Manfred says there are no easy solutions for weather problems

Rain, rain, go away.

Major League Baseball has been plagued by rain, snow, and inclement weather since the season began. With two more games postponed Tuesday, 28 contests have been pushed to later dates - the most in April since the league started keeping track in 1986.

Commissioner Rob Manfred spoke to reporters in Toronto on Tuesday about the issues the league has faced and how it's been a truly bizarre month for baseball.

"This has really been a unique April for us," Manfred told Ian Harrison of the Associated Press. "We’ve set a record for the number of games that have been canceled and, probably more troublingly, we’ve played a lot of games in really tough weather. I think we have 12 cities that have been more than 10 degrees below their average temperature for the month of April."

Despite that, he added that there are no easy answers. Specifically, starting cold-weather teams on the road for a longer stretch is not a viable option for a number of reasons.

"No teams are going to want to start the season on the road for a couple of weeks," he said. "In fact, the Basic Agreement prohibits a trip that long. Equally important, the domed and warm-weather markets don’t want that many games early in the year. Whether you have a dome or it’s warm weather, until school gets out they are tougher dates. We will do everything possible to try to schedule in a way that minimizes weather damage. It’s in our interest to do that. But there are real limitations in the schedule."