The Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees will move their series originally scheduled to begin Monday in Tampa to Citi Field in New York, MLB announced in a press release.

Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic was first to report the relocation.

The move is due to the looming threat of Hurricane Irma, scheduled to make landfall in Florida this weekend. 

The MLB also considered moving the series to Camden Yards in Baltimore, but elected not to because of hotel availability issues, reports Rosenthal. The MLB also declined an offer from the city of Montreal, according to the Canadian Press.

Yankees manager Joe Girardi also suggested they play the series in Chicago but the Rays declined, according to ESPN's Andrew Marchand. 

Despite the game taking place in New York, the Rays will remain the home team. The series is scheduled to run until Wednesday.

This marks the second time in as many weeks that the MLB has moved a series to a neutral site due to extreme weather. From Aug. 29-31, the Houston Astros hosted the Texas Rangers at Tropicana Field due to flooding from Hurricane Harvey.