Bisons make temporary relocation official: 'Home opener' May 4 will be in Trenton By Mike Harrington News Sports Reporter Apr 9, 2021 Apr 9, 2021 Updated Nov 9, 2023 0 The Bisons warm up prior to a 2019 game in Sahlen Field. The team will start this season in Trenton, N.J. 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But they also agree that the best part is they'll be playing baseball again Tuesday night. Blue Jays GM: Buffalo timetable is likely to come within the next week The Blue Jays have not officially announced they're coming to Buffalo and there have thus been no tickets put on sale for any games. It's Warren Spahn Day in Buffalo as Hall of Fame lefty would have turned 100 Happy Birthday, Warren Spahn. Top pitching prospect Nate Pearson set to start on Bisons' Opening Night roster The Bisons open their "home" season in Trenton, N.J. on Tuesday night vs. the Worcester Red Sox. MLB plan would relocate Bisons to Trenton to start season With heavy construction underway at Sahlen Field in advance of another season of Toronto Blue Jays games in Buffalo, MLB is working on a plan … [BN] Chronicles: The unlikely return of baseball and the Rockpile, 1979 On a cold Thursday morning in February 1979, Mayor James D. Griffin held a news conference announcing the return of pro ball in Buffalo. Former Bison Casey Candaele is thrilled to return at head of the Herd Candaele played 270 games for the Herd in its first three years as a Cleveland affiliate, all of which ended in American Association playoff berths. Blue Jays and Bisons both seeking scheduling clarity starting in May Construction is already under way in Sahlen Field for what seems like a return of the Blue Jays sometime in June, but for how long? And what w… Revised Buffalo Bisons schedule has 120 games with May 4 opener The new opening day will be May 4 against the Worcester Red Sox at Sahlen Field. Analysis: Will the Blue Jays return to Buffalo? Maybe, but it's complicated There are a lot of moving parts to this situation. 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Back home at last in ... New Jersey? Bisons ready to start a season unlike any other Everyone agrees this is one strange situation. But they also agree that the best part is they'll be playing baseball again Tuesday night.
Blue Jays GM: Buffalo timetable is likely to come within the next week The Blue Jays have not officially announced they're coming to Buffalo and there have thus been no tickets put on sale for any games.
It's Warren Spahn Day in Buffalo as Hall of Fame lefty would have turned 100 Happy Birthday, Warren Spahn.
Top pitching prospect Nate Pearson set to start on Bisons' Opening Night roster The Bisons open their "home" season in Trenton, N.J. on Tuesday night vs. the Worcester Red Sox.
MLB plan would relocate Bisons to Trenton to start season With heavy construction underway at Sahlen Field in advance of another season of Toronto Blue Jays games in Buffalo, MLB is working on a plan …
[BN] Chronicles: The unlikely return of baseball and the Rockpile, 1979 On a cold Thursday morning in February 1979, Mayor James D. Griffin held a news conference announcing the return of pro ball in Buffalo.
Former Bison Casey Candaele is thrilled to return at head of the Herd Candaele played 270 games for the Herd in its first three years as a Cleveland affiliate, all of which ended in American Association playoff berths.
Blue Jays and Bisons both seeking scheduling clarity starting in May Construction is already under way in Sahlen Field for what seems like a return of the Blue Jays sometime in June, but for how long? And what w…
Revised Buffalo Bisons schedule has 120 games with May 4 opener The new opening day will be May 4 against the Worcester Red Sox at Sahlen Field.
Analysis: Will the Blue Jays return to Buffalo? Maybe, but it's complicated There are a lot of moving parts to this situation. And it is not nearly as simple as last season, when the Blue Jays played 26 games here in a…
As Bisons enter new league, return of Blue Jays to Sahlen Field is not out of the question The new league will include 12 other members of the former International League, four teams from the former Pacific Coast League and three new…
The final stages of Sahlen Field's transformation Only a few finishing touches remain as the Toronto Blue Jays revealed a full rebranding of Sahlen Field a day before the team's "Home Away fro…
