TORONTO

An agreement by federal party leaders to steer clear of Blue Jays games until Canadians vote on Oct. 19 drew giggles and guffaws from baseball fans after Sunday’s game.

“I guess they’re bad luck,” Taylor Marr, 25, said with a laugh.

The Grimsby man was surprised to hear the Jays had lost recently in games when Tom Mulcair, Stephen Harper, and Justin Trudeau were in the stands.

“That’s crazy, they always win now; they never lose,” he said, shaking his head.

But if keeping the Jays winning means Harper, Mulcair, and Trudeau have to avoid the stadium, so be it.

“If they stay at home and we win, I’m happy,” Marr said.

Tom Owens, a Jays fan from Pennsylvania, dismissed the notion of a jinx, insisting the Jays losses and the presence of the politicians was just a coincidence.

“I would show up,” he said. “It’s superstition. They’re not losing because they’re coming to the game.”

The three party leaders agreed over the weekend to not attend any more games during the federal election campaign.

The Jays, who are battling the New York Yankees for top spot in the American League East Division.

After Friday’s loss while Trudeau was in attendance, Mulcair tweeted: “Don’t worry, fellow BlueJays fans. @JustinTrudeau, @pmharper and I have a busy September and October lined up.”

Trudeau responded Saturday on Twitter saying, “Ok @pmharper and @thomasmulcair, let’s make a deal. No more #BlueJays games for us during the campaign.”

And Harper replied later Saturday, tweeting “@JustinTrudeau @ThomasMulcair I think we can all agree to watch the @BlueJays from the safety of the campaign buses.”

Isabella Goldberg said while it may be silly “I’m happy because I don’t want (the Jays) to lose.”

And Sandy Goldberg pointed out the Ottawa Redblacks won on Aug. 30 while Harper was in attendance.

“Maybe it’s just a baseball curse,” she said.

— With files from The Canadian Press