Blake to miss Union game due to World Cup qualifier

Union goalkeeper Andre Blake will miss one Major League Soccer game when he joins Jamaica's team for two World Cup qualifiers.

Blake will be away from the Union from Aug. 30 through Sept. 7. Jamaica will meet Panama on Sept. 2 and Haiti on Sept. 6 in the CONCACAF semifinal round World Cup qualifiers.

The lone game Blake will miss for the Union is Sept. 3 when they visit the Chicago Fire. A 2016 MLS all-star, the 25-year-old Blake has missed just one game this season, and that was to compete for Jamaica in Copa America Centenario.

That game was a 3-2 win over visiting Columbus on June 1. Matt Jones played goal for the Union. Jones is currently sidelined with a sprained ligament in his right leg. John McCarthy is the other Union keeper.

In addition, Cory Burke, a 24-year-old striker for the Union's United Soccer League affiliate, the Bethlehem Steel, has also been called up by Jamaica.