Blue Jays' Bus Blunder: A Wild Road Trip

0:00It's April 21st. I'm Corey with The Story. This is MLB News Today, driven by AI and built for baseball fans. Toronto Blue Jays had a wild travel snack Sunday night. Their charter plane out of Phoenix hit a mechanical glitch with a joystick, key for takeoffs and landings. Instead of waiting hours for a replacement from Vancouver, the team voted to bust its six hours through the desert to their Orange County Hotel, rolling. In around 12.30 a.m., manager John Schneider called it a throwback to his minor league days in the Northwest League. He said they made the best of the cramped ride, with players doubling up seats and water cases everywhere. Schneider even snagged two seats for himself, but fell bad reclining on folks. The vote split the squad, and veteran pitcher Mack Scherzer was not happy about busing. He wanted to fly straight to face the angels. Scherzer printed a mock-repper-man letter for Schneider, leading to jokes about a kangaroo court trial. Schneider fired back, telling Scherzer to just buy his own plane with all that cash.

1:04Most players starting Monday night push for the quicker bus to rest up. No one got hurt, and the vibe stayed light. Now the Jays are geared up for their series opener against the Los Angeles Angels, shaking off the road hassle-like pros.