Hurricane Irene, which is still bearing down on the East Coast and could make landfall near New York City on Sunday, has forced postponement of yet another major league baseball game.
Hurricane Irene Postpones Sunday Mets/Braves Game
According to Dave O’Brien of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Braves/Mets game scheduled for Sunday at Citi Field has been postponed. In addition, Saturday’s game, which was originally scheduled for 4 p.m. ET, has had its starting time moved up to 1 p.m. ET. That game was originally supposed to be one of Fox-TV’s four regional games on Saturday; there’s no word yet on whether Fox will still cover the game at its new starting time.
Unlike the Red Sox and Phillies, the Mets have not rescheduled Sunday’s game as part of a split doubleheader on Saturday. O’Brien wrote Thursday night that the teams have other options for making up the Sunday game:
It could be made up on Sept. 8, a mutual off day on the Braves’ and Mets’ schedules. The Braves have a three-game series Sept. 5-7 at Philadelphia and another three-gamer Sept. 9-11 at St. Louis.
Manager Fredi Gonzalez said it would be easy for the Braves to change their itinerary and travel from Philadelphia to New York to play one game Sept. 8, then on to St. Louis.
It’s also possible the teams could agree to play the game the day after the regular season ends only if it has any impact on a playoff race.
As of now, though, no makeup date has been announced. Stay safe this weekend if you are on the East Coast.
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