PHOENIX — Phoenix is on the front end of a historic heat wave that could see temperatures rise to 105 degrees this week, and several Cactus League teams have pushed back start times to adapt.
Here are the announced games that have been pushed back with their new start times as of Monday evening:
– March 18: Royals at Rangers moved to 6:05 p.m. MST at Surprise Stadium
– March 19: Angels at Royals moved to 6:05 p.m. MST at Surprise Stadium
– March 19: Giants at Rockies moved to 6:10 MST at Salt River Fields
– March 20: Giants at Rangers moved to 6:05 p.m. MST at Surprise Stadium
– March 20: Brewers at Diamondbacks moved to 6:10 p.m. at Salt River Fields
– March 21: White Sox at Reds moved to 6:05 p.m. MST at Goodyear Ballpark
– March 21: Cubs at Mariners moved to 6:10 p.m. MST at Peoria Sports Complex
See that full list in this story on Arizona Sports.
The record for the earliest date in the year Phoenix has reached 100 degrees, entering this year, was March 26, while the city does not typically see triple-digit heat until the start of May.
Most Cactus League games start between 1:05 p.m. and 1:10 p.m. MST with occasional evening games sprinkled throughout the schedule.
