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Originally Posted by kq76
Interesting. Even taking the fact that the Mar/Apr and Sept/Oct include partial second months, it's still way more than you'd expect given the other averages.
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Those rates are for modern MLB, which has an overall postponement rate of under 2%, a combination of better park drainage, better grounds keeping, more willingness to let a game start if possible, and the presence of several roofed stadiums.
The early season postponements would certainly be higher in the classic 16-team MLB years, when the overall postponement rate often hit 10% or higher.