What led to MLB’s decision to play Tuesday’s Cubs-Phillies game at Wrigley Field in ‘very unhealthy’ air quality conditions?
Ian Happ, the Cubs player representative, said afterward the union was consulted on the decision, adding “the league felt the levels were playable” and “there wasn’t going to be any harm” if they played.
MLB, which has the authority to postpone games due to air quality, made its decisions after speaking with multiple medical experts, weather forecasters, the teams and the medical staff of both clubs. It was nothing new, unfortunately. Wildfires on the West Coast in September 2020 prompted MLB to postpone two games in Seattle between the Mariners and Oakland A’s, moving them to San Francisco’s Oracle Park.
afterward he felt like he had a head cold and nausea from the air pollution in New York and was “struggling” to feel OK.“It wasn’t an ideal situation,” Hendriks said, adding he told manager Pedro Grifol he could pitch but appreciated being off. Riley Boyle and Andrew Newcomer wear face masks in an effort to protect themselves from polluted air due to wildfires in Canada at Wrigley Field on June 27, 2023.
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