The New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles just wrapped their 2026 regular seasons playing only 161 games. Their scheduled finale on Sunday, September 27, got absolutely drenched by a monster nor’easter pummeling the East Coast with sustained rains, leaving MLB no choice but to call it off. No way they were fitting this one in, either, with the Yankees geared up for their first postseason game practically tomorrow, on Tuesday.
The Storm That Stole Game 162
Man, talk about a wash out! This nor’easter wasn’t messing around. The rain was just too consistent all day, forcing MLB’s hand to cancel the Yankees-Orioles matchup. They even tried to dodge the weather earlier, bumping the start time up two hours from the usual 3 p.m. ET start that every team gets on the final day. But it was pointless. The cancellation itself wasn’t even announced until three hours *after* the game was supposed to start. Fans who had tickets for that Sunday game at Yankee Stadium can at least exchange them for a similar regular season game down the line, which is cool, but it still sucks to miss a game, even if it didn’t really matter in the grand scheme of things.
Postseason Locks Made This Call Easy
Let’s be real, this cancellation wasn’t going to rock the MLB world. The Yankees are finishing up with a strong 93-68 record and are totally locked into the top wild-card spot in the American League. They’re already set for October, no questions asked. On the flip side, the Orioles are ending their season with a 79-82 record and have been out of postseason contention for a while now. So, with neither team needing the win to change their playoff fate, MLB was likely totally fine with just letting the storm win. There were no “playoff implications” here for the league, which probably made the decision to not reschedule a no-brainer.
Time to Shift Focus: Yankees vs. Red Sox
The regular season might be one game shorter, but the real season is about to kick off for the Bombers. The Yankees are now laser-focused on their wild-card series against the Boston Red Sox, who grabbed the second wild-card spot in the AL playoff field. Game 1 of that series is set for Tuesday, kicking off at 8 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium. Let’s just hope this time the weather actually cooperates, because nobody wants a rain delay when the stakes are this high!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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