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Toronto Blue Jays' Kazuma Okamoto, of Japan, fouls off a pitch against the Arizona Diamondbacks during the seventh inning of a baseball game, Sunday, April 19, 2026, in Phoenix.
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A mechanical issue with their charter plane forced the Toronto Blue Jays to bus from Phoenix to Southern California on Sunday night, a six-hour drive on a dark desert highway that got the team to its Orange County hotel at around 12:30 a.m. Toronto manager John Schneider said he was informed by Blue Jays traveling secretary Rodney Hiemstra of the mechanical problem at about 4 p.m. on Sunday, as the Blue Jays were finishing a 10-4 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Rather than wait for a different plane to arrive from Vancouver, the Blue Jays voted to bus to their next stop ahead of Monday night's series opener against the Los Angeles Angels.
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