First it was hockey game broadcasts in Punjabi, and now baseball in Tagalog.

announced Friday it will air Toronto Blue Jays games with play-by-play in Tagalog, the national language of the Philippines.

含羞草研究社淏uilding on OMNI含羞草研究社檚 already diverse and wide range of programming, Canada含羞草研究社檚 baseball team is coming to OMNI Television with Saturday games in Tagalog on OMNI.2, OMNI BC, OMNI Alberta and OMNI Regional,含羞草研究社� the Rogers-owned network says in a press release.

含羞草研究社淥ffered nationally on all digital basic television packages, Blue Jays on OMNI builds on the success of OMNI含羞草研究社檚 Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition series to further increase the unique programming offerings to Canada含羞草研究社檚 ethnic and third-language communities through the addition of even more premium sports programming.含羞草研究社�

Blue Jays on OMNI will air home and away games live every Saturday, using Sportsnet含羞草研究社檚 feed, a press release states. 含羞草研究社淢ore details, including on-air commentators and date of the first broadcast, will be announced at a later date.含羞草研究社�

It含羞草研究社檒l mark the company含羞草研究社檚 first-ever baseball broadcast in a third language, according to Manuel Fonseca, a director with Rogers Media.

含羞草研究社淎t OMNI, we recognize the need for diverse programming that connects our viewers to all facets of Canadian culture, and through leveraging the power of our combined assets at Rogers Media, we含羞草研究社檙e building on an already strong and dynamic schedule that weaves together the best in world-class multilingual content.含羞草研究社�

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