MLBs Rob Manfred floats geographical again
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MLB commissioner Rob Manfred Dervref Did the possibility to break the American and national competitions and to resolve teams based on geography.
Manfred appeared on ESPN’s broadcast of the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets Game, which took place for Little League Baseball players in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
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Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred announces Major League Baseball and the Chicago Cubs organizes the 2027 All Star match on Wigley Field. (David Banks/Imagn Images)
“In my mind, I think that if we expand, it offers us the opportunity to reinruit geographically. I think we could see a lot of wear on our players in terms of travel,” Manfred said. “And I think our Postseason -format would be more attractive for entities such as ESPN, because you would play from the east, from the West. And that time slot of 10 hours where we sometimes get lost in Anaheim, would be two West Coast teams. That 10 hours of lock is a problem for us sometimes a real chance for our West Coast audience.
“I think the owners realize that there is a demand for Major League Baseball in many great cities. And we have the chance to do something good about that.”
Manfred said he hoped to have two teams choose before he will retire in 2029. MLB believes that Nashville, Tennessee and Salt Lake City can be the following expansion cities, according to Vs today.
Los Angeles Dodgers players and coaches celebrate after winning the MLB World Series 2024 against the New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium. (Vincent Carchietta/Imagn images)
Baseball fans were not really happy to hear Manfred talking about a rearrangement.
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It is unclear what recovering would look like. Former MLB -generally director Jim Bowden Dreef in May 2023 an idea.
He predicted in an article Athletics That MLB could move to an Eastern and Western conference layout “consisting of four geographically aligned divisions per piece. Four teams per division, 16 teams per conference.”
The Eastern Conference is said to consist of the East Division (Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees and Philadelphia Phillies), North Division (Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers and Toronto Blue Jaysoles, Mid-Atlantic, Expanslantic, Expanslantic, Expanslantic, Expanslantic, Expanslantic, Mid-Atlantic, Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals) and Southeast Division, Washington Nationals) and Southeast Division, Washington Nationals) and Southast Division, Washington Nationals) and Southast Division, Washington Nationals) and Souteest Division, Washon, Washon, Washon, Washon, Washon, Washon, Washon, Division, Washon, Division, Washon, Division, Washon, Division, Washon, Division, Washon, Division, Washast Division, Washon, Division, Washast Division, Division, Division, Division, Division, Division, Division, Division, Division, Division, Division, Division. Nationals) and Southeast Division, Washington Nationals) and Southeast Division, Washington Nationals) and Southeast. Miami Marlins, Expansion and Tampa Bay Rays).
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred before Game Four of the MLB World Series from 2024 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees in Yankee Stadium. (Brad Penner/Imagn Images)
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The Western Conference would consist of the midwest division (Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins), Southwest Division (Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers), Pacific and Texas Rangers) Athletics, Seattle Mariners and San Francisco Giants), West Division (Arizona Diamondbacks, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres).
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