22 Times Baseball Was Ruined ... By Snow
Tonight, the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers will face off for game one of the 2024 World Series. First pitch is scheduled for 5:08 pm local time, and when it is thrown, the forecast predicts that LA will be having a nice balmy 76 degree evening. But... does that feel like October baseball to you?
The Fall Classic doesn't feel like the Fall Classic without a little nip in the air, and iconic moments like "Mr. November" wouldn't hit the same without visible puffs of breath.
Incredibly, 1979's World Series Game 1 is the only World Series game ever cancelled by snow, but white flurries have been a part of early and late season drama for as long as the sport has been around.
Something tells me tonight's game won't be seeing any shock precipitation, but you can get yourself into the cold weather baseball spirit by checking out these 22 awesome photos from times snow decided to become a part of the action.
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The coldest game in World Series history was played with an official temperature of 38 degrees, between the Cleveland Indians and Florida Marlins in 1997. This photo is from pre-game batting practice. (In Cleveland.) -
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Red Sox pitcher Mel Parnell throws snowballs in skis, instead of starting on opening day for the Red Sox in 1953. -
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Twins closer Fernando Rodney catches April snowflakes in his mouth in 2018. -
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Orioles manager Mike Hargrove argues a call. -
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The first homerun of the 2021 season came in Detroit, off the bat of future Hall of Famer Miguel Cabrera. It also might be my favorite collection of snowy baseball photos ever assembled. -
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Moments before Ellis Burks hits a flyball, which is dropped in the snow in Baltimore, on opening day in 2003. -
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John Wetland earns the save for the Yankees, as they embark on their eventual championship winning 1996 season. -
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Cleveland fans build snowmen as their 2007 season opener is delayed. -
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The Milwaukee Brewers use a helicopter to clear snow off of the field in 1972. -
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The first game ever played in Toronto featured classic Canadian snow. -
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Chase Headly faces off against David Price in Detroit, 2015. -
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Ty Cobb and Ed Walsh making snowballs in New York. -
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Future Hall of Famer Frank Chance poses for a photo in 1923 at snowy Fenway Park during his lone season as manager of the Red Sox. -
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Snow in Colorado, earlier this year. -
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Mets pitcher Jeremy Hefner warming up in the snow.
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The coldest game in World Series history was played with an official temperature of 38 degrees, between the Cleveland Indians and Florida Marlins in 1997. This photo is from pre-game batting practice. (In Cleveland.)
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