Rangers Arrive in Toronto With No Issues

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18.10.2022 @ 09.27

ARLINGTON, Texas The Texas Rangers made the trip to Toronto on Tuesday night for Friday's season https://www.redsfansjersey.c… opener against the Blue Jays with all 28 expected players on the Opening Day roster in tow. In accordance with , all members of the team's travel party were required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 14 days prior cro sing the border.The Rangers respected the players' decision to choose regarding vaccination status. No roster moves needed to be made in that regard.We do have to follow the rules of law, and we have to do exactly what everybody else does coming into https://www.redsfansjersey.c… Canada, said manager Chris Woodward on Wednesday. There were no i sues."The only player expected to be on the active roster that didn't make the trip was free-agent signing Garrett Richards. Woodward announced earlier this week that Richards will mi s at least the first two series of the season on the 10-day Injured List with a blister on his middle finger.Before the team returns to the United States, everyone in the Rangers' travel party must provide a negative COVID-19 test taken no earlier than Saturday. The Rangers are in Toronto for a three-game series, then will make their way back to Arlington that night in preparation for Monday's home opener against the Colorado Rockies.Scroll to ContinueChris WoodwardMarcus SemienRogers CentreSince the Blue Jays are a non-divisional opponent, this is the Rangers' only trip to Toronto this https://www.redsfansjersey.c… season. And due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the sport, it is also the club's first trip acro s the border since August 2019. In 2021, the Rangers played their road series against the Blue Jays at Toronto's Triple-A ballpark in Buffalo.This time https://www.redsfansjersey.c… around, Rogers Centre will be filled to max capacity."It should be exciting," Woodward said. "Listen, this team has got a ton of buzz around it, as do we. ... They've made a lot of really positive changes. They're pretty excited and they have a talented team. It should be a really fun, exciting series."Of course, there's one member of the 2021 Blue Jays that didn't return to Toronto this season and signed https://www.redsfansjersey.c… a seven-year, $175 million contract with the Rangers."They lost their best player last year, in my opinion," Woodward said with a smile. "We were able to get that one in Marcus Semien . That was exciting to acquire him."