Baltimore Orioles Might Share Their Nest with the Toronto Blue Jays

After the Canadian government denied the Toronto Blue Jays request to play in their home stadium, the Blue Jays have been busy looking for a home field before Opening Day.

And, there is a chance that the Baltimore Orioles might just share their home with the only team from the Great White North.

With the way that 2020 is going, it only seems fitting that the Orioles and Jays would share a nest. I don’t know about you, but I’m still watching blue jays and orioles flying around and sharing bird feeders in the neighborhood.

The news about the Blue Jays possibly moving into Camden Yards for the 2020 season came from Ben Nicholson-Smith with SportsNet. If the Jays do not move to Baltimore for the summer, they could choose their Triple-A field in Buffalo, TD Ballpark in Dunedin, Florida, or PNC Park in Pittsburgh. According to Nicholson-Smith, the MLB players would rather play in a Major League stadium.

After looking at the Orioles and Blue Jays schedules, Camden Yards makes sense for all but three series. Jon Meoli of The Baltimore Sun shared that the two teams only have conflicts during the series scheduled between July 29 to August 2 and August 14 through 16.

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During these dates, the Orioles are playing a two-game series Home Opener against the Marlins, then a three-game series against the Rays. On the later dates, the O’s face the Nationals before a home series against the Blue Jays.

If the Jays use Camden Yards as their home field, they could use Nationals Park. The Nationals are supposed to be in Toronto on July 29 and 30, then they travel to Miami until August 2. They are also at Camden Yards for the series on August 14 through 16. With a rescheduling that could be this easy, the Blue Jays players could easily settle into temporary homes between Baltimore and the Beltway.

Of course, the powers-that-be will have to approve the change. But, with the Canadian government saying no because of the way the United States has handled the COVID-19 pandemic, the Blue Jays will need an answer soon. If the Jays do move to Camden Yards, the added home games will put added pressure on the people who clean and maintain the field, dugouts, and clubhouse.

Sharing a clubhouse would be challenging, but the Nationals and Astros do it in their Spring Training facility in Florida. One thing that would be certain, bringing a second MLB team to Baltimore would certainly help local businesses.

If the Jays move to Baltimore for the season, it also begs the question of what would happen with the their logos? Would the Orioles give up some of their space on the B & O Warehouse? Would the giant masked Orioles bird share the warehouse wall with a masked Blue Jay?