Toronto Blue Jays

Rogers Centre slow to fill as long lines develop at ALCS Game 5

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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The Toronto crowd was sparse at the start of Wednesday’s ALCS Game 5, but it wasn’t the fans’ fault.

Long security lines developed outside Rogers Centre ahead of the 4 p.m. ET start, leaving the stadium half-empty at first pitch. Reporters on the scene and viewers at home commented on the lack of people in the seats.

Several fans outside the stadium documented the large crowds gathering by security.

@AndrewStoeten 4:30 at gate 14 pic.twitter.com/6NgGSoacHB
— Kerri Huffman (@KerriHuffman) October 19, 2016

I should get in for the 4th inning. pic.twitter.com/jMcjUwRTIh
— Adnan (@AdnanOnMUFC) October 19, 2016

@RogersCentre @BlueJays everyone call in sick? pic.twitter.com/cC752JdeAD
— Bower (@brianwdbower) October 19, 2016

@CBCNews @RogersCentre not prepared for crowd entry. It's 425 and nothing is moving pic.twitter.com/cZ798FglVl
— Ryan Westlake (@ryanwestlake) October 19, 2016

.@BlueJays @RogersCentre @MLB It's 45 min into the game and I'm waiting in this... Certainly not worth the crazy ticket prices. #postseason pic.twitter.com/u3ZjptA2l0
— Mark Kryshtalskyj (@mkryshtalskyj) October 19, 2016

This is the crowd still waiting to get on. #BlueJays pic.twitter.com/Aeebru70lA
— D. Patterson CPA CA (@CA_in_TO) October 19, 2016

Security theatre. #BlueJays pic.twitter.com/crP39caEHa
— Tobias Vaughn (@TobiasVaughn) October 19, 2016

Watching the #BlueJays pic.twitter.com/sjzH0aXgLa
— Katie Ch (@K8tCh) October 19, 2016

Circumstances of a 4pm start mean many leaving work a bit early still outside the Dome #BlueJays pic.twitter.com/7jTEfRyjAR
— Katie Ch (@K8tCh) October 19, 2016