The Yankees' Triple-A affiliate at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre in Pennsylvania, and the Mets' top farm club in Syracuse, New York, postponed their games for the second consecutive night. Minor league teams nearby also changed plans. But the Philadelphia skyline could not be seen from the ballpark in the afternoon, and the smoky smell remained. Afterward, manager Rob Thomson and his Phillies players said the conditions didn't affect them.Ībout a half-hour before Wednesday's postponement, Thomson said he thought the game would be played. In Philadelphia, the Phillies beat the Tigers 1-0 on Tuesday night in a game played in hazy conditions with the smell of smoke in the air. “I’m assuming if Major League Baseball is comfortable setting up a doubleheader tomorrow, they have some type of information that it should be better than what it is today, or at least safe.”

We walked out of the dugout and it was kind of orange. “Today at one point, it was pretty bad out there. I don’t think I’ve been through something like this,” he said. We’ve been through everything - snow, rain, hail.

“These are health issues, right? So this has got to be it. White Sox manager Pedro Grifol thought MLB made the right decision postponing the game. “I actually walked outside about 2 o'clock and was like - like everyone else, like - whoa.” I got in around 12, 12:30, and didn't really think too much of it,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “It was business as usual for me coming in. A day later, stadium workers and fans arriving early to the ballpark wore face masks for protection in a scene reminiscent of the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Yankees and White Sox played through a lesser haze on Tuesday night. The National Weather Service issued an air quality alert for New York City, saying: 'the New York State Department of Health recommends that individuals consider limiting strenuous outdoor physical activity to reduce the risk of adverse health effects.' In Philadelphia, the NWS issued a Code Red.

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