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Toronto Blue Jays to host Tampa Bay Rays in 2015 home opener

The Canadian Press Published Monday, September 8, 2014 2:11PM EDT

Blue Jays to host Rays in 2015 home opener

Toronto Blue Jays' Jose Reyes looks toward first base umpire Fieldin Culbreth after being picked off in the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Boston, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2014. (AP / Steven Senne)

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TORONTO -- The Toronto Blue Jays will host the Tampa Bay Rays in their 2015 home opener on Monday, April 13.

The game is both the first of a four-game series against their AL East Division rivals, and a 10-game homestand.

The Major League Baseball schedule, released Monday, has the Jays opening their 39th season on Monday, April 6 at Yankee Stadium. They'll play three games against the Yankees before continuing their road trip with three games in Baltimore.

Their first homestand also has the Atlanta Braves coming to town April 17-19, followed by the Baltimore Orioles, April 21-23.

New York and Boston play the Jays at Rogers Centre from May 4-10.

The Jays close out their home schedule with an all AL East 10-game set featuring the Red Sox, Yankees and Rays, before making their final road trip.