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Yankees game conflicts with Yom Kippur

Tue, 09/01/2009 - 22:05 by surajdogra

New York -- The rescheduling of the New York Yankees Sept. 27 home game against the Boston Red Sox conflicts with the start of Yom Kippur, observant Jews said.

The game has been rescheduled from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. EDT, putting the first pitch well after the sundown start of Yom Kippur, a season of atonement, The New York Post reported Tuesday.

The Yankees blamed the move on Major League Baseball and ESPN, which is broadcasting the game, The Post reported.

"Baseball switched the time because ESPN selected the game," a Yankees' spokeswoman told The Post. "We were upset by it, but we have no control."

Copyright 2009 by United Press International.

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