Blue Jays make air quality announcement for White Sox game tonight

The air quality in Toronto isn't ideal on Friday.The Blue Jays are scheduled to host the Chicago White Sox, and it was fair to wonder how the AQI (Air Quality Index) would impact the chances of this game being played as wildfire smoke gets blown by the wind across the northern part of the United States and into Canada.On Friday afternoon, the Blue Jays made an announcement.Their post on X at 1:03 p.m. ET said:"Please note that due to poor air quality, the roof will be closed for tonight's game."pic.twitter.com/7BETnDucHN— Toronto Blue Jays (@BlueJays) July 17, 2026MORE: How Jordan Walker overcame the bust labelThat was a relatively predictable outcome. There was certainly no way on Friday that the Blue Jays would be playing with the roof open.The hope would be that the roof has been closed