Snow messes up Mets vs. Rockies series in Denver

Coors Field Shutters Under Snowstorm

Denver’s baseball fever usually reaches a boil in spring, but this week, the Colorado capital has traded cleats for snow shovels. A winter storm warning has plunged the Mile High City into a swirling vortex of flakes, turning Coors Field into a surreal winter wonderland—one that’s grinding MLB action to a halt.

Game Time Chaos: Mets vs. Rockies

• 📅 Originally Scheduled:
• Tuesday’s tilt at 3:30 PM | Postponed to Thursday at the same time.
• Wednesday’s game at 3:10 PM | Delayed until 9:20 PM to allow plows to clear snow-clogged lots.

• ❄️ Forecast:
• A dangerous mix of rain and snow all afternoon, transitioning to a full-blown snowstorm after 8 PM Tuesday.
• 4–8 inches could accumulate by nightfall, turning the diamond into a ski slope under stadium lights.

Denver’s Frosty MLB History

This isn’t the first time Colorado’s unpredictable spring weather has upended baseball:

• 2022: A late-May game vanished under a whiteout.
• 2021: April’s opener was canceled after 4–7 inches of snow buried the park.

Teams Reroute as Snow Marches On

• Mets: Jet to Arizona Friday after securing a 4-2 series lead (Monday’s win).
• Rockies: Head east to Philadelphia the same day.

Baseball’s schedulers rely on hope, but Denver’s April and May weather demands flexibility. When the flakes fly, even the best-laid plans can get buried.