Brewers opening day pushed back to Friday due to inclement New York weather

JR Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The tarp covers the infield at Citi Field in New York. The Brewers home opener in the ballpark has been pushed back to Friday.
The tarp covers the infield at Citi Field in New York. The Brewers home opener in the ballpark has been pushed back to Friday.

The Milwaukee Brewers season opener against the New York Mets has been postponed from its originally scheduled Thursday date, with significant rain in the forecast.

The game will instead be played Friday, which was initially scheduled as an off-day, with games to follow Saturday and Sunday in New York. First pitch Friday is slated for 12:40 p.m. CT.

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The Brewers haven't lost an opening-day game to rain in recent years, but the 2020 and 2022 seasons both featured postponed openers because of the COVID-19 pandemic and work stoppage, respectively. The 2000 season-opening contest in Cincinnati, marking the first game for new manager Davey Lopes, ended in a 3-3 tie when rain stopped the game in the sixth inning; the two teams started fresh the following day.

This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Brewers opening day pushed back to Friday due to rain in New York

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