º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøBlue Jays players celebrate after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in a Major League Baseball game on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøBlue Jays players celebrate after defeating the Tampa Bay Rays in a Major League Baseball game on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara)
TORONTO - Baseball fans will now be able to watch the º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøBlue Jays game on Friday night on the team’s regular broadcast home in Canada.
Sportsnet, the club’s Canadian rights-holder, said Thursday it had struck a deal with Apple TV to simulcast the road game against the Kansas City Royals on Rogers airwaves.
The game was originally set to air exclusively on Apple TV+, which would have left non-subscribers without a viewing option. At the time of the agreement, the Blue Jays were in position to potentially clinch a playoff spot in the series opener.
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However, º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍødropped a 4-0 decision to the Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday afternoon and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Detroit Tigers 3-1. Toronto’s magic number to clinch a post-season berth remained at three, leaving Saturday as the team’s earliest possible clinch date.
“This is a really exciting time of year for Blue Jays fans, and we wanted to try and find a way for Canadians to watch Friday’s game on Sportsnet, especially at this pivotal moment of the season,” a Rogers spokesperson said in an email. “In working with the Blue Jays, Major League Baseball and Apple TV, glad we found a way.”
Sportsnet and the Blue Jays are owned by Rogers Communications.
Almost all Blue Jays games air on the national sports network. A handful of º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøgames throughout the 162-game season air on Apple TV+ as part of the streamer’s partnership with MLB.
In a post on its website, Sportsnet said it will carry the Apple TV+ production of the game broadcast. The network added it would produce its regular pre-game show and post-game coverage.
Sportsnet said it recently approached MLB to engage the streamer on a potential deal.
In its website post, Sportsnet said that MLB facilitated an agreement, which will also see Apple TV take over exclusive broadcast rights of Toronto’s home game against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sept. 26.
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The regular season continues through Sept. 28.
º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍølast made the playoffs in 2023. The Blue Jays were swept in their last three post-season appearances dating back to 2020.
º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøhasn’t won a post-season game since making a second straight American League Championship Series appearance in 2016. The Blue Jays last won the World Series in 1993.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 18, 2025.Â
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