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How to Watch the Blue Jays and MLB in Canada Without Cable

August 9, 2026

MLB
Blue Jays
Canada

The Blue Jays are the simplest major Canadian sports team to follow and the easiest one to get wrong. Simple, because Sportsnet holds the Canadian rights and Rogers owns the team — there is no rights split to navigate. Easy to get wrong, because MLB.TV, the obvious-looking option, blacks out every single Blue Jays game across the whole of Canada.

Key takeaways

Sportsnet is the exclusive Canadian home of the Blue Jays and the primary MLB rights holder through 2028.
MLB.TV blacks out all Blue Jays games throughout Canada — the entire country is their home market.
Sportsnet+ streams Blue Jays games standalone without a cable package.
TiviLeaf includes Sportsnet and Sportsnet One from $9 CAD/month.
The 162-game season means value per game matters more than headline monthly price.

The MLB.TV Blackout, Explained

MLB.TV sells an out-of-market package. The Blue Jays’ designated home market is all of Canada — not just Ontario, not just Toronto. Which means:

A fan in Vancouver is blacked out of Blue Jays games on MLB.TV, 4,000 km from the stadium.
A fan in Halifax is blacked out. So is one in Yellowknife.
What MLB.TV is good for in Canada is watching other teams — the Dodgers, the Yankees, the Mariners.

This catches out a lot of Canadians every spring. If the Blue Jays are the reason you are subscribing, MLB.TV is the wrong purchase.

Where Blue Jays Games Actually Air

Blue Jays and MLB coverage in Canada
Coverage	Network	Streaming
Blue Jays regular season	Sportsnet, Sportsnet One, Sportsnet 360	Sportsnet+
Blue Jays postseason	Sportsnet	Sportsnet+
Other MLB national games	Sportsnet	Sportsnet+
Out-of-market US teams	MLB.TV	MLB.TV
World Series	Sportsnet	Sportsnet+

Option 1 — Sportsnet+

Price: roughly $20–$35 CAD per month depending on tier, with an annual discount.
Coverage: all 162 Blue Jays games plus the postseason, no cable package required.
Also includes: NHL and Raptors coverage on the same subscription.
Best for: viewers who want baseball and hockey and nothing else.

Option 2 — IPTV

TiviLeaf includes the full Sportsnet family alongside everything else:

Sportsnet, Sportsnet One, Sportsnet 360 — every Blue Jays game
TSN and TSN2–5 — the rest of the Canadian sports calendar
US network feeds for national MLB broadcasts
7-day replay for west-coast road games that finish after 1:00 a.m. Eastern

From $9 CAD per month. Across a 162-game season that works out to under six cents per game. Plans and pricing are listed at tivileaf.com/#pricing.

Cost per Game

Baseball is the sport where monthly pricing is most misleading, because the season is so long. Over a full regular season:

Cost per Blue Jays game across a full season
Option	Season cost (6 months)	Cost per game
Cable TV package	$480–$900	$2.96–$5.56
Sportsnet+	$120–$210	$0.74–$1.30
TiviLeaf IPTV	From $54	From $0.33

Game Times Across Canada

Home games at Rogers Centre: typically 7:07 p.m. ET on weeknights, 3:07 p.m. on weekends.
Eastern road games: similar evening window.
West-coast road trips: 10:00 p.m. ET first pitch, finishing around 1:00 a.m.
Day games: common on getaway days, usually 1:00 p.m. ET.

Best Devices for Watching

Amazon Firestick / Fire TV: the most common streaming stick in Canadian homes. See the Fire TV setup guide.
Samsung and LG smart TVs: app support built in, no extra box needed. See the Samsung guide or the LG guide.
Apple TV: the smoothest option for 4K streams. See the Apple TV guide.
Android TV, Google TV and NVIDIA Shield: including budget boxes like the Walmart onn. See the Google TV guide.
iPhone, iPad and Android phones: for watching on the move or on a second screen.

Baseball is forgiving on bandwidth compared to hockey or F1 — the camera holds still for most of the broadcast. A stable 15–25 Mbps connection handles it comfortably. See our speed guide for details.

Included with TiviLeaf

Watch every Blue Jays game with TiviLeaf

Every channel below comes in a single plan from $9 CAD/month.

What you get

Sportsnet, Sportsnet One and Sportsnet 360
TSN, TSN2, TSN3, TSN4 and TSN5
US network feeds for national MLB broadcasts

Why it is the better deal: Sportsnet+ runs $20–$35/month — that is up to $1.30 a game against 33 cents. TiviLeaf bundles all of the above from $9 CAD/month.

One plan, not three. No juggling separate apps, logins and bills.
Instant activation. Set up in under ten minutes on any device you already own.
No contract. Monthly or yearly, cancel any time, no early-termination fee.
7-day replay. Miss it live and it is still there for a week — nothing to record.
Every screen. One subscription across your TV, phone and tablet.

View plans See the full channel list

FAQ

What channel are the Blue Jays on in Canada?

Sportsnet holds the exclusive Canadian broadcast rights, airing games across Sportsnet, Sportsnet One and Sportsnet 360. Rogers owns both the network and the team.

Why are Blue Jays games blacked out on MLB.TV?

The Blue Jays' designated home market covers all of Canada, so every Blue Jays game is blacked out on MLB.TV nationwide, regardless of how far you live from Toronto. MLB.TV is only useful in Canada for following out-of-market American teams.

Can I watch the Blue Jays without a cable subscription?

Yes. Sportsnet+ streams every game standalone for roughly $20 to $35 CAD per month, and TiviLeaf includes the full Sportsnet family from $9 CAD per month.

What time do Blue Jays games start?

Home games at Rogers Centre typically start at 7:07 p.m. Eastern on weeknights and 3:07 p.m. on weekends. West-coast road games start around 10:00 p.m. Eastern.

Is the World Series available in Canada without cable?

Yes. Sportsnet carries the World Series in Canada, available through Sportsnet+ or included in TiviLeaf plans.