TORONTO -- The loss of malpractice insurance prompted three Toronto Blue Jays doctors to resign Monday, leaving team president Paul Godfrey seeking replacements in time for Tuesday's home game against the Boston Red Sox.

Godfrey and his staff were examining options late Monday after Ron Taylor, Allan Gross and Erin Boynton quit.

Their resignation stemmed from the Canadian Medical Protective Association's decision to withdraw its malpractice insurance as of Jan. 1.

"We have not come up with anything definitive as of yet,'' Godfrey said.

He wasn't ready to say the game would be played without a doctor on site.

"I don't want to jump to that conclusion yet,'' he said. "Worst-case scenario we could have a designated paramedic team on standby.''

Godfrey said the Blue Jays thought they had the situation worked out when they considered paying an unbudgeted sum for protection of their doctors.

But when the insurance company was asked what would happen should a lawsuit be filed in the United States, the answer came back that the Jays' doctors would not be covered.