SEATTLE (AP) — On this perfectly crisp and sunny October day, Canadian Grant Murray was eager to drive down to Seattle for a once-in-a-lifetime Major League Baseball playoff game featuring his beloved Toronto Blue Jays.

But he really didn’t want to be here in the United States, and the 62-year-old lawyer from Vancouver, B.C., was determined to spend as little money as possible after his older brother, who flew in from Australia, convinced him to go.

In the past, Murray said he’d typically make a special days-long trip to Seattle to see the Blue Jays during the regular season, spending five times as much money enjoying Washington state along the way.

“I’ll have a hot dog inside but I’m not here to spend money,” Murray said Wednesday, detailing the limited expenses planned for his visit t

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