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Blue Jays/Red Sox game postponed to protest social injustice

The Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox game from Sahlen Field in Buffalo Thursday night has been postponed.
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Toronto Blue Jays and the Miami Marlins play during the sixth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020, in Buffalo, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Toronto Blue Jays and Boston Red Sox game from Sahlen Field in Buffalo Thursday night has been postponed.

The Blue Jays and Red Sox put out a joint statement Thursday evening saying:

"We fully respect the decision of their players to bring further awareness to the systematic racism that contributed to police violence against Black, Indigenous, and people of colour in our communities."

You can read the full statement below:

The Blue Jays have a two home games against the Baltimore Orioles on Friday and Saturday.

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