Blue Jays fans across Canada who subscribed to MLB.TV to cheer on Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and his teammates will have to switch to Sportsnet Now if they want to stream live games this coming season.

MLB.TV notified online subscribers on Friday that Jays games will be blacked out on its streaming service nationwide. “We know that in the past you’ve streamed live Toronto Blue Jays games from within Canada in MLB.TV,” the email reads. “Starting with the 2020 regular season, live Toronto Blue Jays games will be blacked out on MLB.TV within Canada.”

Major League Baseball used to control streaming rights for all 30 teams, but that changed last fall. At the annual owners’ meeting, it was announced that clubs could cut their own local deals. For Canada’s only team, the entire country is considered the local market.

“The biggest single change was the return of certain in-market digital rights — the rights that have essentially become substitutional with broadcast rights. Those rights will be returned to the club,” commissioner Rob Manfred told Yahoo Sports at the time.

The Jays and Sportsnet reached an agreement to make Sportsnet Now “the home for streaming Toronto Blue Jays games this season,” a spokesperson for the broadcaster said Friday. The team and the network are owned by Rogers Communications. The move raises questions for Toronto fans. Here are some answers:

How many games are on MLB.TV versus Sportsnet Now?

A subscription to MLB.TV, which launched in 2002, includes almost 300 spring training games with no blackout restrictions, as well as all 2,430 regular season games, the all-star game and the World Series — subject to blackout restrictions based on where the subscriber lives. Sportsnet Now, which started in 2016, will air 158 to 162 Jays games. Up to four others will be available only on YouTube, which hasn’t released its schedule. Sportsnet Now will also stream more than 150 other MLB games, plus the all-star game, home run derby and playoffs.

Will Jays games be archived on MLB.TV?

Yes. When a game is blacked out in your area, it will become available about 90 minutes after last pitch.

How much do MLB.TV and Sportsnet Now cost?

MLB.TV costs about $161 a year, or $33 per month. Sportsnet Now packages cost from $19.99 to $27.99 a month, while a seven-day pass goes for $9.99.

Can I cancel my MLB.TV subscription?

Subscribers who received Friday’s email and were also notified of an automatic subscription renewal for 2020 can still cancel at any time, either online or by calling 1-972-836-1111.

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What are blackout restrictions?

Restrictions exist in every major sport, but what constitutes a blackout varies by league. All live games on MLB.TV are unavailable in each club’s home television territory, according to the streaming service’s website. All live post-season games are also blacked out for Canadian MLB.TV subscribers. Live audio of all blacked-out games, however, is available as part of the subscription.

With files from Patrick Ho and The Canadian Press