The Yankees have changed the start time for Monday’s game against the Marlins from 2:05 p.m. to 6:05 p.m., the team announced.
The ceremonial first pitch for the series opener for both teams in the Bronx was scheduled to be thrown minutes before the solar eclipse began in New York City.
News of the start time adjustment began to spread after a Miami Herald reporter spoke out. Posted in X Marlins broadcasters announced a change in the time for the first pitch for Monday’s game.
The eclipse is expected to begin in New York City at around 2:10 p.m. and last for about 2 hours and 26 minutes, ending around 4:36 p.m., the newspaper said. time and date.com.
According to NASA, the ideal time to view the eclipse is 3:15 p.m., which is expected to be the last solar eclipse seen in the United States for the next 20 years.
A solar eclipse is a celestial event in which the moon passes in front of the sun, casting a shadow on part of the Earth below, making it as dark as night to those along its direct path.
Although the Big Apple is not in the direct path of the eclipse, New Yorkers should see about 90 percent of the sun blocked by the moon at the peak of the event.
The Yankees were planning a special giveaway to coincide with Monday’s game during the event.
The team plans to distribute special Yankees Eclipse Day T-shirts to the first 15,000 fans to arrive at Yankee Stadium.
Major League Baseball will have two games played Monday in cities along the path of the total solar eclipse, with the Rangers hosting the Astros in Arlington, Texas, and the Guardians playing the White Sox in Cleveland.
Neither game will be affected by the eclipse, but the Guardians will open the gates at Progressive Field at 2 p.m. to allow fans to watch the event from inside the stadium.
