Otto Braverman, 5, and his 2-year-old sister Ivy attend the annual Big League Weekend baseball game at Cashman Field in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 18, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo-Journal @DreaCornejo
Chicago Cubs’ Victor Caratini (7) cheers with his time at the annual Big League Weekend baseball game against the Cleveland Indians at Cashman Field in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 18, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Chicago Cubs’ Victor Caratini (7) and Alberto Maldonado (87) at the annual Big League Weekend baseball game against the Cleveland Indians at Cashman Field in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 18, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Chicago Cubs’ Cory Mazzoni (60) pitches during the annual Big League Weekend baseball game against the Cleveland Indians at Cashman Field in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 18, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
The Cleveland Indians practice before the annual Big League Weekend baseball game at Cashman Field in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 18, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Clark County Commissioner Larry Brown addresses the crowd before the annual Big League Weekend baseball game at Cashman Field in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 18, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Mike O’Hara, 28, right, and Matthew Anderson, 28, sing along during the annual Big League Weekend baseball game at Cashman Field in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 18, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Randy Rosario signs autographs for fans before the start of the annual Big League Weekend baseball game at Cashman Field in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 17, 2018. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
Chicago Cubs fans celebrate a home run by Chicago Cubs shortstop Addison Russell, not pictured, during the annual Big League Weekend baseball game against the Cleveland Indians at Cashman Field in Las Vegas on Saturday, March 17, 2018. Chase Stevens Las Vegas Review-Journal @csstevensphoto
The Chicago Cubs stand for the pledge of allegiance during the annual Big League Weekend baseball game at Cashman Field in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 18, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
Fans attend the annual Big League Weekend baseball game at Cashman Field in Las Vegas on Sunday, March 18, 2018. Andrea Cornejo Las Vegas Review-Journal @DreaCornejo
The Las Vegas Aviators will not host the annual Big League Weekend this year, the team announced Wednesday.
Big League Weekend has been a Las Vegas staple since the early 1990s, featuring two Major League Baseball teams playing exhibition games at Cashman Field. The Chicago Cubs have visited for the past 13 seasons, including two games last year against the Cleveland Indians.
The team said the event will return in March 2020.
The series cancellation was caused by the host Aviators’ construction of Las Vegas Ballpark, which opens on April 9. The team has left Cashman Field, which now hosts the Las Vegas Lights FC of the United Soccer League.
The Aviators will open the 2019 PCL season on the road at El Paso Chihuahuas in a five-game road trip from Thursday-Monday, April 4-8.
