Overview
- Multiple forecast models on Monday showed a retrograding nor'easter likely to affect Boston late this week with heavy rain, strong winds, and possible coastal flooding.
- The Red Sox‑Cubs three‑game series at Fenway is at risk of postponement but MLB and the teams have not announced any official changes to the schedule.
- Boston has essentially clinched an AL Wild Card spot while the Cubs, Padres, and Phillies remain tightly bunched in the NL Wild Card race, so any missed games could shift seeding.
- League options include same‑day doubleheaders or making up games on the Monday before the playoffs, and each choice would reduce rest, complicate travel, and raise fairness concerns for contenders.
- Meteorologists point to a blocking pattern over eastern Canada that can trap and intensify storms, and the situation has drawn public attention after viral social posts and recent Fenway weather delays; MLB used Monday makeup doubleheaders in 2024 as a precedent.