Overview
- Commissioner Rob Manfred has publicly said MLB is actively thinking about expansion to add two franchises to enable geographic realignment and cut travel for players.
- USA Today reporting named Salt Lake City and Nashville as current heavy favorites for MLB’s 31st and 32nd teams, boosting organized local campaigns in both markets.
- On Thursday, May 28, Greater Sacramento formally unveiled The Sacramento Pitch centered on a fully entitled 50-acre West Sacramento site and nearly $2 billion in public‑private commitments.
- Sacramento’s bid stresses a live audition because the Oakland A’s are temporarily playing there, while other contenders such as Big League Utah, Portland, Vancouver and Montreal continue to advance stadium and ownership plans.
- Leaguewide prerequisites — a new collective bargaining agreement, an expansion fee that may rise with recent franchise valuations, and unresolved stadium or relocation cases like the Rays — remain the key constraints on timing and final site selection.