Jays promise tougher security, alcohol policies after beer-throwing incident

By Diana Mehta

TORONTO – The Toronto Blue Jays say they are enforcing tougher security measures and alcohol policies at the Rogers Centre after a fan threw a beer can at an opposing player during last night’s American League wild-card game against Baltimore.

The team released a statement today apologizing to the Orioles organization and pledging to help authorities identify the culprit.

The Jays expressed “extreme disappointment” over the incident that they say tarnished “an otherwise memorable night.”

Toronto won the game 5-2 on Edwin Encarnacion’s 11th-inning home run and advanced to face Texas in an American League division series.

The entire episode was swiftly condemned on multiple fronts and sparked a flurry of crowd-sourced sleuthing to find the tall-can tosser.

Toronto Mayor John Tory called the culprit a “loon-ball” on local radio but noted that the person was just one among about 50,000 fans at the game played at the Rogers Centre.

Meatime, Toronto Police have released an image of the suspect they believe threw the beer.

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