A significant storm is brewing in the New England area for this coming weekend, and it could seriously mess with the Boston Red Sox’s final regular season series, putting their AL bracket spot at risk. Even with a postseason bid locked up, the Red Sox still have crucial work to do to finalize their seeding, and Mother Nature might not be playing ball.
Fenway Park Faces Down a Weather Bomb
Listen up, because this isn’t just a little rain shower. A viral social media post from Sunday night sparked the chatter, but NBC 10 Boston is backing it up: a “potentially significant storm” is set to churn off the mid-Atlantic coast. By Friday and Saturday, this beast is expected to deepen, gather strength, and then back northwest straight towards New England. We’re talking strong wind, heavy rain, and even possible coastal flooding. Think about Fenway Park getting hammered, right when the Red Sox are supposed to host the Cubs.
What This Means for October
The Red Sox have secured their postseason spot, which is great, but their final series against the Cubs is massive for seeding on both sides of the bracket. The Cubs are also on the verge of securing their own postseason bid, so these games are huge for everyone involved. MLB is probably not just canceling games outright because of the stakes. But if this storm proves too disruptive, the league has a couple of options, and neither one is ideal. They could force a doubleheader, like we saw with the Mets-Braves series back in 2024. Or, and this is the one nobody wants, they could make up the games next Monday. That would put both teams at a serious rest disadvantage heading into the postseason, which is absolutely brutal for guys trying to make a deep run.
The Red Sox’s penultimate series against the Guardians kicks off Tuesday. After that, it’s straight into the home series against the Cubs starting Friday to wrap up their 2026 regular season. Let’s just hope the weather clears up, because nobody wants to see October seeding decided by a storm.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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