Blue Jays going above and beyond for their event staff
In the midst of the Corona Virus shutdown in the Major Leagues, the Toronto Blue Jays have made a commitment to support their entire staff; and not just the workers wearing the uniform.
As the MLB is trying to navigate the predicament of trying to establish some sort of timeline for a return to play, the Blue Jays are teaming up to ensure that their event staff are able to live without work, with games being cancelled until at least May.
The Jays are joining up with the other four major sports franchises in Toronto as management, coaches and players from the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors, Toronto FC, and the Toronto Argonauts contribute to the fund in order to provide additional support to workers impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak.
Maple Leafs Sports and Entertainment previously stated that they would provide a financial payment to help bridge employees between their employee benefits and 95 per cent of their regular average earnings for the next four weeks. This is a move to help the workers become eligible for the entirety of their full EI benefits.
They would also pay the equivalent top-up portion to workers who do not qualify for EI benefits.
“As the entire world grapples with the challenging effects of COVID-19, our Toronto sports community must band together and support each other,” Blue Jays president and CEO, Mark Shapiro, said in a statement. "Our staff are often the people Toronto fans remember most about their trip to the ballpark, field, or arena – for their smiles, helping hands, and passion. It is an honour to join my counterparts and exceptional sports leaders in our city to help make a meaningful impact on the lives of all our game day staff.”
NBA stars Kevin Love, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Zion Williamson and more were the first to make the move to help pay for the event workers that were suddenly out of a job with the league suspensions. Many teams across all sports have followed along to show support for their employees, with Toronto's MLSE being the first to support all teams within the city.
There have been no positive cases reported among the Toronto sports teams.
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YESTERDAY
MAY 26, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Gabriel Landeskog | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Cole Smith | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Mark Stone | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Dylan Coghlan | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nic Dowd | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nazem Kadri | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Brayden McNabb | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Martin Necas | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Shea Theodore | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | - | - | |
| Mackenzie Blackwood | - | - | - | |
| Brent Burns | - | - | - | |
| Ross Colton | - | - | - | |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | - | - | - | |
| Jack Drury | - | - | - | |
| Jack Eichel | - | - | - | |
| Noah Hanifin | - | - | - | |
| Carter Hart | - | - | - | |
| Tomas Hertl | - | - | - | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||