{"id":8686,"date":"2023-01-18T11:46:55","date_gmt":"2023-01-18T11:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/do-you-have-room-for-moreprobability-of-seeing-mlb-in-charlotte\/"},"modified":"2023-01-18T11:46:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-18T11:46:55","slug":"do-you-have-room-for-moreprobability-of-seeing-mlb-in-charlotte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/do-you-have-room-for-moreprobability-of-seeing-mlb-in-charlotte\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you have room for more?Probability of seeing MLB in Charlotte"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>CHARLOTTE, NC (QUEEN CITY NEWS) \u2013 Nashville is now the newest city to play for a Major League Baseball team.<\/p>\n<p>But when talking about MLB expansion, when considering potential cities, Charlotte is always shortlisted.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nlp-ignore-block article-content rich-text\">\n<aside class=\"promo-link\">\n<p>\t\tReconstruction of Historic Mooresville Baseball Stadium Discussed<br \/>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n<p>But could it really happen?<\/p>\n<p>Sports experts say it could be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe already have three teams in Washington, D.C. Why don\u2019t we have any?\u201d Charlotte Butts CEO Rick Carty asked.<\/p>\n<p>Charlotte has the Panthers, Hornets, Knights and now Charlotte FC.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Rick isn&#8217;t the only one wondering why Charlotte isn&#8217;t a major league baseball team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s already a craving for baseball,&#8221; says Fanside sportswriter Kevin Henry. I think you would like to use it.  &#8220;<\/p>\n<p>Henry said when MLB officials look at Charlotte, they think of more than baseball.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Charlotte FC was a big test for MLB coming in,&#8221; Henry said.  &#8220;Fans flocked to the game.&#8221;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>The last time MLB expanded was in the 90&#8217;s.<\/p>\n<p>Henry said expansion is always a consideration. But Oakland and Tampa have problems to solve. He said Charlotte has a good chance once Oakland moves to Las Vegas and Tampa sorts out.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Out of that, hey, let&#8217;s give Charlotte a good percentage&#8230; 66 percent chance of landing it, that&#8217;s what I mean,&#8221; Kevin said.<\/p>\n<p>Rick said that for the past nine years, he had hoped Charlotte could have an MLB team. He&#8217;s ready to pitch to the upper echelons of MLB who may be listening.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re in one of the fastest growing states and one of the fastest growing cities. So this is going to be a gold mine,&#8221; Rick said.<\/p>\n<p>A gold mine \u2014 sure.<\/p>\n<p>Better yet \u2014 a grand slam.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiSWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LndzcGEuY29tL25ld3Mvcm9vbS1mb3ItbW9yZS1vZGRzLXdlLXNlZS10aGUtbWxiLWluLWNoYXJsb3R0ZS_SAU1odHRwczovL3d3dy53c3BhLmNvbS9uZXdzL3Jvb20tZm9yLW1vcmUtb2Rkcy13ZS1zZWUtdGhlLW1sYi1pbi1jaGFybG90dGUvYW1wLw?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] CHARLOTTE, NC (QUEEN CITY NEWS) \u2013 Nashville is now the newest city to play for a Major League Baseball team. 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