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Charlie Montoyo delivered a message of encouragement to the Blue Jays on Monday.

due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Spring training had already been postponed, as of Thursday.

Montoyo will leave Toronto’s spring training complex in Dunedin, Fla., to be with his family in Arizona. He said approximately 20 players will stay in Dunedin, but they’ll adhere to social distancing practices. “They will come in different times during the day,” Montoyo said. “And we’ll have our local staff help out.”

Rivera asked Montoyo when he thought MLB could resume action, and the 54-year-old wouldn’t be surprised by a longer delay. “It’s too early to tell,” he replied. “But from what I gathered from all the baseball people talking, it seems like June 1 would be the best scenario.Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on Monday, which was Guerrero Jr.’s 21st birthday. He said he’s still trying to decide whether or not to return home to the Dominican Republic to continue working out during baseball’s stoppage.

 

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