Two months into the season and the Orioles are finally playing the division rival Blue Jays. It is a scheduling oddity that arose from the labor dispute that delayed the season by about two weeks. Originally, these two teams were supposed to open the season against one another at Camden Yards. Instead, they meet for the first time here and then don’t see each other again until August, at which point they will play every two weeks through the end of the season. I predict we will be very sick of the Blue Jays by October.
As this is the Orioles first trip to Toronto since COVID vaccine restrictions have been put into place, there are some notable roster moves ahead of this game.