NEW YORK (AP) 鈥� The scheduled start time for Monday's game between the New York Yankees and Miami Marlins has been changed because of the .
New York was initially set to host the Marlins at 2:05 p.m. The start was pushed back four hours.
鈥淎fter reconsidering the challenges of playing through Monday鈥檚 solar eclipse, including potential in-game delays, Major League Baseball and the Yankees have rescheduled the start time of the Yankees-Marlins game on April 8 at Yankee Stadium from 2:05 p.m. to 6:05 p.m.," the team said in a statement Thursday.
Ballpark gates will open at 3 p.m. As previously planned, the first 15,000 fans to arrive will receive a Yankees Solar Eclipse T-Shirt, the club said.
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