The Pittsburgh Pirates’ 12:35 p.m. game against the San Diego Padres on Thursday has been postponed due to air quality concerns, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced Thursday, amid continuing smoke from Canadian wildfires. The baseball game would finally kick off at 1:20 p.m., and it started with the lights on in a foggy PNC park, and Andrew McCutchen put on a face mask to run the bases after hitting a single in the first inning. “After collaborative discussions between Major League Baseball, the Major League Baseball Players Association, our team of expert medical providers at the Allegheny Health Network, and our players and employees, we have made the decision to move our game forward today,” the Pirates said in a statement. Air quality closely around the field and respond accordingly.” There was a mixed reaction from fans who attended the game, with several telling Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 that they weren’t worried about their safety but rather the safety of the players. Morrisville resident Dan Rafferty said, “I was excited about being late because I was late, because there was an accident on the highway.”Rafferty said the air “didn’t bother him” because it was “just smoke,” but said he would understand if the players didn’t want to play in those conditions. Athletes.” “Maybe they are very concerned about their health. That’s understandable.” “Whatever keeps the boys safe,” said Jorge Echibría. “I think that’s the best course of action. At the end of the day, the players are doing all the stuff and we’re just watching.” Dr. Sally Wenzel is chair of the division of environmental and occupational health at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health. She’s also director of the Asthma and Environmental Lung Health Institute at the University of Pittsburgh at UPMC. “One day here and there, yeah. “People need to stay home and we will all get through it,” Wenzel said. “But clearly the longer the treatment, the greater the effect because there is a cumulative effect. If one day you get hit and the next your lungs hit again…the lungs start to get a little bit swampy. On Wednesday, Padres head coach Bob Melvin said he was told MLB would consider postponing a game if the AQI reached at least 200. The index was at 189 when the delay was announced Thursday. I really don’t know why we’re playing. Everybody seems kind of uneducated on the subject, which is too bad. “Obviously it’s the day you look at your phone and check the numbers. Like, you’re told don’t go outside. They don’t tell you don’t go outside and they don’t say it for no reason. We’re no different than any other human being.” said Buccaneers manager Derek Shelton He would be keen on players with allergies or asthma.” Just make sure you speak loudly with us regarding how you feel or what Shilton said before the game on Wednesday. “We certainly don’t want to put anyone in any way of harm. . … I think everyone has concerns and the health of not only the players but the people attending the game is at the forefront of their minds.”
The Pittsburgh Pirates’ 12:35 p.m. game against the San Diego Padres on Thursday has been postponed due to air quality concerns.
On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced a Red Air Quality Act Labor Day, amid continuing smoke from Canadian wildfires.
The baseball game finally kicked off at 1:20 p.m., and started with the lights on in misty PNC Park, and Andrew McCutcheon putting on a face mask to run the bases after hitting one in the first inning.
“After collaborative discussions between Major League Baseball, the Major League Baseball Players Association, our team of expert medical providers at the Allegheny Health Network, and our players and staff, we made the decision to move our game forward today,” the Pirates said in a statement. “We will continue to closely monitor air quality index levels around the stadium and respond accordingly.”
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There was a mixed reaction from fans who attended the game, with several of the Pittsburgh’s Action News 4 saying they were not worried about their own safety but that of the players.
“I was excited about being late because I was late, because there was an accident on the highway,” Morrisville resident Dan Rafferty said.
Rafferty said the air “didn’t bother him” because it was “just smoke”, but said he would understand if the players didn’t want to play in the conditions.
“They’re athletic,” Rafferty said. “Maybe they are very concerned about their health. That’s understandable.”
“Whatever keeps the boys safe,” said Jorge Echibria. “I think that’s the best course of action. At the end of the day, the players do all the stuff and we’re just watching.”
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Dr. Sally Wenzel is chair of the Division of Environmental and Occupational Health at the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health. She is also the director of the University of Pittsburgh’s Asthma Institute and the Environmental Lung Health Institute at UPMC.
“One day here and there, yeah, people need to stay home and we’re all going to make it,” Wenzel said. “But obviously the longer you go on the treatment, the greater the effect because there’s a cumulative effect. If one day you get hit and the next day your lungs get hit again…the lungs start to get a little bit overwhelmed.”
On Wednesday, Padres head coach Bob Melvin said he was told MLB would consider postponing a game if the AQI reaches at least 200. The index was at 189 when the delay was announced on Thursday.
“I don’t really know why we’re playing. Everybody seems kind of uneducated on the subject, which is too bad,” Pittsburgh catcher Austin Hedges said Thursday morning before announcing the delay. “Obviously it’s the day you look at your phone and check your Numbers. Like, you were told not to go outside. They don’t tell you not to go outside and they don’t say it for no reason. We are no different from any other human being.”
Pirates manager Derek Shelton said he would be aware of players with allergies or asthma.
“Just make sure you speak really loudly with us in terms of how you feel or what you’re doing,” Shilton said ahead of Wednesday’s game. “We certainly don’t want to put anyone in any kind of harm’s way… I think everyone has a health concern and not just the players but People who bring the game at the forefront of their minds.”
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