Baseball in the Snow

SI Staff | Apr 16, 2013

Baseball in the Snow /

Baseball in the Snow

Jeremy Hefner

Mets pitcher Jeremy Hefner throws in the snow before a scheduled game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on April 15. The game was canceled.

New York Mets

Mets pitchers stand for a photo in the snow before a scheduled game against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field in Denver on April 15. The game was canceled.

Prince Fielder

Tigers first baseman Prince Fielder points to snow falling after hitting a eighth inning RBI double against the Rays.

Desmond Jennings

Rays center fielder Desmond Jennings looks towards home plate during a snow shower in the eighth inning of Tuesday's game against the Tigers.

Ryan Braun

Brewers left fielder Ryan Braun throws in the snow during a workout at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati.

Milwaukee Brewers

Milwaukee Brewers players jog in the snow at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati before their season opener against the Reds. The Brewers open their 2011 major league baseball season Thursday against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati.

Miguel Olivo

Royals catcher Miguel Olivo throws at US Cellular Field after a game against the White Sox was postponed due to snow.

Fausto Carmona

Indians pitcher Fausto Carmona tosses the ball before a 2007 game against Seattle.

Grady Sizemore and Jason Michaels

Grady Sizemore and Jason Michaels walk off the field after snow delayed the Indians-Mariners game on opening day..

Seattle Mariners

Jose Vidro (front), Jose Lopez, Adrian Beltre, and Richie Sexon lie in the snow at Jacobs Field before a game against the Indians.

Paul Byrd and Rick Reed

Indians pitcher Paul Byrd talks with umpire Rick Reed during a snow delay against the Mariners.

Cleveland Groundscrew

The Indians groundcrew blows snow off the Jacons Field infield. One strike away from being an official game, the game was postponed Friday night when daylong snow wouldn't stop.

Chad Gaudin

Athletics pitcher Chad Gaudin works out during snow flurries at Comerica Park before Game 3 of the 2006 between Oakland and Detroit.

Jay Gibbons

With a heavy snow falling, Orioles rightfielder Jay Gibbons searches in vain for a fly ball hit by Indians DH Ellis Burks during the season opener in Baltimore. The ball fell in for an RBI single and play was subsequently stopped for around 15 minutes to let the snow shower pass.

Mike Hargrove

With a heavy snow falling, Orioles manager Mike Hargrove argues with home plate umpire Tim Welke after Gibbons' lost flyball.

Travis Hafner and Chuck Meriwether

Cleveland's Travis Hafner walks back to the field with firstbase umpire Chuck Meriwether before a 13 miniute snow delay was called on opening day. The Orioles would go onto win 6-5.

Omar Vizquel

Indians shortstop Omar Vizquel tries to keep his throwing hand warm as snow falls on Comerica Park during a game against the Tigers.

Danys Baez

Cleveland's Danys Baez delivers a pitch during a snow flurry at the Tigers home opener at Comerica Park.

Mike Hargrove

Indians manager Mike Hargrove looks up into sky as snow falls before Game 4 of the 1997 World Series against the Marlins.

Kenny Rogers

Yankees pitcher Kenny Rogers rolls a giant snowball to build a snowman at Jacobs Field after a spring storm dumped four inches of snow in the Cleveland area, postponing the Yankees-Indians game.

Amos Otis

Kansas City's Amos Otis, almost obscured by snow, waits in centerfield during the first inning of a game against Milwaukee. Umpires eventually halted the action and called the contest as the snow continued to fall.

Twins Groundscrew

Members of the groundscrew at Metropolitan Stadium put up a keep off the grass sign in preparation for the Twins opener later that day.

Braves-Pirates

The Braves-Pirates baseball game is delayed by snow as the groundskeepers spread nylon covering over home plate. In spite of freezing temperature and snow a crowd of twelve thousand saw the game.

Mel Parnell

Mel Parnell, ace left-hander for the Red Sox, pitches huge snowball as he wears skis on the pitchers mound at Fenway Park. Parnell was slated to open the season against Washington, but freak snowstorm forced postponement of the game.

Published Apr 16, 2013

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