Weather often gets in the way of summer baseball games and that was the case once again in Baltimore ahead of the AL East rivalry tilt between the Orioles and the Yankees.
However, the scenes from Camden Yards on Friday showed something above and beyond the usual July storm.
A photo taken by Orioles reporter Melanie Newman showed dark, swirling clouds in the skies right above the stadium shortly after the game was scheduled to get underway at 7:05 p.m. ET. Needless to say, given the ominous scenes and the inclement weather forecast, first pitch was delayed and remained that way for more than two hours.
Meanwhile in Baltimore pic.twitter.com/xqbA2siXtK
— Melanie Newman (@MelanieLynneN) July 28, 2023
Given that baseball fans weren’t given an opportunity to watch the game—which was expected to include Aaron Judge’s highly-anticipated return to New York’s lineup after nearly two months away—the weather was the primary discussion topic. Right at the top of mind was the visually stunning photo from Newman, which drummed up quite a bit of banter on social media.
This photo should win some kind of award. https://t.co/M8OFfq5lvt
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) July 29, 2023
Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded. You have one hour. Do this and none shall be harmed. https://t.co/V7vh2JtPse
— pourmecoffee (@pourmecoffee) July 29, 2023
Epic storm photo from Camden Yards https://t.co/MULC9M1pL5
— Justin Berk (@JustinWeather) July 29, 2023
Deatheaters arriving in Baltimore to watch the Yankees https://t.co/bVwlG99etI
— John Laghezza MLB / NFL Moving Averages (@JohnLaghezza) July 28, 2023
Aaron Judge’s return and ominous signs for Baltimore from the Baseball Gods. https://t.co/AIX9EkIDda
— Yankeesource ⚾️ (@YankeeSource) July 28, 2023
These pictures of that storm are crazy https://t.co/eodL8j31vf
— Jonny's Lasagna ⚾️ (@JLasagna43) July 28, 2023
Crazy pic https://t.co/l8Q5ioTBgB
— Cordell Woodland (@CordellWoodland) July 28, 2023
The sky above the Yankee-Orioles game looks like it’s straight out of a Marvel movie 😳
— Yahoo Sports MLB (@MLByahoosports) July 29, 2023
(via @MelanieLynneN) pic.twitter.com/60LIk6rCHc
