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Major League Baseball has relocated the regular-season finale between the Red Sox and Cubs from Fenway Park to Tropicana Field to avoid a severe nor'easter. The game will be played on Sunday at 3:05 p.m. ET, with full ticket refunds issued for affected fans. The Rays expressed gratitude for past league support while welcoming the teams to Florida. Similar scheduling adjustments were made for the Mets series in New York due to the same weather system.
to take drastic measures for their regular-season finale. The league is moving the final game of the series from Fenway Park to the' Tropicana Field in order to avoid the storm, which is set to hit the northeastern United States this weekend.
The game, which was originally scheduled for 7:15 p.m. ET Saturday, will instead take place at 3:05 p.m. Sunday in. The team announced the move on Friday, shortly before the second game of a doubleheader between the Red Sox and the Cubs. Tickets will be fully refunded, per the team.
Friday's Cubs-Sox doubleheader was also a choice made in connection with the storm: Earlier this week, the Red Sox adjusted the series against the Cubs by moving Sunday's game to Friday as part of a split doubleheader. Both teams will travel to Florida after the end of the second game in the doubleheader, with the Red Sox citing "the safety of both traveling parties.
" In a statement, Rays CEO Ken Babby said that the team was "proud to support" MLB by hosting the game, citing a desire to help "ensure fans can enjoy this matchup despite the weather challenges in the Northeast," via"When Tropicana Field was damaged, clubs throughout the league stepped up to support our organization during an incredibly challenging time," Babby said, via Bass. "We're grateful for that solidarity and are pleased to return the favor by welcoming the Cubs, Red Sox, and their fans to Tropicana Field on Sunday.
" This weekend's nor'easter is set to bring high winds and heavy rain across the northeast, with potential floods expected along the coasts. Multiple advisories have been issued by theBoston is not the only area that is expected to be affected: The storm will hit New York City as well, which led theover the weekend, switched to a doubleheader on Friday, with the final game in the series still set to take place in the Bronx on Sunday.
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