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Should they play or not? MLB relies on local health officials when it comes to unhealthy air

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Major League Baseball does not have a specific policy for canceling a game because of poor air quality, instead advising teams to work with local health departments, a person with knowledge of the guidelines told this news organization Thursday.

The issue of air quality surfaced this week with historic wildfires forcing the evacuations of tens of thousands of Bay Area residents from th. . .

The game kicked off with a reading of 156, which the Bay Area Air Quality Management District lists as unhealthy.