Yankees, Phillies, WNBA, NWSL games postponed due to poor air quality from Canadian wildfires

As the smoke from wildfires in Canada triggered air quality alerts throughout the northern United States, sports events on the East Coast have already begun to be affected.

Two MLB games were postponed, the league announced Wednesday afternoon: the New York Yankees versus the Chicago White Sox and the Philadelphia Phillies versus the Detroit Tigers. Both were rescheduled for Thursday.

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Meanwhile, the WNBA announced the postponement of the New York Liberty vs. Minnesota Lynx game at Barclays Center. Reportedly, smoke had entered the arena, according to insider Howard Megdal.

The NWSL announced at 2:32 p.m. ET that Wednesday's match between NJ/NY Gotham and Orlando Pride would be postponed until Aug. 9 because of air quality conditions at Red Bull Arena in Harrison, New Jersey.

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