The Toronto Blue Jays have resolved a ticket management issue that arose from an outage in Amazon’s cloud services. This resolution comes just in time for Game 7 of the American League Division Championship Series, set for Monday night.
Details of the Ticket Issue
On social media platform X, the team confirmed that services were returning to normal. They also announced that additional staff would be present at the game to assist fans with any remaining ticket problems.
The outage impacted Ticketmaster, a primary ticket provider for Blue Jays games. The team assured fans they were working diligently with both Ticketmaster and Amazon Web Services (AWS) to rectify the problem quickly.
Amazon’s Cloud Outage
The AWS outage began early Monday morning, affecting thousands of websites and popular applications like Snapchat and Reddit. The duration of the disruption was approximately three hours. AWS reported that the issues originated from its US-EAST-1 Region, located in Northern Virginia. The specific cause of the outage is still under investigation.
Implications for the Blue Jays
If the Blue Jays secure a victory against the Seattle Mariners on Monday, they will advance to the World Series to compete against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
World Series Ticket Information
- World Series tickets for the Blue Jays are projected to go on sale on Tuesday at 10 a.m. ET.
- Tickets will be available through the team’s official website.
The resolution of the ticket software issues is a relief for fans eager to support the Blue Jays in their upcoming critical matchup. The anticipation for the World Series is building, and fans are encouraged to stay updated on ticket availability.
