Rockies and Mets game starts early due to weather shift

Weather often changes sports plans without warning. The Rockies and Mets learned this firsthand when their planned Monday night game in Denver got moved to the afternoon. Storms rolling in forced a three-hour shift, pushing the first pitch from 6:40 p. m. to 3:40 p. m. The change came suddenly, announced by the home team the night before. Fans who bought tickets directly from the Rockies got emails explaining the swap. Others had to check their purchase method for next steps.Ticket rules depend on how you bought yours. Direct purchases from the team offer refunds or credits if you can’t make the new time. But free tickets? No refunds allowed—those stays tied to the rescheduled game only. Discounted tickets follow the same rule: whatever you paid originally stays valid for that makeup date. Secondary market buyers, like those using SeatGeek, must go through their seller for changes, not the Rockies. The team won’t handle refunds or exchanges for those tickets. Gates open at 2 p. m. with parking lots ready an hour earlier. Fans with questions can call a hotline, but the team’s advice is simple: check your ticket source before deciding what to do. Weather moves games all the time, but the rules around tickets don’t always make it easy for fans to adjust.