{"id":5064,"date":"2021-03-04T13:49:25","date_gmt":"2021-03-04T13:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/?p=5064"},"modified":"2023-03-27T15:59:16","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T15:59:16","slug":"durham-bulls-opening-day-delayed-until-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/9thstreetjournal.org\/2021\/03\/04\/durham-bulls-opening-day-delayed-until-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Durham Bulls Opening Day delayed until May"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Durham Bulls fans will have to wait an extra month for Opening Day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The team <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.milb.com\/durham\/news\/2021-triple-a-season-delayed-to-may\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">announced Wednesday<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> the 2021 season will be delayed by about four weeks from its original April 6 starting date.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Major League Baseball officials <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/start-of-2021-triple-a-season-delayed\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">said the delay<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> would improve the safety for everyone involved. It will allow more players to get vaccinated against the coronavirus before the season begins and allow more fans to feel comfortable filling the stands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a statement, Mike Birling, the Bulls vice president of baseball operations, broke the news to fans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhile this isn\u2019t the news we wanted to hear, we are in agreement the health and safety of our fans, players and staff are of utmost importance,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Triple-A Bulls will now start their season about the same time in May as Double-A and Class A teams. 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