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The 2024 World Series rematch between the Yankees and Dodgers that kicks off their 2026 second-half slate will likely be played under a blanket of thick, hazy and unhealthy air.
Smoky conditions from wildfires in northern Ontario could affect Friday night’s game at Yankee Stadium that is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. ET.
On Thursday, the first MLB game after the All-Star break between the Mets and Phillies in Philadelphia started one hour earlier (6:10 p.m.) than scheduled because of the conditions.
The Yankees did not immediately respond to a message seeking details on the status of Friday’s game.
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Phillies and Mets players acknowledged to The Athletic that the conditions were not ideal Thursday night — the Phillies’ Brandon Marsh said it “was pretty tough to see for a little bit,” and the Mets’ Christian Scott said he “felt like (he) was breathing some metal.”
As of 9 a.m. in the Bronx, the iPhone weather app, thanks to BreezoMeter, grades the air quality index (AQI) at 177 (unhealthy), “which is worse than yesterday about this time.” IQAir.com says the AQI is 109 — and describes the air quality as “unhealthy for sensitive groups.” It predicts an improvement to 92 (moderate) by game time.
Game time temperatures will be in the mid-to-low 80s under partially cloudy skies. Winds will range from 3-10 mph.
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Here’s more information on the wildfires via the Associated Press:
Officials in many cities urged residents to stay inside or wear masks outside as air quality reached unhealthy to hazardous levels, meaning it’s unhealthy for anyone, regardless of health conditions. The smoke is coming from fires that are burning primarily in Canada but also in northern Minnesota. A lingering high pressure system has trapped the smoke close to the ground, said Steven Freitag, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Detroit, where air quality was among the worst in the world for major cities.
“Sure enough, it arrived in force here and it’s really pretty extreme levels,” said Freitag, who noted that visibility in some areas was reduced to a half mile.
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