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Yankee Stadium had huge flooding issues before game

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 9/9/23

Yankee Stadium briefly became extremely waterlogged on Saturday ahead of the game between the New York Yankees and Milwaukee Brewers.

A freak storm popped up and essentially parked itself over Yankee Stadium for more than an hour on Saturday afternoon, delaying the scheduled start of the game. It did more than that, though: Pictures shared by broadcasters and reporters showed that the outfield had essentially turned into a lake.

Ive never seen the OF here at the Stadium under this much water. Yankee River. pic.twitter.com/wi7fPi4lP6

— Michael Kay (@RealMichaelKay) September 9, 2023

Yankee Stadium is a lake right now pic.twitter.com/bX12rQYe0p

— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) September 9, 2023

The stadium concourse also experienced some serious flooding.

Yankee Stadium is flooding pic.twitter.com/G89p1FSLW3

— Brian (@NYY_Brian) September 9, 2023

Remarkably, once the rain cleared out, the grounds crew was actually able to drain the field and get the game started. That would have seemed tough to believe given how much water had pooled in the outfield grass during the delay, but the YES Network showed some of the quick work they did.

At long last…

It's time for Yankees baseball!

Watch now on YES & the YES App: https://t.co/aRu5PF6iD2 pic.twitter.com/YRVYLq2cUI

— YES Network (@YESNetwork) September 9, 2023

Heavy rain in New York can certainly do this to the ballpark. However, to see it happen so quickly, only to be cleaned up just as fast, is really something.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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