NEW YORK — Fans won’t have to wear their solar eclipse glasses during Monday’s game at Yankee Stadium after all.
The New York Yankees were scheduled to play the Miami Marlins at 2:05 p.m., which is five minutes before the start of New York’s first total solar eclipse since 1925. The Yankees announced Thursday that the start time of the Ascended game is now delayed to 6:05 pm – long after the moon has passed between the sun and the earth.
The Yankees reconsidered the challenge of playing during the eclipse, including possible delays in the game.
“After discussions with Major League Baseball, the scheduled start time for the Yankees-Marlins game on Monday, April 8 at Yankee Stadium has been changed from 2:05 pm to 6:05 pm,” the Yankees posted on X .
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After discussions with Major League Baseball, the scheduled start time of the Yankees-Marlins game on Monday, April 8 at Yankee Stadium has been changed from 2:05 p.m. to 6:05 p.m.
All Yankee Stadium gates will open to Guests with valid tickets beginning at 3:00 p.m. The first…
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) April 5, 2024
The team added that ticket holders will be allowed into the stadium at 3 p.m. Eastern time.
A shadow is cast over the area for approximately two hours and 26 minutes, with most of the sun expected to set by 3:25 pm Eastern Time.
The Yankees had promoted the celestial experience with the game’s unique start time and a “Yankees Solar Eclipse Day T-shirt” giveaway presented to the first 15,000 fans in attendance, which fans will still receive.
But the first launch will now be long after the moon has passed the sun, and the two are not expected to cross paths again for another total solar eclipse until August 23, 2044, according to NASA.
Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News reported earlier in the day that the game time change was made for precautionary and safety reasons.
NASA has warned that it is not safe to look directly at the sun during an eclipse without specialized eye protection for solar viewing. Perhaps the league realized that it might not be wise for players and fans to risk serious eye injuries by following baseballs in the air.
According to optometry experts, seeing a solar eclipse is a memorable experience, but looking directly at the Sun can seriously damage your eyes, even for a short time.
2024-04-05 03:18:52
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