In a last-minute location change, the Yankees and White Sox were set to play on Mars.
Clouds of smoke that wafted south from Canadian wildfires put The Bronx in a literal haze by Wednesday afternoon.
In a scene that resembled “Blade Runner,” the sky was blocked and the air heavy, the smell of smoke strong.
There was an orange tint to the atmosphere and the Air Quality Index was all the way up to 191, which registers as “unhealthy.”
The game between the Yankees and White Sox was postponed shortly before 4:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon.
It is MLB, with consultation from the Players Association — and not the Yankees — that has the authority to postpone or reschedule games due to air quality.
There was a meeting at 4 p.m. involving MLB, the Yankees and all teams affected by the air-quality concerns.
Everything you need to know about the NYC wildfire smoke
New York City’s air has been heavily polluted by thick smoke from Canadian wildfires burning hundreds of miles away.
NYC Mayor Eric Adams warned residents to stay inside to avoid exposure.
The haze wafting in from Quebec poses a threat “even to healthy adults.”
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New York’s air quality has become some of the worst in the world as the ominous orange smog from wildfires near Quebec, British Columbia and Nova Scotia continues to settle over the region, according to IQair.
The air quality is expected to remain hazardous through the weekend.
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Minor league games with the Yankees’ Triple-A team (in Moosic, Pa.) and the Mets’ Triple-A team (in Syracuse) were postponed a night earlier, while the Yankees played through the haze.
The conditions had worsened a day later.
Major league games have been canceled due to air quality, most recently in September 2020, when a matchup in Seattle was rescheduled and relocated to San Francisco.
