The Canberra smoke has claimed its first victim, with Cavalry shortstop Gavin Cecchini returning to the USA because of it.
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Cecchini's management told the Cavalry on Sunday morning he was heading home because his family had a history of respiratory problems.
It comes after smoke forced the suspension of Canberra's ABL game against the Brisbane Bandits at Narrabundah Ballpark on Saturday night.
That game resumed on Sunday morning without Cecchini.
He was averaging .278 with the bat and had hit two home runs so far this season.
The 25-year-old played 36 Major League games for the New York Mets.
Smoke has become a constant problem in Canberra, coming from the bushfires raging in the region.
It's been especially bad over the past week, leading to the AIS releasing guidelines for athletes training in it.
Cavalry boss Donn McMichael said no other players had raised concerns about the air quality.
An air quality index reading of 300 was used to call the game off on Saturday night - the same level used at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
The smoke also forced the Big Bash League game at Manuka Oval to be abandoned.
McMichael said the ABL, along with other sports, would need to come up with policies around air quality.
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"He was concerned for his health because of the air quality and his family has a history of respiratory problems, so he figured it was best to go home," McMichael said.
"I think all Australian sporting bodies are going to have to come up with a policy.
"The problem we have here is the index reflected a reading in Monash, a reading in Belconnen and a reading in [Civic], and it doesn't necessarily reflect where we are."
Baseball Australia chief executive Cam Vale said they would look into introducing a policy for the ABL.
"It's certainly a concern, simply from the fact that it got so bad that a game had to be postponed and re-started the next day," he said.
"Because it really hasn't been dealt with before we have to consider what policies we do need to bring into place because the reality of bushfires in Australia - as much as it's unprecedented at the moment, the level of disruption to sport - it has to be something we consider.
"Not in any way diminishing sport being affected by bushfires really is immaterial in a lot of ways, it's a much bigger issue than that."
McMichael said the Cavalry wouldn't look to bring in additional imports to replace Cecchini.
He felt they already had enough cover through Canberra product Logan Kingham and Jake Willsey.
"We're not now looking for import replacements," McMichael said.
"The primary concern is you don't know [what condition they're in]. They all say they're ready to go, but you just don't know what you're getting.
"If you're coming straight out of a season and you grab a guy, you know what you're getting."