Watch incredible moment Guardians' Progressive Field is plunged into darkness by solar eclipse as home opener against the White Sox is almost transformed into a night game at 3pm!

Before the Cleveland Guardians played the Chicago White Sox on Monday, Progressive Field was blanketed by darkness by the solar eclipse.  

Around 3pm local time, as players prepared for the Guardians' home opener, the disposable glasses that allowed anyone to look directly at the eclipse without hurting their eyes were passed around. 

The momentary plunge into nighttime gave the impression of 3am at the ballpark, not the middle of the afternoon. 

Players were astounded by the transformation from a clear day, to pitch black, back to a clear day in a matter of minutes. 

The Guardians were off to an impressive start to their season, going 7-2 in their first nine games.  

At the opposite end of the spectrum are the White Sox, who went 1-8 to begin 2024, the worst in the American League.  

Fortunes did not turn as of the middle of Monday's game, with the Guardians holding a 2-0 lead over the White Sox in the bottom of the fifth inning.  

The bi-annual solar eclipse will also happen on October 2, with this total eclipse being the second visible in America since 2017. 

The next total solar eclipse visible in the United States is not projected until August 2044. 

Unlike Monday's solar eclipse, with a direct path over 15 states, the 2044 version will only be seen in three states — North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana.