Powerful Hurricane Irma looks like it soon may be bearing down on the state of Florida, and it could reach those shores as soon as this coming weekend. While there are of course far more serious concerns with a storm of this magnitude, Irma may also affect the MLB schedule. 

The Miami Marlins are of course in one of Irma's possible paths. On Wednesday, the Marlins wrap up a homestand and then head out for a seven-game road trip that starts Thursday. They'd return home to face begin a three-game series with the Brewers on Sept. 15. The schedule gets Miami out of town for the likely direct impact, but if Irma causes significant damage and infrastructure disruption in the South Florida region, then the Marlins may be returning to a city not ready to host major-league baseball. Time will tell whether that's the case. 

As for Rays, they're situation is even more tenuous. They're off Thursday and play a three-game weekend set in Boston. However, they return home Monday for an eight-game homestand against three contenders -- the Yankees, Red Sox, and Cubs. As for the Yankees series that starts Monday in St. Petersburg, it's already at risk: 

With a number of these teams' jockeying for playoff berths, you want minimize schedule inequities as much as possible, but Irma may make it impossible to play these games at Tropicana Field, which could mean letting the road team host or figuring out a neutral site, which is what happened with the Astros and Rangers following Hurricane Harvey. Whatever the case, the upcoming Rays homestand would seem to be the most imperiled at the moment. 

Also, down on the farm the Florida State League playoffs have already been altered because of Irma. Here are the details via MiLB.com: 

Game 1 of the North Division Championship Series between the Tampa Yankees and Dunedin Blue Jays remains scheduled for tonight at 6:30 p.m. in Dunedin at Florida Auto Exchange Stadium.

The best-of-three series will then be completed with Game 2 and Game 3 (if necessary) in Tampa at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Wednesday, September 6th at 4:00 p.m. Game 3 will begin approximately 30 minutes following the conclusion of Game 2. Both games will be nine innings in regulation. Gates will open at 3:30 p.m.

The North Division Champion will share the 2017 FSL Championship with either the Palm Beach Cardinals or Fort Myers Miracle.

Game 1 of the South Division Championship Series is scheduled for tonight at 6:35 in Fort Myers. Game 2 and Game 3 (if necessary) will be played in Palm Beach beginning at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 6th.

Obviously, we'll know more in the coming days as Irma's path becomes clearer.