{"id":437469,"date":"2023-06-07T16:38:45","date_gmt":"2023-06-07T20:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=437469"},"modified":"2023-06-07T16:07:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-07T20:07:32","slug":"mlb-discuss-postponing-games-due-to-wildfire-smoke","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/mlb-discuss-postponing-games-due-to-wildfire-smoke\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB discuss postponing games due to wildfire smoke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MLB directors and planning to discuss whether to postpone games in New York and Philadelphia on Wednesday night because of poor air quality caused by smoke from Canadian wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Yankees are scheduled to host the Chicago White Sox, while Philadelphia Phillies are slated to host Detroit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Scene from Yankee Stadium amidst Canada wildfire smoke \ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EvbWIQeiz7\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/EvbWIQeiz7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1666517257311100956?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nMLB said it planned to speak with the teams involved at about 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The National Weather Service issued an air quality alert for New York City, saying: \u201cThe New York State Department of Health recommends that individuals consider limiting strenuous outdoor physical activity to reduce the risk of adverse health effects.\u201d In Philadelphia, the NWS issued a Code Red.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tonight, apparently, the New York <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yankees?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@Yankees<\/a> will become the first professional sports team to host a game on Mars.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NYC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NYC<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AirQualityAlert?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#AirQualityAlert<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Laugh?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Laugh<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NewYorkCity?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NewYorkCity<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Yankees?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Yankees<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/News?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Smoke?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Smoke<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Weather?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Weather<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/sports?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#sports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MLB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MLB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MLB<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BaseBall?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#BaseBall<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Orange?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Orange<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lZqDOb38iq\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/lZqDOb38iq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joseph Steinberg (@JosephSteinberg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JosephSteinberg\/status\/1666534483338690560?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">June 7, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The National Women\u2019s Soccer League postponed Orlando\u2019s match at Gotham in Harrison, New Jersey, from Wednesday night to Aug. 9.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe match could not be safely conducted based on the projected air quality index,\u201d the NWSL said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MLB directors and planning to discuss whether to postpone games in New York and Philadelphia on Wednesday night because of poor air quality 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