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Report: Unvaccinated MLB players can't travel to Canada, won't be paid for missed games

MLB players who choose to remain unvaccinated against COVID-19 reportedly won't be able to travel to Canada when the new season beings on April 7, and will face other consequences as a result of their choice.

According to WCVB's Duke Castiglione and Sportsnet's Shi Davidi and Ben Nicholson-Smith, players who are unvaccinated will be placed on the restricted list when their teams travel to Canada to play the Toronto Blue Jays. Players on the restricted list do not accrue service time or receive salary for missed games.

Davidi reported that the issue of putting unvaccinated players on the restricted list when their team travels to Canada is part of the new collective bargaining agreement, and was a "significant discussion point" among players on Thursday before the MLBPA reached an agreement with MLB to end the lockout.