The Yankees start time game on Monday is set to be shifted due to solar eclipse

It turns out that fans attending Monday’s game at Yankee Stadium won’t need to wear their solar eclipse glasses.

The first complete solar eclipse to occur in New York since 1925 is predicted to start five minutes before the New York Yankees and Miami Marlins play at 2:05 p.m. ET. The promoted game’s start time has been rescheduled to 6:05 p.m., the Yankees stated on Thursday. This is well after the moon has moved past the sun and earth.

The Yankees reexamined the difficulty of playing during the eclipse, taking into account the possibility of interruptions during the game.

“After discussions with Major League Baseball, the scheduled start time of the Yankees-Marlins game on Monday, April 8 at Yankee Stadium has been changed from 2:05 p.m. to 6:05 p.m.,” the Yankees announced on X.

The organization also stated that starting at 3 p.m. ET, ticket holders will be able to enter the stadium.

It is predicted that a shadow will cover the region for almost two hours and twenty-six minutes, with the sun projected to be mostly concealed at 3:25 p.m. ET.

With the game’s unusual start time and a “Yankees Solar Eclipse Day T-shirt” freebie to the first 15,000 fans in attendance—which supporters will still receive—the Yankees had advertised the celestial experience.

However, the first pitch will now occur much later after the moon has passed the sun; NASA estimates that the two won’t meet paths for another total solar eclipse until August 23, 2044.

Earlier in the day, Gary Phillips of the New York Daily News stated that safety and precautionary measures led to the game’s time shift.

NASA has issued a warning, saying that it is not safe to watch the sun directly during an eclipse without the use of specialist eye protection. Maybe the league came to the realization that it might not be a good idea to put players and spectators at danger of serious eye injuries by watching a fly ball soar.