6/18/2023 0 Comments Chicago weather thursday![]() More than baseballĬanadian wildfire smoke putting sporting events on the back burnerĭangerous Canadian wildfire smoke is causing American sporting events to be postponed. The team said their Tuesday's game against the Lehigh IronPigs' would be rescheduled to a later date. In Upstate New York, the threat of poor air quality forced the postponement of the Syracuse Mets game. These are the first MLB games to be postponed because of smoky conditions since the San Francisco Giants game against the Seattle Mariners in September 2020. All Wednesday tickets will be valid at Thursday's game. The game has been rescheduled for 6:05 p.m. The Philadelphia Phillies also postponed their game against the Detroit Tigers because of air quality concerns. I watch them when they come and play in Minnesota, but it isn’t the same." "I’ve been waiting 45 years to watch a Yankees game live. We can’t wait to go," Lee told FOX Weather outside Yankees Stadium. Tracy Lee said he and his granddaughter were visiting New York City from Minnesota and hoping to watch Wednesday night's game. The postponement left some fans feeling disappointed. NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 06: General view of hazy conditions resulting from Canadian wildfires as grounds crew prepares the field before the first inning against the Chicago White Sox at Yankee Stadium on Jin the Bronx borough of New York City. The Yankees and the White Sox played through a thick haze Tuesday when New York City was under unhealthy air quality levels, but by Wednesday, the levels worsened to hazardous levels on the Air Quality Index. The air quality in New York City on Thursday has improved slightly but is still very unhealthy. Only tickets dated Thursday, June 8, will be valid for Thursday's game.īy Wednesday, when MLB postponed the game, New York City's AQI was over 400 ppm, with 500 being the highest on the AQI scale. Tickets for the June 7 game can be exchanged for tickets to a similar 2023 game, per the team's rain check policy. ![]() Thursday, becoming the first of a doubleheader. On Wednesday, the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox game was postponed to Thursday as New York City experienced the worst air quality conditions in the city's history. Yankees, Phillies still on track to play postponed games Thursday The Nationals Diamondbacks game is the latest professional sports game to be rescheduled due to the smoky conditions. ![]()
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