Yanks-Tigers moved to June doubleheader

DETROIT — The Yankees didn’t get to play over the weekend due to inclement weather, but at least they got the makeup date they wanted. The Bombers, who were rained out against the Tigers on Saturday and Sunday, will play a split doubleheader in Detroit on Monday, June 4 (1:10 p.m. Game 1, 7:10 Game 2).

After Saturday’s game was postponed, the Bombers were slated to play a split doubleheader on Sunday. Game 1 was bagged early, with Game 2 being called a little later.

Apparently, MLB didn’t want the Yankees — or any teams — playing on the night of the 2018 draft, but ultimately acquiesced.

The first round and compensatory picks of the draft will be televised nationally on MLB Network — and only three West Coast games were slated for that evening at 10:07 p.m. ET or later.

David Robertson, the team’s MLBPA representative, said the goal was to use an earlier common off-day in order to keep the team’s off-days later in the year when they are more important during the long season.

“I don’t see why it’s going to hurt the draft at all,” said Robertson, who noted MLB was “gracious” in its decision to move the games to the Bombers’ preferred date. “It’s not like they’re drafting big-league players right now. “We didn’t want to stay here all day if we’re not going to play. Let’s figure out how we can make it work.” The doubleheader will split a Bombers’ road trip that goes through Baltimore (Friday-Sunday) and Toronto (Tuesday-Wednesday). The team then has an offday on Thursday.

The players wanted a straight doubleheader, but the Tigers wanted the gate.

D-Rob said he understood, but added that playing at 1 o’clock and then 7 o’clock and then traveling was “the hardest part for us.”

“We got the day we wanted, so we’ll take that,” he said.

The Yankees were also snowed out of their homeopener on April 2, though they were able to make it up the next day.

Inclement weather has caused cancellations through the sport early on this season.