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A brief history of some recent postseason postponements

The 2021 American League Division Series saw its first postseason postponement in years when Game 4 between the Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians was delayed on October 15, marking the first such postponement since the 2017 National League Division Series between the Chicago Cubs and Washington Nationals. MLB’s ticket policy for the rescheduled games created confusion, allowing fans with original Game 4 tickets to use them for Game 5 on October 17, while those with Game 5 tickets were automatically reassigned to Game 4 on October 16.

The last postseason postponement before this occurred in 2022, when Game 3 of the World Series between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies was delayed, pushing back the entire series schedule by a day.

Looking further back, postseason postponements have often been driven by extreme weather or unforeseen events. The 1962 World Series saw Game 6 delayed by three days of rain in San Francisco, following a postponement of Game 5 in New York.

The 1975 World Series featured Game 6 postponed three times due to rain in Boston, stretching the gap between games to four days. In 1986, rain postponed Game 7 of the World Series, allowing the New York Mets to rally from a 3-0 deficit in the sixth inning to win the series.

The most dramatic postponement came in 1989, when a major earthquake halted Game 3 of the World Series at Candlestick Park, delaying the entire series by 10 days before the Oakland Athletics completed their sweep.

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