Minor league game postponed due to circus tent (PHOTO)

A game between the High Class-A Tampa Yankees and Clearwater Threshers (Phillies) was postponed Friday night, but not because of rain or wet grounds — it was because the circus was in town.

After some consideration by officials at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, the game was postponed because of a circus tent. The circus parked across the street had a colorful tent with bright lights, and unfortunately it was right in the sight-line of the batters. 

Second shot pic.twitter.com/JojgbiK80N

— Josh Handler (@JoshHandler) August 7, 2015

Hitters need to be able to see the pitch coming at them, not only so they can hit it, but so they can get out of the way if it's going to hit them — and some of those young hurlers do have a tendency to get a little wild.

Here's the view without the tent.

The irony? It was always a circus when The Boss was in the house. 

Cubs prospect Jorge Soler grabs bat, charges other team's dugout

Jorge Soler, the 21-year-old Cuban defector who is rated one of the Chicago Cubs best prospects, had to be restrained by teammates after he grabbed a bat and started to charge the other team's dugout Wednesday night.

Details of the late night incident were sketchy but it was reported that the bat-wielding Soler took offense to a rough play at second base during the Single-A game between the Daytona Cubs and Clearwater Threshers (a Philadelphia Phillies affiliate) at Jackie Robinson Ballpark.

Soler, who was on base, and infielder Carlos Alonso got tangled up at second base with Alonso ending up on top.  Soler apparently took the second baseman's aggressive play as a challenge and claimed he was spiked. The two players exchanged words and the benches cleared but no punches were thrown. Once the field cleared, Soler reportedly grabbed a bat from his dugout and charged towards the Clearwater dugout.

Witnesses said Soler was screaming in front of the Threshers dugout challenging them to a fight but did not swing the bat.

Daytona manager Dave Keller said the moments before coaches managed to drag Soler away were "kind of like a nightmare."

Soler was ejected and will most likely be facing some sort of suspension from the Florida State League and maybe additional discipline from the Cubs.  There might even be grounds for some sort of criminal charges too.

After defecting, Soler got a nine-year, $30 million contract to sign with the Cubs last summer. He was off to a nice start for high-A Daytona, hitting .435 with two homers in 23 at-bats. In his pro debut last year, he hit .299/.369/.463 between Rookie and low-A ball.

The Cubs have refused to comment until they have the full story.

Clearwater went on to win, 14-9, in 11 innings.