Stadium Stuff: A's, Rays. And White Sox and Royals too.

[Benjamin Grimm]

An interesting article from ESPN's Jeff Passan. Many articles from ESPN seem to be behind paywalls, but this one isn't:



https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/44096180/mlb-2025-spring-training-oakland-athletics-tampa-bay-rays-minor-league-ballparks-sacramentoWhat A's, Rays moving to minor league ballparks means for MLB



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[metirish]

Interesting read, doesn't make good reading for The Rays , and hardly makes sense for expansion going forward

[Benjamin Grimm]

It seems unlikely that the White Sox or Royals would move, but who knows? The White Sox may prefer to have Nashville (for example) to themselves instead of sharing Chicago with the Cubs. But Manfred has been saying all along that expansion would have to wait until the Rays and A's have their stadium issues settled. The A's are on their way (it appears) but the Rays are in a messy situation.

[Edgy MD]

I wish the A's and Rays were in different leagues, so I could root for an all-minor-league-ballpark World Series.