Nashville mlb expansion. They have even already picked a team name the stars after an old negro league team that. Mlb commissioner rob manfred last summer named nashville as one of six cities the league is consideringfor expansion. Mlb now sees gross revenues in excess of 10 billion and with two new clubs the owners would likely garner 2 billion or more in expansion fees not to mention new media rights revenues.
Their advisory board includes other mlb luminaries such as dave stewart. Both cities should eventually be home to major league baseball but a more likely scenario is many more years. Dombrowski 63 was named last week as an adviser to music city baseball a group that wants to bring an expansion team to nashville.
But manfred said in mlb offices last week at the annual associated press sports. Eight cities that make sense for mlb expansion. Experience tells him these clouds will pass.
And i think my team name kinda flows too. The website offers further information on music city baseball llcs plan to bring an expansion franchise to nashville or have an existing franchise relocate here including a timetable. The goal is to present an official expansion proposal to mlb at the 2021 winter meetings in nashville.
But nashville is a smaller market. Major league baseball may not be moving forward with expansion yet but a group seeking to bring baseball to nashville has already chosen a team name. Mlb wants to eventually expand to 32 teams but there are no current plans with the oakland.