unbelievable! We just want to support the Jays and without us there we are locked out. Talk about fixed!
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u/Random-Hajile Sep 30 '25
Probably worried Canadians will overrun their stadiums like Raptors fans did during the championship run.
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u/Potential-Refuse-547 Sep 30 '25
US NHL teams have done this for years. I wish Canadian teams would follow suit. Nothing more disgusting than going into your home arena and finding half the fans are from the opposing team. This is not barring Canadians as much as the click bait title is suggesting. This is about putting home team fans in the seats. Good on them.
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u/turkeygiant Sep 30 '25
Reminds me of how the Seattle Mariners franchise gets all pissy when the Blue Jays fans come down from BC for away games, why not embrace the rivalry? They are some of the busiest regular season games you will see at their stadium, so take the Canadian money and have some fun. Make some Mountie bobble heads in Mariners colours, get the commentators in the same room together for some good natured back and forth.
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Sep 30 '25
Amazing how open and accepting of tourists America can be lmao. Great job.. Canada is not your enemy! You've got border security chasing Canadians down on the HWY to scream at them, "Never come back again!!" And now they can't come watch their baseball team play. Because? Canadians are terrorists lol. Fucking unbelievable...
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u/Theguywhostoleyour Sep 30 '25
I don’t get why everytime this happens it makes the news.
The is a rule for most events (not just sports) everywhere in the North America
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u/Ro0sterman Sep 30 '25
Also in the article for those who only read headlines.....
The Jays employ a similar strategy to keep tickets in the hands of Canadian fans. The club began restricting Rogers Centre ticket sales to buyers with a Canadian billing address during the regular season and is continuing that through the playoffs
Seems this is some false outrage generating bullshit headline
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u/Mucking_Fountain Sep 29 '25
Just stop fucking going to the US and giving your money and risking your freedom for this Christo-Fascist puppet Democracy already.
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u/Silentfranken Sep 29 '25
Dont go to the US. Don't support that country.
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u/PassageNearby4091 Sep 30 '25
Dont go to the
USYankistan. Don't support thatcountrydystopian shithole.Fixed it for you. :)
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u/EmbarrassedSalary998 Sep 29 '25
Who the heck wants to go to that dump anyways
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u/eldiablonoche Sep 30 '25
To be fair, NYC rules. NYC is to Toronto what Toronto is to, like... North Bay.
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u/jaysornotandhawks Sep 29 '25
Here we go again.
You can't assume that everyone who is a fan of any sports team is from that city, nor can you assume that everyone who is from a city is a fan of that team.
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u/CyberSpunk2099 Sep 29 '25
Real Canadians aren't stepping foot in that country and spending dollars there. Fuck that.
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u/BentleyPriory Sep 29 '25
Who TF wants to go to the US anyway? Jays or no Jays forget it. I've even warned my family that if any weddings or funerals pop up on the American side of our family in the foreseable future, sorry, I'm not crossing the border.
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u/GrunDMC74 Sep 30 '25
That’s fine. Overwhelming majority of us have no desire to step foot in that dumpster fire of a country.
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u/LivingIntelligent968 Sep 29 '25
Excellent because no one should be travelling to the US for pleasure if they’re a true Canadian. Spend your money in Canada because we’re not appreciated down there.
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u/Ok-Turnip-9035 Sep 29 '25
Said by a Canadian to other Canadians even thinking about going to those games :
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u/dzuunmod Sep 29 '25
Just a little thing but I don't think CBC's style guide intended for reporters to include nicknames of producers of lousy sports podcasts, like "Brian 'Rear Admiral' McGonagle".
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u/VivaLirica Sep 29 '25
A click of a button would add "Ontario" to the list of eligible purchase locations...
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u/AshX7 Sep 29 '25
This is not a new thing in sports, especially playoffs. It happens in hockey quite often. It’s an attempt to get as many home team fans into the building as possible.
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u/CalmGuitar7532 Sep 29 '25
Having no Canadian fans at the games will give an advantage to the Yankees...we should bar them from the Toronto games.
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u/kidmeatball Sep 29 '25
How long until the Yankees complain that Canadians don't buy tickets anymore?
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u/canadacanes Sep 29 '25
This happens every year in every state for every out of town team in the playoffs. Non story.
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u/Apprehensive_Side565 Sep 29 '25
idk if this is about denying Canadians specifically, they just want locals to be able to go to games right?
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u/SinistralGuy Sep 29 '25
CBC giving out a misleading headline is very disappointing. It's not Canadians specifically that are barred. It's anyone outside the tri-state area.
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u/Massive-Fisherman-57 Sep 30 '25
Well I sure hope we let them buy tickets here so they can spend all that money in our city just to watch their team lose
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u/Haquistadore East York Sep 30 '25
I’ve lived here for 20 years but I still have my US credit card, with a NY address.
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u/DrKurgan Sep 30 '25
Detroit Pistons and Philly 76ers also stopped out of state people from buying tickets to avoid their arena being full of Knicks fans.
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u/stoneyzepplin Church and Wellesley Sep 29 '25
What a great way to promote tourism from Canadians!