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COVID-19: Vancouver Canadians baseball season cancelled 

It will be the first summer since 1977 that Nat Bailey has not hosted Canadians baseball

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There will no baseball played at Nat Bailey Stadium this summer.

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The Vancouver Canadians announced Tuesday that the 2020 Northwest League season has been cancelled due to challenges stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Our only priority throughout this entire process has always been the health and well-being of our fans, players, partners and staff,” Canadians president Andy Dunn said in a release.

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The decision to shelve the season came after Major League Baseball opted to suspend an agreement to supply players to its 261 Minor League Baseball affiliate teams.

MLB teams have instead chosen to operate taxi squads of 30 players, prospects who would have played in the minor system, in addition to their big league rosters of 30 players.

The Canadians, who play in the single-A, short-season Northwest League, are a farm team of the Toronto Blue Jays.

“These are unprecedented times for our country and our organization as this is the first time in our history that we’ve had a summer without Minor League Baseball played,” said MiLB president Pat O’Conner. “While this is a sad day for many, this announcement removes the uncertainty surrounding the 2020 season and allows our teams to begin planning for an exciting 2021 season of affordable family entertainment.”

It will be the first summer since 1977 that Nat Bailey has not hosted Canadians baseball.

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