Monday night’s series opener between the Los Angeles Angels and Cincinnati Reds has been postponed due to the effects of Hurricane Hilary, which hit the Orange County area on Sunday and forced a rescheduling of the Angels’ series finale against the Tampa Bay Rays as well.
The Halos played their three-game series against the Rays in two days, with a single game on Friday and a doubleheader on Saturday. The Angels and Reds will follow a similar pattern in this series, playing the opener on Tuesday at the regularly scheduled time, then doing a Wednesday doubleheader.
The Angels announced the decision on Monday morning.
Due to the effects from yesterday’s storm, tonight's game against the Reds has been rescheduled as part of a doubleheader on Wednesday, August 23rd.
All tickets for Monday's rescheduled game will be honored for Game 2, with first pitch scheduled for 6:38pm. pic.twitter.com/wUvcTST3h1
— Los Angeles Angels (@Angels) August 21, 2023
Wednesday will have first pitch times of 1:07 p.m. PST and 6:38 p.m. PT, with fans from Monday’s game having valid tickets for the series finale on Wednesday evening.
MLB commentators criticize Angels for remote broadcasts
The Angels have come under fire for many of their practices over the past couple years. This includes their broadcasting room being remote for road games on both TV and radio, their poor treatment of minor league players and have legal issues hanging over their heads regarding their stadium and the tragic death of Tyler Skaggs.
Sending radio broadcasters to road games is standard practice around the league, giving the Angels no excuse to not do the same.
“I just think it’s a mistake and there’s a reason that only two teams are doing it,” said Suzyn Waldman, the longtime New York Yankees radio color commentator. “It’s not the Pittsburgh Pirates, it’s not the Tampa Bay Rays, it’s not the Kansas City Royals. So someone is making a decision based on something that I don’t think is important and shouldn’t be part of it.”
“I feel so badly for Angel fans that they don’t get the real story from an incredible broadcast team that Terry Smith and Mark Langston are, that they don’t have that luxury to help share,” Minnesota Twins radio announcer Cory Provus said. “This amazing team that features two of the greatest players to ever play the game and only be able to tell, really, the real story for 81 games is a joke.”