Overview
- Thick smoke from a massive warehouse blaze in Boyle Heights blanketed large parts of Los Angeles on Sunday, reducing visibility and making breathing uncomfortable at Dodger Stadium.
- Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and Major League Baseball signaled they would proceed with the scheduled Dodgers–Orioles game after monitoring conditions and consulting air-quality data.
- Winds shifted and air-quality measurements improved by afternoon, allowing the game to start on time with a first pitch near 4:10 p.m. ET and no immediate reports of issues for players or fans.
- Stadium staff and media scrambled to find masks during the smoky morning and some grounds crew worked without protection, while at least one player, Mookie Betts, said he did not notice the smoke on arrival.
- Firefighters remained engaged at the scene of the warehouse that stored millions of pounds of frozen food, a factor that expanded the blaze and prompted a regional state of emergency and concerns about wider air-quality impacts and scheduling disruptions.