Several Toronto Blue Jays will be in Edmonton this weekend to as part of a tour to kick off the 2017 baseball season.
Marco Estrada, Kevin Pillar, Devon Travis and Aaron Sanchez will arrive in Edmonton on Friday, where they will take part in a news conference at Rogers Place.
The players will sign autographs for fans at the downtown Edmonton arena, starting at 6:30 p.m. The event is ticketed and a lottery was held last week. Those who did not win a ticket will not be allowed in to the signing.
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On Saturday, the four players will attend the Calgary Flames vs. Edmonton Oilers hockey game at Rogers Place.
The 2017 season begins in April. Training camp begins in mid-February in Florida.
The Jays 2016 season ended in Game 5 of American League Championship Series back in October, when they were eliminated from the playoffs after Cleveland won 3-0. It was the second straight year Toronto had made it to the ALCS.
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Started in 2011, the Jays winter tour is the unofficial kickoff to the Blue Jays 2017 season. The tour has visited more than 20 Canadian cities from coast-to-coast over the past seven years.
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