So far in 2013 (through games of April 11th) there have been 3 postponed games out of 139 scheduled in MLB, or 2.16%.
In the minors so far this season (April 4-11):
International League, 7 postponements out of 58 total games (12.1%)
Pacific Coast League, 7 out pf 68 (10.3%)
Eastern League, 2 out of 47 (4.3%)
Southern League, 4 out of 36 (11.1%)
Texas League, 1 out of 29 (3.4%)
California League, 1 out of 40 (2.5%)
Carolina League, 1 out of 25 (4.0%)
Florida State League, 1 out of 43 (2.3%)
Midwest League, 21 out of 125 (16.8%)
South Atlantic League, 6 out of 60 (10.0%)
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Originally Posted by Sven Draconian
While that isn't a high number, it doesn't change the sillyness of playing home games in Minnesota and Detroit when there are domed and warm weather sites going unused (for example, the Jays playing in Detroit this past week).
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There are reasons why that happens. Travel is a part of it. Another aspect is that some clubs don't want to play home games at certain times of the year, domed stadium or not.