Total eclipse of the park

The 2,100 mile path of the total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024 stretches across 15 states from Texas to Maine. It also passes over two major league and four minor league baseball games.

The Cleveland Guardians open their 2024 season against the Chicago White Sox that day. Totality begins at 3:13 pm EST (and 46.4 seconds, standing on home plate to be precise) at Progressive Field, less than 10 miles from the center line of the eclipse path.

It is the only game on the Guardians regular season schedule where game time has yet to be set as the club finalizes traffic and other plans with the city. The nearby Great Lakes Science Center expects 50,000 visitors to their Total Eclipse Fest 2024 in partnership with NASA’s Glenn Research Center and The Cleveland Orchestra.

"Northeast Ohio will be in the nation’s spotlight which is an exciting opportunity for our city and region." said Curtis Danburg Vice President, Communications and Community Impact.

The Moon will have completely moved out of the way of the Sun 2 hours before first pitch at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas when the Rangers take on the Houston Astros at 7:05 pm CST.

The first 1,000 fans at Arkansas Travelers, AA affiliate of the Seattle Mariners three game home stand against Pacific division rival Springfield Cardinals, will receive themed eclipse glasses.

The Lake Erie Crushers, and the independent Frontier League, don't begin their season until May, the club partnered with Lorain Ohio Public Libraries for a family event at the ballpark they're calling "Lights out in the Land"

The Buffalo Bison, AAA affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, also plan an event that Monday.

This isn't the first time the Moon has cast a shadow across minor league games. Six teams in the path of the August 21, 2017 total solar eclipse planned similar events.

The Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, the San Francisco Giants Class A short season affiliate, were the first to see the eclipse as the path came ashore in Oregon. First pitch was timed just before totality began creating what Baseball Hall of Fame describes as the "first Eclipse Delay in baseball history".

At 10:17 am PDT, in the first inning, the umpire called for a 10-minute delay, capping off a three day “Eclipsefest” with fireworks, free beer tastings and commemorative glasses.

Volcanoes' second baseman, A.J. Ramirez's jersey is among the collection of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C.