Rain in Florida leads Tiger to cancel the first spring home game since 2016

Lakeland, Florida – The Detroit Tigers canceled their first training training for the home in the home of the home on Monday because the rain was forecast that continued during the day.

Detroit was supposed to play Toronto in Lakeland, Florida, but the game was stopped several hours before the planned first place at 13:05.

Bad weather also led to the cancellation of Houston's game against Miami in West Palm Beach.

There were also rainy conditions on Monday at other Grapefruit League locations in Florida, including Fort Myers and Sarasota, where the teams had changed the planned start of games in the hope of playing later in the afternoon.

The Monday games were pushed back from three hours to 4:05 p.m., the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox in Fort Myers; And the Atlanta Braves that organize the Baltimore Orioles in Sarasota. These schedule changes were announced on Sunday.

Weather problems during spring training are reminiscent of the Tampa Bay-Rays, with which they have to deal with outside this season if they have to play their home games of the regular season.

The Rays will play their games this season on Tampas Steinbrenner Field, the spring training base of the Yankees. Hurricane Milton tore the roof in front of St. Petersburg's Tropicana Field on October 9 and left the usual home stadium of the Rays for at least 2025.

In contrast to the trop, Steinbrenner Field with around 11,000 seats is exposed to the weather. The summer in Florida are known for thunderstorms in the afternoon and early evening, and that sometimes happens during the spring training.