(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Major League Baseball has postponed a game between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees, which was scheduled for Wednesday afternoon at Yankee Stadium, due to poor air quality.
MLB’s announcement came about one hour before first pitch. The two teams played Tuesday in a smoky haze caused by Canadian wildfires. The White Sox won that game 3-2.
On Wednesday afternoon, the field was again covered in an orange haze, and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued an air quality alert, which will remain in effect until midnight.
At the time of the announcement, the Chicago White Sox wrote on its website that the air quality index for Yankee Stadium was 335, which amounted to hazardous conditions.
MLB plans to make the game up Thursday. The two teams will play a double-header.
The National Women’s Soccer League postponed Orlando's match at Gotham in Harrison, New Jersey, from Wednesday night to Aug. 9.
“The match could not be safely conducted based on the projected air quality index,” the NWSL said.
At nearby Belmont Park, The New York Racing Association said training went on as planned ahead of Saturday's Triple Crown horse race.
“NYRA utilizes external weather services and advanced on-site equipment to monitor weather conditions and air quality in and around Belmont Park," spokesman Patrick McKenna said Wednesday. "Training was conducted normally today, and NYRA will continue to assess the overall environment to ensure the safety of training and racing throughout the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival.”
A two-game series in Seattle between the Mariners and the Giants was moved to San Francisco in September 2020 because of because of poor air quality caused by West Coast wildfires.
New York's NFL teams, the Giants and Jets, both had Wednesday off from offseason workouts. The Giants had been planning to practice inside Thursday, and the Jets say they are also likely to work out indoors Thursday.
(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)
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