The Toronto Blue Jays packed the Rogers Centre throughout August, September and October. Much has been made of the significant boost in profits that Rogers ownership will be seeing, and what level of influence that will hold over the 2016 payroll. What’s fascinated me, however, is the economic impact of the Blue Jays playoff run had outside the world of baseball.
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Maryam Shah of the Toronto Sun reports that bars surrounding the Rogers Centre saw their profits jump 32% during the American League Division Series comapred to the same timeframe in 2014, while restaurants in the area saw a jump of 30%.