Law students from different Universities join a demonstration outside the Sala de Armas in the Ciudad Deportiva to protest against the judicial reform imposed by the President of Mexico Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to modify various parts of the Constitution of the country. (Photo by Ian Robles/Eyepix Group/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Game one of the Serie del Rey between the Diablos Rojos del Mexico and the Sultanes de Monterrey was postponed by the Liga Mexicana de Beisbol, as protests surrounding the meeting of the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Mexican federal legislature, created severe access problems to Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu.
“As is public knowledge, the Sala de Armas is being used as an alternative venue to the Chamber of Deputies, which is adjacent to Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu,” the LMB said in a statement announcing the postponement of the series. “The events that have occurred in the surrounding area have caused the closure of surrounding roads, which makes access to the stadium unfeasible.”
The Sala de Armas is a 5,000-seat indoor arena in Mexico City’s Ciudad Deportiva that is serving as an alternate venue for the Chamber of Deputies, which is meeting this week.
The area surrounding the Ciudad Deportiva, which includes Estadio Alfredo Harp Helu and the Hermanos Rodriguez race track, was besieged by protesters yesterday voicing their disapproval of proposed judicial reforms by Mexico’s ruling MORENA party, which would result in thousands of judges, including those who sit on Mexico’s supreme court, having their positions become elected judegships, rather than political appointments.
Because of the unrest in the area, the LMB postponed game one to Wednesday night, pushing the entire Serie del Rey back one day.
Revised Serie del Rey Schedule
All game times Eastern Daylight Time
* – if necessary
Wednesday, September 4
10:05 p.m. – Game 1 – Sultanes de Monterrey (Julio Teheran) at Diablos Rojos del Mexico (Jose Luis Bravo)
Thursday, September 5
10 p.m. – Game 2 – Sultanes de Monterrey (Tyler Viza) at Diablos Rojos del Mexico (Erick Leal)
Saturday, September 7
10:30 p.m. – Game 3 – Diablos Rojos del Mexico (Trevor Bauer) at Sultanes de Monterrey (Steven Tarpley)
Sunday, September 8
8 p.m. – Game 4 – Diablos Rojos del Mexico (Brooks Hall) at Sultanes de Monterrey (Jared Lakind)
Monday, September 9*
8 p.m. – Game 5 – Diablos Rojos del Mexico (TBD) at Sultanes de Monterrey (TBD)
Tuesday, September 10*
10 p.m. – Game 6 – Sultanes de Monterrey (TBD) at Diablos Rojos del Mexico (TBD)
Wednesday, September 11*
10 p.m. – Game 7 – Sultanes de Monterrey (TBD) at Diablos Rojos del Mexico (TBD)
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WBN LMB: https://worldbaseball.com/league/mexico/
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