Marlins-Brewers series will shift to Milwaukee

The Marlins agreed to move this weekend’s scheduled home series against the Brewers to Milwaukee as Miami attempts to recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, it was announced Wednesday.

“Major League Baseball, in conjunction with the Miami Marlins, agreed that it is in the best interest of our community to relocate this weekend’s Marlins games,” Marlins president David Samson said in a statement. “Marlins Park stood ready to host the games, but we all agreed that burdening public service resources was not the proper course of action.

“Following Hurricane Irma, the Miami Marlins realize that all of our employees, as well as our entire community, have other needs that must take a priority at this time.”

Marlins Park sustained minor roof damage in the hurricane, which ravaged the state of Florida.

The Marlins are the second major league team displaced by Irma, as the Tampa Bay Rays moved their three-game series against the Yankees to New York’s Citi Field.