The anticipation of winter weather has forced the New York Mets, Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox to change scheduled night games to afternoon starts on…<\/p>\n
NEW YORK(AP) \u2014 The anticipation of winter weather has forced the New York Mets, Cleveland Guardians and Chicago White Sox to change scheduled night games to afternoon starts on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The Mets announced Monday that scheduled night games against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday and Wednesday have been changed to afternoon games because of expected cold and windy conditions.<\/p>\n
The Mets scheduled the first pitch for each game for 4:10 p.m. ET. The games had been set for 7:10 p.m. starts.<\/p>\n
Tuesday\u2019s game between the Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Guardians has been moved up five hours to a 1:10 p.m. ET first pitch. The change was made because temperatures are expected to be below freezing at night.<\/p>\n
The time change was also made to avoid a backlog in the schedule or another doubleheader early in the season. Kansas City had a twinbill against Milwaukee on Saturday after Friday\u2019s game was postponed, while Cleveland is coming off a doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday when Saturday\u2019s game was rained out.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the White Sox moved up the first pitch for Tuesday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles from 6:40 p.m. CT to 2:10 p.m. because of expected cold temperatures.<\/p>\n
The Mets said in appreciation for the fans’ \u201cunderstanding, commitment and flexibility\u201d the team was offering a limited number of complimentary tickets to each game.<\/p>\n
The Mets said the complimentary tickets to the afternoon games will be offered on a first-come, first-served bases. Fans can log onto Mets.com\/Tickets<\/a> and enter code THANKYOU to claim up to four tickets for each game.<\/p>\n Additionally, the Mets are offering vouchers to a future game to fans who have already purchased tickets for the Tuesday or Wednesday games. The vouchers will be good for home regular-season games scheduled for Monday through Thursday.<\/p>\n All tickets for the previously scheduled night games will be valid for the afternoon games.<\/p>\n