Atlanta On Alert: Hurricane Helene Forces Key Braves-Mets Games To Be Rescheduled As Georgia & Florida Declare State Of Emergency
deadline.comMajor League Baseball has scheduled two crucial late-season games between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets as Hurricane Helene barrels toward the Florida Gulf Coast and south Georgia.
The two wild-card hopefuls instead will play a doubleheader Monday — one day before the MLB Playoffs start. The hometown Braves are hosting the Mets for the three-game series featuring teams that are neck-and-neck for a playoff spot with just only a handful of games remaining on their schedules.
The region is under a hurricane warning, and Govs. Brian Kemp of Georgia and Ron DeSantis of Florida have declared a state of emergency.
Rain was expected to start falling around gametime tonight at Atlanta’s open-air Truist Park, and there’s a 100 percent chance of rain at 7:30 p.m.
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