Should the Toronto Blue Jays Boycott the 2025 MLB Season?

Saturday, March 08, 2025

According to AI estimates, a Toronto Blue Jays boycott of the 2025 MLB season would likely result in a multimillion-dollar loss for the US economy. Total Estimated Cost to the US Economy Direct Game Revenue Loss: $152 million (tickets, concessions, etc.) Local Economic Impact: $228 million to $380 million (multiplier applied) Broadcast/Sponsorship Loss: $30 million to $50 million (US share) Tax Revenue Loss: ~$30 million Total Range: $410 million to $612 million. Similarly, AI estimates that if the Toronto Raptors boycotted the 2025 NBA season, the US economy might see a loss of $300-$500 million.

Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 03:30 PM | 12 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry |

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In a trillion dollar economy these amounts may seem small, but they will have some economic impact. More importantly, the psychological impact will be much more effective. Plus, MLB and the owners will have to scramble and find 162 replacement games (out of a total 2,430 games), which will scramble their schedule.

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This maybe worth a shot from our neighbors to the north.

#1 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-03-06 03:24 PM | Reply

They should move batting practice to the Oval Office.

I'd be cool with that!

#2 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-06 03:35 PM | Reply

Hi Corky. Why not? How much further can the Oval Office be despoiled with Trumpf's odious presence there?

#3 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-03-06 03:45 PM | Reply

True... the WH would have to be fumigated first!

I was a big baseball fan as a little kid; Maris and Mantle were all over the news... but I started Pop Warner football about that time, and never really played the game.

#4 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-06 03:48 PM | Reply

I like the symbolic gesture, but the owners aren't going to kill themselves over this.

#5 | Posted by eberly at 2025-03-06 04:00 PM | Reply

Hi Eberly: Such a symbolic boycott would serve as a reminder to the American people of what a buffoon Trumpf is. Since he is all about image, a boycott would be six months of negative messaging about Trumpf that he is not omnipotent. Most MLB owners are wealthy GOP, so let them deal with the mess a Toronto Blue Jays boycott would cause. Link: frontofficesports.com

#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-03-06 04:21 PM | Reply

-Such a symbolic boycott would serve as a reminder to the American people of what a buffoon Trumpf is.

You mean you wish this would serve as a reminder to the American people of what a buffoon Trump is.

But it won't.

Sans the ownership group (maybe), Americans will just either stay hating Trump or just start hating the Toronto Blue Jays.

It's business suicide if the BlueJays did this. I have no idea what it would cost but I suspect the ownership group has already addressed this......and the message is along these lines "Don't even ------- think about boycotting any games blah blah blah....you'll be thrown out of the league, forced to sell, etc".

And that's even if MLB has ANY fans left in the BlueJays if they did this.

No........no chance this happens.

#7 | Posted by eberly at 2025-03-06 04:35 PM | Reply

Business suicide is going along with a 78 year old drug addict who's best pal sucks at business.

#8 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-03-06 05:47 PM | Reply

If you think this is a good idea... go and quite your job...

#9 | Posted by kwrx25 at 2025-03-08 04:12 PM | Reply

Yes, all the teams should boycott the baseball season. Then all the teams should boycott the hockey season next.

#10 | Posted by THEBULL at 2025-03-08 05:42 PM | Reply

@#5 ... I like the symbolic gesture, but the owners aren't going to kill themselves over this. ...

At this point, I'd tend to agree.

The mega-sports-industry is concerned about profits, little else.

So, will they Toronto Blue Jays owners chose a loss of profits over a statement?

Who Is the Owner of the Toronto Blue Jays? (November 2024)
sports.betmgm.ca

... Who Is the Owner of the Blue Jays?

Rogers Communications, Inc. is the current owner of the Toronto Blue Jays. They are one of two MLB franchises under corporate ownership.

Rogers' headquarters is in Toronto, and at the end of 2022, the company had an annual revenue of over $15 billion.

Founded in 1960, Rogers is a powerhouse in media and communications. The company owns Sportsnet and acquired Score Media in 2012. The company also has naming rights to the home venues of the Vancouver Canucks and Edmonton Oilers. ...

The decision will be interesting.

#11 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-08 08:27 PM | Reply

"They should move batting practice to the Oval Office."

Canadians did burn down the whitehouse in 1812 or so after all....

#12 | Posted by dibblda at 2025-03-08 09:01 PM | Reply