The opening game of the World Baseball Challenge between Cuba and the Beijing Tigers will not go ahead tonight as scheduled.
The game has been postponed due to inclement weather and a wet field and has been rescheduled for Monday night at 7 p.m. All tickets already purchased for Friday's game will be honoured at the gate Monday night at Citizen Field.
The opening game of the tournament will be on Saturday at 3 p.m. between the Chinese Taipei and the Bahamas game, followed by the Japan-Cuba game at 7 p.m.
Team Canada will play its first game Sunday at 3 p.m. against the Beijing Tigers. Chinese Taipei will play Cuba Sunday at 7:30 p.m., following the opening ceremonies at 7 p.m.
On Monday, Canada will face the Beijing Tigers at noon, instead of the originally scheduled 3 p.m. The Japan-Bahamas game has been bumped to a 3 p.m. start, instead of 7 p.m., to accommodate the Cuba-Beijing game at 7.
For more information go to www.worldbaseball.ca.
