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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/16px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a></div></div></div></div> <p>For a 50-year period from 1903 to 1952, MLB's 16-team structure (split into the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American</a> and <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National Leagues</a>) remained intact. No franchises were relocated during this period, and five markets—Boston, Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, and St. Louis—had two or more teams. According to authors Andy McCue and Eric Thompson, "The less financially successful clubs in two-team cities were finding it increasingly difficult to compete" by the early 1950s.<sup id="cite_ref-SABR_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SABR-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, population changes in the United States were leading to many citizens moving away from the Northeast, where many MLB teams were based, to southern and western locations.<sup id="cite_ref-SABR_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SABR-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From 1953 to 1955, three franchises were relocated, all of which had been in markets with two or more teams. Prior to the 1958 season, the two New York City teams in the NL, the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Brooklyn_Dodgers" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Brooklyn Dodgers">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> and <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_New_York_Giants_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the New York Giants (NL)">New York Giants</a>, moved westward; the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Dodgers</a> relocated to Los Angeles, while San Francisco became the new home of the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">Giants</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SABR_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SABR-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MLB's_perceived_threat_of_proposed_Continental_League"><span id="MLB.27s_perceived_threat_of_proposed_Continental_League"></span>MLB's perceived threat of proposed Continental League</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: MLB's perceived threat of proposed Continental League"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Continental_League" title="Continental League">Continental League</a></div> <p>Due to the relocation of the Dodgers and Giants, a third <a href="/wiki/Major_professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada" title="Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada">major league</a> for baseball, the <a href="/wiki/Continental_League" title="Continental League">Continental League</a>, was proposed by lawyer <a href="/wiki/William_Shea" title="William Shea">William Shea</a> in November 1958. Shortly after in December, MLB had created an Expansion Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-SABR_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SABR-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On July 27, 1959, the new league was formally announced, with teams in <a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston" title="Houston">Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis%E2%80%93St._Paul" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis–St. Paul">Minneapolis–St. Paul</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Toronto" title="Toronto">Toronto</a>, with three other cities later picked by January 1960, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas%E2%80%93Fort_Worth_metroplex" title="Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex">Dallas–Fort Worth</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo</a>, set to start on April 18, 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition to the pressures of the proposed Continental League, MLB was facing pressure from the U.S. Congress, which indicated that efforts to prevent future expansion would arouse interest in weakening the sport's <a href="/wiki/Federal_Baseball_Club_v._National_League" title="Federal Baseball Club v. National League">exemption from antitrust laws</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-effects_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-effects-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Congress voted on a bill aimed at repealing the exemption, but it failed. </p><p>However, MLB moved to expand after a rival league became a possibility.<sup id="cite_ref-Longley50_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Longley50-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MLB formed an expansion committee, which voted in favor of adding four new teams, two in each league, by 1961–62.<sup id="cite_ref-Jozsa63_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jozsa63-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MLB sought cities that had received interest from the Continental League as a means to stop its formal start. Among them, were Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, and Washington, D.C, which were all granted franchises by late 1960.<sup id="cite_ref-SABR_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SABR-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a concession by William A. Shea, part of his negotiations with Major League Baseball to expand to incorporate at least eight new teams, the Continental League formally disbanded on August 2, 1960. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1961_AL_expansion:_Los_Angeles_Angels_and_second_Washington_Senators">1961 AL expansion: Los Angeles Angels and second Washington Senators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1961 AL expansion: Los Angeles Angels and second Washington Senators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1961_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1961 Major League Baseball expansion">1961 Major League Baseball expansion</a></div> <link 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/8px-ButtonRed.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/12px-ButtonRed.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/16px-ButtonRed.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a></div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Los_Angeles_Angels">Los Angeles Angels</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Los Angeles Angels"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Actor <a href="/wiki/Gene_Autry" title="Gene Autry">Gene Autry</a> led a group that paid $2.1 million for the right to place an MLB team in Los Angeles.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Autry, who owned radio stations, had been seeking to acquire a contract to broadcast baseball games when he traveled to MLB's <a href="/wiki/Winter_Meetings" title="Winter Meetings">Winter Meetings</a>. After the Meetings, on December 6, 1960, his group received franchise rights. The Los Angeles team was initially scheduled to begin play in 1962, but a relocation plan elsewhere in the AL resulted in the start date being moved up to 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The club was named the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Los Angeles Angels</a>, after a <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels_(PCL)" title="Los Angeles Angels (PCL)">Pacific Coast League team</a> that had previously played in the city. To secure the name rights, Autry paid a $350,000 fee to Dodgers owner <a href="/wiki/Walter_O%27Malley" title="Walter O'Malley">Walter O'Malley</a>, who had purchased the minor league Angels before relocating the Dodgers to Los Angeles.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Washington_Senators">Washington Senators</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Washington Senators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>While initially, leading figures in Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota, had sought an expansion franchise, in October 1960, the AL permitted the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1901%E2%80%931960)" title="Washington Senators (1901–1960)">Washington Senators</a> to move in time for next year's season, and gave Washington, D.C., an expansion team.<sup id="cite_ref-Twin_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Twin-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The former Senators changed their name to the Minnesota Twins, and the new expansion team took the Senators name.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The decision was partially in response to pressure from Congress, which had wanted a replacement for the former Senators. As with the Angels' ownership group, the new Senators' owners paid a $2.1 million fee for the right to an MLB franchise.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This new <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)#Washington_Senators_(1961–1971)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Washington Senators</a> group plays today in the <a href="/wiki/Dallas%E2%80%93Fort_Worth_metroplex" title="Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex">Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex</a> following relocation in 1972 as the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1962_NL_expansion:_Houston_Colt_.45s_and_New_York_Mets">1962 NL expansion: Houston Colt .45s and New York Mets</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Pirates">Pirates</a>  </b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:42.74%;left:5.556%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="  Giants"><img alt="  Giants" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/12px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/16px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>  <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">Giants</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:48.961%;left:59.731%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Cardinals"><img alt="Cardinals" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/12px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/16px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><b><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">Cardinals</a></b></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" title="File:Usa edcp relief location map.png">class=notpageimage| </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Locations of teams for the 1962–1963 <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> seasons<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ButtonBlue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/12px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/16px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a></div></div></div></div> <p>The NL announced an expansion as the <a href="/wiki/1960_World_Series" title="1960 World Series">1960 World Series</a> was in progress, with new teams in Houston and New York City.<sup id="cite_ref-Jozsa63_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jozsa63-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/William_Shea" title="William Shea">William Shea</a> had been a supporter of the Continental League concept, and had attracted several investors. A potential Houston team also had numerous partners, many of whom had oil interests. The AL initially showed interest in adding a Houston team, but the investors wanted an NL franchise. MLB granted the two cities franchises on October 17, 1960.<sup id="cite_ref-SABR_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SABR-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Houston_Colt_.45s">Houston Colt .45s</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Houston Colt .45s"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Houston Sports Association was formed in 1957 and bought a minor league baseball team four years later. The group was given a controlling interest in Houston's expansion team, which was named the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Colt .45s</a>. It played at <a href="/wiki/Colt_Stadium" title="Colt Stadium">Colt Stadium</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It would only be a few years later in <a href="/wiki/1965_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1965 Major League Baseball season">1965</a> that the team would become the Houston Astros. In <a href="/wiki/2013_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2013 Major League Baseball season">2013</a>, the Astros transferred into the American League. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="New_York_Mets">New York Mets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: New York Mets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the announcement of the Dodgers and Giants leaving New York City, the city formed the Mayor's Committee, headed by lawyer <a href="/wiki/William_Shea" title="William Shea">William Shea</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SABR_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SABR-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though New York City sought a replacement NL franchise (strongly supported by city Mayor <a href="/wiki/Robert_Wagner_(mayor)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Wagner (mayor)">Robert Wagner</a>), MLB displayed little intention of adding a New York team, despite the formation of the Expansion Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-Longley50_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Longley50-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With Shea's Continental League project and pressure from Congress, MLB eventually gave in and rewarded New York with a National League franchise, effectively killing the Continental League project. On May 8, 1961, the club announced the name of the team would be the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a>, named after a shortened version of the 1880s team, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Metropolitans" title="New York Metropolitans">New York Metropolitans</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city was unable to secure funding for a proposed Flushing Meadows stadium in time for play in 1962, so the Mets played at the <a href="/wiki/Polo_Grounds" title="Polo Grounds">Polo Grounds</a>, the previous home of the New York Giants.<sup id="cite_ref-Jozsa65_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jozsa65-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/George_Weiss_(baseball)" title="George Weiss (baseball)">George Weiss</a> was the president of the team, and seven-time <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> championship-winning manager <a href="/wiki/Casey_Stengel" title="Casey Stengel">Casey Stengel</a> was hired to lead the Mets on the field.<sup id="cite_ref-Jozsa65_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jozsa65-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thanks to Shea's efforts to bring National League baseball back to New York, <a href="/wiki/Shea_Stadium" title="Shea Stadium">Shea Stadium</a> the stadium the Mets would play in from 1964 to 2008, was named in his honor. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1969_expansion:_Kansas_City_Royals,_Seattle_Pilots,_Montreal_Expos,_and_San_Diego_Padres"><span id="1969_expansion:_Kansas_City_Royals.2C_Seattle_Pilots.2C_Montreal_Expos.2C_and_San_Diego_Padres"></span>1969 expansion: Kansas City Royals, Seattle Pilots, Montreal Expos, and San Diego Padres</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 1969 expansion: Kansas City Royals, Seattle Pilots, Montreal Expos, and San Diego Padres"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1969 Major League Baseball expansion">1969 Major League 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/ButtonYellow.svg/16px-ButtonYellow.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/American_League_West" title="American League West">West</a>   <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ButtonRed.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/8px-ButtonRed.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/12px-ButtonRed.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/16px-ButtonRed.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">East</a></div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="AL_expansion">AL expansion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: AL expansion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Kansas_City_Royals">Kansas City Royals</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Kansas City Royals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the departure of the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Oakland_Athletics#Kansas_City_(1955–1967)" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Oakland Athletics">Kansas City Athletics</a> to Oakland following the end of the <a href="/wiki/1967_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1967 Major League Baseball season">1967 season</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senator" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senator">US Senator</a> <a href="/wiki/Stuart_Symington" title="Stuart Symington">Stuart Symington</a> threatened to challenge Major League Baseball's <a href="/wiki/Toolson_v._New_York_Yankees#Baseball_antitrust_exemption" class="mw-redirect" title="Toolson v. New York Yankees">antitrust exemption</a> with federal legislation,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPeterson2003260_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPeterson2003260-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and to also challenge the <a href="/wiki/Reserve_clause" title="Reserve clause">reserve clause</a>. Kansas City mayor <a href="/wiki/Ilus_W._Davis" title="Ilus W. Davis">Ilus Davis</a> threatened a lawsuit to block the move.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEArmourLevitt2004246_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEArmourLevitt2004246-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tom_Yawkey" title="Tom Yawkey">Tom Yawkey</a> arranged a meeting of the owners during a convention, during which the league agreed to accelerate the expansion process and assured that Kansas City would be granted a new franchise to begin play no later than the <a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1969 Major League Baseball season">1969 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPeterson2003261_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPeterson2003261-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This would require another franchise to be established at the same time to ensure the league had an even number of teams for a balanced schedule.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchaefer2000_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchaefer2000-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Ewing_Kauffman" title="Ewing Kauffman">Ewing Kauffman</a> won rights to the franchise and paid a $5.5 million expansion fee for the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a>, which played games at Municipal Stadium<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJozsa200657_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJozsa200657-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> until the end of the <a href="/wiki/1972_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1972 Kansas City Royals season">1972 season</a>, after which the team moved to Royals Stadium, now known as <a href="/wiki/Kauffman_Stadium" title="Kauffman Stadium">Kauffman Stadium</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Seattle_Pilots">Seattle Pilots</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Seattle Pilots"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Because of failed attempts to attract existing teams, Seattle instead tried to lobby for an expansion franchise at the 1967 owners' meetings in Chicago.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchaefer2000_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchaefer2000-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The delegation also had support from two <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">US Senators</a>, <a href="/wiki/Henry_M._Jackson" title="Henry M. Jackson">Henry M. Jackson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Warren_Magnuson" title="Warren Magnuson">Warren Magnuson</a>, the latter of whom was the chairman of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Commerce,_Science_and_Transportation" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation">Senate Commerce Committee</a>, a committee which has "jurisdiction over the major league's business activities".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchaefer2000_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchaefer2000-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Coupled with Symington's threats related to the move of the Kansas City Athletics, the political influence swayed the American League owners. However, they were reluctant to expand in 1969 without a Seattle stadium bond issue.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPeterson2003261_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPeterson2003261-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Seattle delegation assured the owners that Sick's Stadium could be renovated in five months to fulfill the minimum requirements until a new stadium was built; with this, the owners agreed to a 1969 expansion, and approved teams in Kansas City and Seattle.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPeterson2003261_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPeterson2003261-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 1967 at the <a href="/wiki/Winter_Meetings" title="Winter Meetings">Winter Meetings</a> in <a href="/wiki/Mexico_City" title="Mexico City">Mexico City</a>, the franchise was officially awarded to Pacific Northwest Sports, led by <a href="/wiki/Dewey_Soriano" title="Dewey Soriano">Dewey Soriano</a>, which received $5.5 million in funding from <a href="/wiki/William_R._Daley" title="William R. Daley">William R. Daley</a>, who thus had 47% ownership of the venture.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchaefer2000_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchaefer2000-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other owners included Max and <a href="/wiki/Dewey_Soriano" title="Dewey Soriano">Dewey Soriano</a>. The award was contingent on renovation of Sick's Stadium to increase its <a href="/wiki/Seating_capacity" title="Seating capacity">seating capacity</a> from 11,000 to 30,000 by the start of the 1969 season.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchaefer2000_21-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchaefer2000-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Sorianos persuaded notable athletes to advocate for the $40 million <a href="/wiki/King_County,_Washington" title="King County, Washington">King County</a> stadium bond issue, including baseball players <a href="/wiki/Mickey_Mantle" title="Mickey Mantle">Mickey Mantle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carl_Yastrzemski" title="Carl Yastrzemski">Carl Yastrzemski</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Joe_DiMaggio" title="Joe DiMaggio">Joe DiMaggio</a>, and <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a> player <a href="/wiki/Y._A._Tittle" title="Y. A. Tittle">Y. A. Tittle</a>; the bond issue was approved by 62.3% of the electorate.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEThe_Spokesman-Review1967_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEThe_Spokesman-Review1967-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESchaefer2000_21-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESchaefer2000-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Pilots" title="Seattle Pilots">Seattle Pilots</a> would eventually be declared bankrupt in 1970 and the team was sold to <a href="/wiki/Bud_Selig" title="Bud Selig">Bud Selig</a>, who moved the team to Milwaukee after only one season in Seattle and renamed it as the present-day <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>. 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/16px-ButtonGreen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_League_West" title="National League West">West</a>   <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ButtonBlue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/12px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/16px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_League_East" title="National League East">East</a></div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Montreal_Expos">Montreal Expos</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Montreal Expos"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Montreal_City_Council" title="Montreal City Council">Montreal City Councilor</a> Gerry Snyder spoke to <a href="/wiki/Ford_C._Frick" class="mw-redirect" title="Ford C. Frick">Ford C. Frick</a> sometime after the 1962 Major League Baseball expansion, during which he was told Montreal would not receive an expansion franchise unless it had a stadium in which to contest matches.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMajor_League_Baseball:_History_of_the_Expos_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMajor_League_Baseball:_History_of_the_Expos-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the Winter Meetings in Mexico City on December 2, 1967, Snyder presented a proposal to Major League Baseball owners to establish a franchise in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECanadian_Broadcasting_Corporation2004_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECanadian_Broadcasting_Corporation2004-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Several influential owners pledged their support for a Montreal franchise in that meeting, including <a href="/wiki/Walter_O%27Malley" title="Walter O'Malley">Walter O'Malley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roy_Hofheinz" title="Roy Hofheinz">Roy Hofheinz</a>, and <a href="/wiki/John_Galbreath" class="mw-redirect" title="John Galbreath">John Galbreath</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMajor_League_Baseball:_History_of_the_Expos_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMajor_League_Baseball:_History_of_the_Expos-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Certain that Hofheinz would object to a Dallas–Fort Worth bid and that the San Diego bid was near certain to be successful, Snyder deemed a bid from Buffalo to be the strongest bid against which to compete. </p><p>On 27 May 1968, the National League officially awarded a franchise to Montreal to commence play in the 1969 season.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECanadian_Broadcasting_Corporation2004_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECanadian_Broadcasting_Corporation2004-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> National League president <a href="/wiki/Warren_Giles" title="Warren Giles">Warren Giles</a> had encouraged the owners during the meeting, stating "If we're going to expand, let's really spread it out".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEOttawa_Citizen196829_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEOttawa_Citizen196829-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Montreal Expos became the first franchise to be awarded to a city outside the United States. When the news reached the U.S. Congress, members collectively condemned the decision.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMajor_League_Baseball:_History_of_the_Expos_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMajor_League_Baseball:_History_of_the_Expos-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Because of the slow pace of progress in meeting commitments, <a href="/wiki/Jean-Louis_L%C3%A9vesque" title="Jean-Louis Lévesque">Jean-Louis Lévesque</a> withdrew his financial support in the franchise on July 31, 1968. Snyder quickly found another investor, <a href="/wiki/Charles_Bronfman" title="Charles Bronfman">Charles Bronfman</a>, and the team met the deadline of 15 August for the initial $1.1 million installment, before which <a href="/wiki/Jarry_Park" title="Jarry Park">Jarry Park</a> was selected as the team's stadium for the short term.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMajor_League_Baseball:_History_of_the_Expos_24-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMajor_League_Baseball:_History_of_the_Expos-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Renovations to the park were made by adding uncovered bleacher seats along the right and left field lines, and an electronic scoreboard installed beyond right field.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurdy2010182_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurdy2010182-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team had some issues committing to a new stadium, as required by the franchise award, and it was said that the team had agreed to build a dome at the <a href="/wiki/Autostade" title="Autostade">Autostade</a> and use it as their stadium if a new stadium was not built by 1970.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWolf1968Sports_17_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWolf1968Sports_17-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It had originally intended to lease the stadium and expand its seating capacity from 26,000 to 37,000,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEWolf1968Sports_17_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEWolf1968Sports_17-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but then chose Jarry Park instead. </p><p>The ownership group paid $12.5 million for the team.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJozsa200659_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJozsa200659-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/John_McHale_(baseball)" title="John McHale (baseball)">John McHale</a> was hired as the team's first president,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEToronto_Star2008_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEToronto_Star2008-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Fanning" title="Jim Fanning">Jim Fanning</a> its first general manager.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMajor_League_Baseball:_History_of_the_Expos_24-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMajor_League_Baseball:_History_of_the_Expos-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many names had been considered for the team, including <i>Royals</i> which had a strong association with the city, but the name had already been adopted by the new Kansas City franchise. After rejecting various options, including "Voyageurs" and "Nationals", the name <i>Expos</i> was chosen in honour of <a href="/wiki/Expo_67" title="Expo 67">Expo 67</a><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEPurdy2010182_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEPurdy2010182-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and because it was the same in both of the city's official languages.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMajor_League_Baseball:_History_of_the_Expos_24-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMajor_League_Baseball:_History_of_the_Expos-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McHale stated that the name would "help Montreal be identified properly as the city that gave the world Expo 67".<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMajor_League_Baseball:_History_of_the_Expos_24-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMajor_League_Baseball:_History_of_the_Expos-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a> would eventually relocate to <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> for the <a href="/wiki/2005_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2005 Major League Baseball season">2005 season</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="San_Diego_Padres">San Diego Padres</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: San Diego Padres"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1967, <a href="/wiki/C._Arnholt_Smith" title="C. Arnholt Smith">C. Arnholt Smith</a>, owner of the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Coast_League" title="Pacific Coast League">PCL</a> <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres_(PCL)" title="San Diego Padres (PCL)">San Diego Padres (PCL)</a>, won a bid for an <a href="/wiki/Expansion_team" title="Expansion team">expansion team</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> for the <a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1969 Major League Baseball season">1969 season</a>. On May 27, 1968, the National League officially awarded a franchise to San Diego to commence play in the 1969 season<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECanadian_Broadcasting_Corporation2004_25-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECanadian_Broadcasting_Corporation2004-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> for a fee of $12.5 million for the team.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJozsa200659_29-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJozsa200659-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the 1968 PCL season, Smith surrendered the franchise, which moved to <a href="/wiki/Eugene,_Oregon" title="Eugene, Oregon">Eugene, Oregon</a>, and transferred the Padre name to his new NL team, the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a>. <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Leishman" title="Eddie Leishman">Eddie Leishman</a> was named general manager of the MLB Padres, with club president and minority investor <a href="/wiki/Buzzie_Bavasi" title="Buzzie Bavasi">Buzzie Bavasi</a>, formerly GM of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> (having resigned to take the new role), playing a dominant role in its baseball operations as president of the team.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESarasota_Herald-Tribune196816_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESarasota_Herald-Tribune196816-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1977_AL_expansion:_Seattle_Mariners_and_Toronto_Blue_Jays">1977 AL expansion: Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 1977 AL expansion: Seattle Mariners and Toronto Blue Jays"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Jays" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/8px-ButtonRed.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/12px-ButtonRed.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/16px-ButtonRed.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Blue<br />Jays</a></b></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" title="File:Usa edcp relief location map.png">class=notpageimage| </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Locations of teams for the 1977–1981 <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> seasons<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ButtonYellow.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/ButtonYellow.svg/8px-ButtonYellow.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/ButtonYellow.svg/12px-ButtonYellow.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/ButtonYellow.svg/16px-ButtonYellow.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/American_League_West" title="American League West">West</a>   <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ButtonRed.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/8px-ButtonRed.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/12px-ButtonRed.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/16px-ButtonRed.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">East</a></div></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seattle_Mariners">Seattle Mariners</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Seattle Mariners"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the bankruptcy and departure of the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Pilots" title="Seattle Pilots">Seattle Pilots</a> on April 1, 1970, the city of Seattle, <a href="/wiki/King_County,_Washington" title="King County, Washington">King County</a> and the state of <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> sued the American League for <a href="/wiki/Breach_of_contract" title="Breach of contract">breach of contract</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECour1999C16_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECour1999C16-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The $32.5 million lawsuit<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERiess2006802_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERiess2006802-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> proceeded until 1976, when at trial the American League offered the city a franchise in exchange for the city, county, and state to drop the suit.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECour1999C16_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECour1999C16-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 2, 1972, King County had broken ground on the <a href="/wiki/Kingdome" title="Kingdome">Kingdome</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMacIntosh2000_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMacIntosh2000-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which would come to be used by the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> for <a href="/wiki/Baseball" title="Baseball">baseball</a> and by the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Seahawks" title="Seattle Seahawks">Seahawks</a> for <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a>. </p><p>On January 15, 1976, the expansion franchise was approved, becoming the 13th franchise in the American League. It was owned by Lester Smith and <a href="/wiki/Danny_Kaye" title="Danny Kaye">Danny Kaye</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERiess2006802_33-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERiess2006802-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who paid an expansion fee of <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>6.5 million.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJozsa200658_35-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJozsa200658-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Owing to the history surrounding the franchise, <a href="/wiki/Sports_journalism" title="Sports journalism">sportswriter</a> Emmett Watson of the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Post-Intelligencer" title="Seattle Post-Intelligencer">Seattle Post-Intelligencer</a> joked that the team should be named the <i>Seattle Litigants</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERiess2006802_33-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERiess2006802-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Toronto_Blue_Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Toronto Blue Jays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Toronto had previously been involved with the failed Continental League. In 1974, the Toronto City Council approved a further <span style="white-space: nowrap">CA$2.8 million</span> for renovations to Exhibition Stadium, retrofitting the stadium for baseball and would be ready in time for the <a href="/wiki/1977_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="1977 Toronto Blue Jays season">1977 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERiess2006845_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERiess2006845-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There had been strong interest from several groups and individuals to own a Major League Baseball team in the city. The most prominent was <a href="/wiki/Labatt_Brewing_Company" title="Labatt Brewing Company">Labatt Brewing Company</a>, who wanted to use ownership of a sports team as a means to establish a visible presence in the Toronto market.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERiess2006845_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERiess2006845-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Labatt Brewing Company would go on to fail at acquiring and relocating the <a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> to Toronto.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDavidi20169_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDavidi20169-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Soon after in February 1976, the Labatt Brewing Company would again fail to acquire and relocate a third team, this time the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a>. Following this failure, <a href="/wiki/Toronto_City_Council" title="Toronto City Council">Toronto City Council</a> alderman <a href="/wiki/Paul_Godfrey" title="Paul Godfrey">Paul Godfrey</a> received a phone call from <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> owner <a href="/wiki/Ewing_Kauffman" title="Ewing Kauffman">Ewing Kauffman</a> informing him that he supported a Toronto franchise for the American League.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDavidi201610_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDavidi201610-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During an owners meeting held on March 20, 1976, the American League franchises voted 11-1 to expand the league with a Toronto franchise, to which National League owners resolved to consider a Toronto franchise to begin play in the <a href="/wiki/1977_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1977 Major League Baseball season">1977 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDavidi201610_38-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDavidi201610-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Bowie_Kuhn" title="Bowie Kuhn">Bowie Kuhn</a>, at the time the <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioner of Baseball">Commissioner of Baseball</a>, planned for the National League to expand with new franchises in Toronto and <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, and for the American League to add a new franchise in <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a> in addition to the already-awarded Seattle franchise.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDavidi201610_38-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDavidi201610-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDavidi201612_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDavidi201612-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 29, National League owners met and voted in favour of the expansion plans, but they were rejected because the vote was not unanimous, with dissenting votes from the owners of the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> and <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDavidi201612_39-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDavidi201612-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A subsequent vote on April 26 ended this plan with a 7–5 result in favour of the proposal, again failing to achieve unanimity.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDavidi201612_39-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDavidi201612-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Two groups bid for the rights to franchise ownership in the city,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTECanadian_Broadcasting_Corporation2011Last_audio_clip_in_the_post,_from_CBC_Radio_in_1977_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTECanadian_Broadcasting_Corporation2011Last_audio_clip_in_the_post,_from_CBC_Radio_in_1977-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which presented bids during an American League owner's meeting on March 26, 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDavidi201611_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDavidi201611-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ultimately, an ownership group named Metro Baseball Ltd. consisting of Labatt Brewing Company, the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Imperial_Trust&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Imperial Trust (page does not exist)">Imperial Trust</a> won the bid for a franchise fee of <span style="white-space: nowrap">CA$7 million</span>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEJozsa200658_35-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEJozsa200658-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESgambati1976_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESgambati1976-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEToronto_Blue_Jays:_Franchise_Timeline_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEToronto_Blue_Jays:_Franchise_Timeline-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTERiess2006845_36-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTERiess2006845-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The other bid was made by Atlantic Packaging.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTESgambati1976_42-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTESgambati1976-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The winning bid was represented by legal counsel <a href="/wiki/Herb_Solway" title="Herb Solway">Herb Solway</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gord_Kirke" title="Gord Kirke">Gord Kirke</a>. Kirke prepared the original documents which led to the foundation of the team in 1976, named the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Livesey_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Livesey-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1993_NL_expansion:_Colorado_Rockies_and_Florida_Marlins">1993 NL expansion: Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: 1993 NL expansion: Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a 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the MLB expansion committee accepted the bids of the Miami and Denver groups to debut in 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-chass_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chass-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Expansion was approved unanimously by all teams in July 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-chassjuly6_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chassjuly6-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Colorado_Rockies">Colorado Rockies</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Colorado Rockies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Denver" title="Denver">Denver</a>, Colorado had previously been involved with the failed Continental League. After previous failed attempts to bring Major League Baseball to the state of Colorado (most notably the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> nearly relocating to Denver following the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_drug_trials" title="Pittsburgh drug trials">Pittsburgh drug trials</a> in 1985), by the late 1980s a team seemed to be a possibility in Denver. Eugene Orza, associate general counsel of the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Players_Association" title="Major League Baseball Players Association">Major League Baseball Players Association</a>, stated that he expected Denver would receive one of the expansion franchises.<sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Colorado Baseball Commission, led by banking executive Larry Varnell, was successful in getting Denver voters to approve a 0.1% sales tax to help finance a new baseball stadium. Also, an advisory committee was formed in 1990 by then-Governor of Colorado <a href="/wiki/Roy_Romer" title="Roy Romer">Roy Romer</a> to recruit an ownership group. The group selected was led by John Antonucci, an Ohio beverage distributor, and <a href="/wiki/Michael_I._Monus" title="Michael I. Monus">Michael I. Monus</a>, the head of the <a href="/wiki/Phar-Mor" title="Phar-Mor">Phar-Mor</a> drugstore chain. Local and regional companies—such as Erie Lake, Hensel Phelps Construction, <a href="/wiki/KOA_(AM)" title="KOA (AM)">KOA Radio</a>, and the <i><a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_News" title="Rocky Mountain News">Rocky Mountain News</a></i>—rounded out the group. The Denver group chose to call their franchise the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a>, the same name used as the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies_(NHL)" title="Colorado Rockies (NHL)">National Hockey League franchise</a> that played in Denver from 1976 to 1982. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Florida_Marlins">Florida Marlins</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Florida Marlins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senator</a> <a href="/wiki/Connie_Mack_III" title="Connie Mack III">Connie Mack III</a> from <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Senators_from_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Senators from Florida">Florida</a>, the grandson of baseball great <a href="/wiki/Connie_Mack" title="Connie Mack">Connie Mack</a> and a member of the Senate Task Force on Major League Baseball, pushed <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioner of Baseball">Baseball Commissioner</a> <a href="/wiki/Fay_Vincent" title="Fay Vincent">Fay Vincent</a> to expand to Florida.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 10, 1990, <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Huizenga" title="Wayne Huizenga">Wayne Huizenga</a>, CEO of <a href="/wiki/Blockbuster_(retailer)" title="Blockbuster (retailer)">Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation</a>, was awarded an expansion franchise in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> (NL) for a $95 million expansion fee and the team began operations in <a href="/wiki/1993_Florida_Marlins_season" title="1993 Florida Marlins season">1993</a> as the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Marlins" title="Miami Marlins">Florida Marlins</a>, beating out bids in <a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_area" title="Tampa Bay area">Tampa Bay</a>. Orlando fielded a very spirited campaign bolstered by its family-oriented tourism industry. Tampa Bay already had a baseball park — the <a href="/wiki/Florida_Suncoast_Dome" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Suncoast Dome">Florida Suncoast Dome</a> in <a href="/wiki/St._Petersburg,_Florida" title="St. Petersburg, Florida">St. Petersburg</a>, completed in 1990. The Miami group chose to call themselves the "Florida" Marlins to broaden their fanbase to the entire state,<sup id="cite_ref-chassjuly6_47-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chassjuly6-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while reviving the nickname "Marlins" from previous minor league teams, the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Marlins_(International_League)" title="Miami Marlins (International League)">Miami Marlins</a> of the International League from 1956 to 1960, and the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Marlins_(1962%E2%80%9370)" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami Marlins (1962–70)">Miami Marlins (1962–1970)</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fort_Myers_Mighty_Mussels" title="Fort Myers Mighty Mussels">Miami Marlins (1982–1988)</a> teams that played in the <a href="/wiki/Florida_State_League" title="Florida State League">Florida State League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With the enfranchisement of a team in the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_area" title="Tampa Bay area">Tampa Bay area</a> and a new stadium in Miami proper, the Florida Marlins would rename as the Miami Marlins in 2012. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1998_expansion:_Arizona_Diamondbacks_and_Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays">1998 expansion: Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: 1998 expansion: Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_expansion" title="1998 Major League 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/12px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/16px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>     <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Phillies</a></b></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" title="File:Usa edcp relief location map.png">class=notpageimage| </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Locations of teams for the 1998–1999 <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a> seasons<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ButtonGreen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/8px-ButtonGreen.svg.png" 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Central">Central</a>   <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ButtonBlue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/12px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/16px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_League_East" title="National League East">East</a></div></div></div></div> <p>In the fall of 1993, <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Colangelo" title="Jerry Colangelo">Jerry Colangelo</a>, majority owner of the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>, the area's <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a> franchise, announced he was assembling an ownership group, "Arizona Baseball, Inc.", to apply for a Major League Baseball expansion team. This was a local group formed to preserve <a href="/wiki/Cactus_League" class="mw-redirect" title="Cactus League">Cactus League</a> <a href="/wiki/Spring_training" title="Spring training">spring training</a> in Arizona and eventually secure a Major League franchise for the state. </p><p>Colangelo's group was so certain that they would be awarded a franchise that they held a name-the-team contest for it, with the final choice being "Diamondbacks", after the <a href="/wiki/Western_diamondback" class="mw-redirect" title="Western diamondback">Western diamondback</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Rattlesnake" title="Rattlesnake">rattlesnake</a> native to the region known for injecting a large amount of <a href="/wiki/Venom" title="Venom">venom</a> when it strikes.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Colangelo's bid received strong support from one of his friends, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> owner <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Reinsdorf" title="Jerry Reinsdorf">Jerry Reinsdorf</a>, and media reports say that then-acting <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioner of Baseball">Commissioner of Baseball</a> and <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a> founder <a href="/wiki/Bud_Selig" title="Bud Selig">Bud Selig</a> was also a strong supporter of Colangelo's bid.<sup id="cite_ref-azstarnet1_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-azstarnet1-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Plans were also made for a new retractable-roof ballpark, to be built in an industrial/<a href="/wiki/Warehouse_district" class="mw-redirect" title="Warehouse district">warehouse district</a> on the southeast edge of downtown Phoenix, one block from the Suns' America West Arena (now <a href="/wiki/Footprint_Center" title="Footprint Center">Footprint Center</a>). On March 9, 1995, Colangelo's group was awarded a franchise to begin play for the <a href="/wiki/1998_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1998 Major League Baseball season">1998 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-March_10,_1995_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-March_10,_1995-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A $130 million franchise fee was paid to Major League Baseball in four payments, over the course of three years.<sup id="cite_ref-March_10,_1995_53-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-March_10,_1995-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, the Diamondbacks gave away their rights to $5 million from baseball's central fund for each of the five years following expansion (1998–2002). </p><p>Arizona had originally been intended to join Tampa Bay in the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>. However, five American League teams had threatened to block the league assignments because of concerns that they would have additional games out of their time zone, causing early starts that would decrease revenue and TV ratings. Thus, on January 16, 1997, the <a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a> were officially voted into the National League while their expansion counterparts in Tampa Bay were voted into the American League.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Tampa_Bay_Devil_Rays">Tampa Bay Devil Rays</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Tampa Bay Devil Rays"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:345px"><div 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2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/American_League_Central" title="American League Central">Central</a>   <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ButtonRed.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/8px-ButtonRed.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/12px-ButtonRed.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/16px-ButtonRed.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">East</a></div></div></div></div> <p>After failing to land an expansion team for the 1993 season, the Tampa Bay Baseball Group, the group leading the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_area" title="Tampa Bay area">Tampa Bay area</a> for an expansion team, sued MLB for allegedly reneging on an agreement to grant an expansion team to Tampa. </p><p>Like Phoenix, Arizona, on March 9, 1995, Tampa Bay Baseball Group was awarded a franchise to begin play for the 1998 season,<sup id="cite_ref-March_10,_1995_53-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-March_10,_1995-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and paid an identical $130 million franchise fee that was paid to Major League Baseball in four payments, over the course of three years.<sup id="cite_ref-March_10,_1995_53-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-March_10,_1995-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_54-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Similarly, the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Devil Rays</a> gave away their rights to $5 million from baseball's central fund for each of the five years following expansion (1998–2002). </p><p>The suit that was launched in response to the failed 1993 expansion was settled in 2003, five years after the Devil Rays began play in the American League.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2008, the team would rebrand to their current name, the Tampa Bay Rays. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Expansion_drafts">Expansion drafts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Expansion drafts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There have been six <a href="/wiki/Expansion_draft" title="Expansion draft">expansion drafts</a> in MLB history. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width: 75px;">Year </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 100px;">New teams </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 750px;">Team(s) </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 100px;">Total teams after draft </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1960_Major_League_Baseball_expansion_draft" title="1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft">1960</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Los Angeles Angels</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)#Washington_Senators_(1961–1971)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Washington Senators</a> (now <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a>) </td> <td>18 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1961_Major_League_Baseball_expansion_draft" title="1961 Major League Baseball expansion draft">1961</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>Houston Colt .45s (now <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a>), <a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a> </td> <td>20 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1960_Major_League_Baseball_expansion_draft" title="1960 Major League Baseball expansion draft">1968</a> </td> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a> (now <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a>), <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Pilots" title="Seattle Pilots">Seattle Pilots</a> (now <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>) </td> <td>24 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1976_Major_League_Baseball_expansion_draft" title="1976 Major League Baseball expansion draft">1976</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> </td> <td>26 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1992_Major_League_Baseball_expansion_draft" title="1992 Major League Baseball expansion draft">1992</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a>, Florida Marlins (now <a href="/wiki/Miami_Marlins" title="Miami Marlins">Miami Marlins</a>) </td> <td>28 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/1997_Major_League_Baseball_expansion_draft" title="1997 Major League Baseball expansion draft">1997</a> </td> <td>2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a>, Tampa Bay Devil Rays (now <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a>) </td> <td>30 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Potential_future_expansion">Potential future expansion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/ButtonYellow.svg/8px-ButtonYellow.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/ButtonYellow.svg/12px-ButtonYellow.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/ButtonYellow.svg/16px-ButtonYellow.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/American_League_Central" title="American League Central">Central</a>   <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ButtonRed.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/8px-ButtonRed.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/12px-ButtonRed.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/ButtonRed.svg/16px-ButtonRed.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">East</a></div></div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:345px"><div style="position:relative;width:343px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Expansion of Major League Baseball is located in the United States"><img alt="Expansion of Major League Baseball is located in the United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/343px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" decoding="async" width="343" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/515px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/686px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:63.733%;left:21.169%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Diamondbacks"><img alt="Diamondbacks" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/8px-ButtonGreen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/12px-ButtonGreen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/16px-ButtonGreen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Diamondbacks</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:44.46%;left:35.095%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Rockies"><img alt="Rockies" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/8px-ButtonGreen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/12px-ButtonGreen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/16px-ButtonGreen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Rockies</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:58.007%;left:10.579%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Dodgers"><img alt="Dodgers" 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srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/12px-ButtonGreen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/16px-ButtonGreen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">Padres</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:42.519%;left:5.589%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="  Giants"><img alt="  Giants" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/8px-ButtonGreen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/12px-ButtonGreen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/16px-ButtonGreen.svg.png 2x" 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//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/ButtonViolet.svg/16px-ButtonViolet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><b><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">Cardinals</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:64.093%;left:70.626%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Braves"><img alt="Braves" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/12px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/16px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" 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style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Mets"><img alt="Mets" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/12px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/16px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">Mets</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:39.005%;left:84.232%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Expansion of Major League Baseball"><img alt="Expansion of Major League Baseball" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/12px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/16px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:42.539%;left:83.344%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Phillies"><img alt="Phillies" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Clear1x1.gif" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Phillies</a></b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:43.568%;left:81.692%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Expansion of Major League Baseball"><img alt="Expansion of Major League Baseball" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/12px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/16px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:49.293%;left:75.453%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nationals"><img alt="Nationals" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/Clear1x1.gif" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1" data-file-height="1" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:5px"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Nationals</a></b></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" title="File:Usa edcp relief location map.png">class=notpageimage| </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Locations of <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">NL</a> teams for the 2017–present MLB seasons<br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ButtonGreen.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/8px-ButtonGreen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/12px-ButtonGreen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/ButtonGreen.svg/16px-ButtonGreen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_League_West" title="National League West">West</a>   <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ButtonViolet.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/ButtonViolet.svg/8px-ButtonViolet.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/ButtonViolet.svg/12px-ButtonViolet.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/ButtonViolet.svg/16px-ButtonViolet.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_League_Central" title="National League Central">Central</a>   <span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ButtonBlue.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/8px-ButtonBlue.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/12px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/ButtonBlue.svg/16px-ButtonBlue.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/National_League_East" title="National League East">East</a></div></div></div></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:345px"><div style="position:relative;width:343px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Expansion of Major League Baseball is located in the United States"><img alt="Expansion of Major League Baseball is located in the United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/343px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" decoding="async" width="343" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/515px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png/686px-Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:78.76%;left:46.718%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Austin"><img alt="Austin" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/8px-ButtonBlack.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/12px-ButtonBlack.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/16px-ButtonBlack.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Austin</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:58.002%;left:76.607%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="  Charlotte"><img alt="  Charlotte" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/8px-ButtonBlack.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/12px-ButtonBlack.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/16px-ButtonBlack.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" 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typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nashville"><img alt="Nashville" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/8px-ButtonBlack.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/12px-ButtonBlack.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/16px-ButtonBlack.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></div><div class="pl" style="width:6em;right:5px"><div><b>Nashville</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:81.819%;left:77.776%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Orlando"><img alt="Orlando" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/8px-ButtonBlack.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" 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class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Portland</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:55.042%;left:80.229%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Raleigh"><img alt="Raleigh" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/8px-ButtonBlack.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/12px-ButtonBlack.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/16px-ButtonBlack.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Raleigh</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:40.448%;left:7.516%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="     Sacramento"><img alt="     Sacramento" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/8px-ButtonBlack.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/12px-ButtonBlack.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/16px-ButtonBlack.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>     Sacramento</b></div></div></div><div class="od notheme" style="top:38.54%;left:24.053%;font-size:85%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Salt Lake City"><img alt="Salt Lake City" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/8px-ButtonBlack.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/12px-ButtonBlack.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/ButtonBlack.svg/16px-ButtonBlack.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="480" data-file-height="480" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;bottom:5px;left:-3em"><div><b>Salt Lake City</b></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_relief_location_map.png" title="File:Usa edcp relief location map.png">class=notpageimage| </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Locations of potential expansion sites</div></div></div></div> <p>After the 2017 season, <a href="/wiki/Tracy_Ringolsby" title="Tracy Ringolsby">Tracy Ringolsby</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/Baseball_America" title="Baseball America">Baseball America</a></i> wrote that there was "a building consensus" that MLB would expand to 32 teams. He said that the proposed expansion would allow for divisional realignment to address concerns with travel and off-days in the schedule.<sup id="cite_ref-ringolsby_57-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ringolsby-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ringolsby also reported that a team would likely go to <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland, Oregon</a>, with Manfred citing a need for another team in the <a href="/wiki/Western_United_States" title="Western United States">western United States</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ringolsby_57-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ringolsby-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After <a href="/wiki/Sportico" class="mw-redirect" title="Sportico">Sportico</a> estimated the average value of an MLB franchise to be $2.2 billion in April 2021, Manfred called it a "lodestar" for negotiations for an expansion fee for the team's new owners.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Tony_Clark" title="Tony Clark">Tony Clark</a>, the president of the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Players_Association" title="Major League Baseball Players Association">MLB Players Association</a>, voiced his support for expanding MLB to 32 teams the following year.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2023, the Athletics entered into an agreement to <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics_relocation_to_Las_Vegas" title="Oakland Athletics relocation to Las Vegas">relocate to Las Vegas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Las Vegas had been seeking an MLB franchise, either through expansion or relocation of an existing team.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 19, 2023, the Rays announced plans to build a <a href="/wiki/Gas_Plant_Stadium" title="Gas Plant Stadium">new ballpark</a> in St. Petersburg adjacent to Tropicana Field, as part of the redevelopment of the Gas Plant District, which is planned to open for the 2028 season. It is expected to be a 30,000 seat fixed-roof stadium which will cost $1.3 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2024, the Athletics announced they had entered into an agreement with <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_River_Cats" title="Sacramento River Cats">Sacramento River Cats</a> owner <a href="/wiki/Vivek_Ranadive" class="mw-redirect" title="Vivek Ranadive">Vivek Ranadive</a> to play the 2025–2027 seasons at their home stadium, <a href="/wiki/Sutter_Health_Park" title="Sutter Health Park">Sutter Health Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/West_Sacramento,_California" title="West Sacramento, California">West Sacramento, California</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By July, the Rays new ballpark was officially approved by the Pinellas County Commission in a 5–2 vote ensuring that the team will stay put in the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay" title="Tampa Bay">Tampa Bay</a> area.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Austin">Austin</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Austin"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Austin Baseball Commission LLC was launched in mid-July 2024, a grassroots organization devoted to bringing a major-league baseball team to <a href="/wiki/Austin,_Texas" title="Austin, Texas">Austin, Texas</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Austin_BizJournal_67-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Austin_BizJournal-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The organization, founded by sales consultant and marketer Derrik Fox with help from Matt Mackowiak - head of the <a href="/wiki/Travis_County,_Texas" title="Travis County, Texas">Travis County</a> Republican Party and founder of Save Austin Now <a href="/wiki/Political_action_committee" title="Political action committee">PAC</a> - has the support of <a href="/wiki/Williamson_County,_Texas" title="Williamson County, Texas">Williamson County</a> Judge Bill Gravell and Austin Mayor <a href="/wiki/Kirk_Watson" title="Kirk Watson">Kirk Watson</a>. The group cites the early success of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Austin_FC" title="Austin FC">Austin FC</a> team as "proof of concept" that an MLB team will work.<sup id="cite_ref-Austin_BizJournal_67-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Austin_BizJournal-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Greater_Austin" title="Greater Austin">Austin area</a> is home to the <a href="/wiki/Round_Rock_Express" title="Round Rock Express">Round Rock Express</a> who play at the <a href="/wiki/Dell_Diamond" title="Dell Diamond">Dell Diamond</a> in <a href="/wiki/Round_Rock,_Texas" title="Round Rock, Texas">Round Rock, Texas</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Charlotte">Charlotte</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Charlotte"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Charlotte Bats is an organization devoted to bringing a major-league baseball team to <a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte, North Carolina</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-myfox1_69-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-myfox1-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 2023, the deputy mayor of Charlotte said that no plans for a stadium have been submitted to the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_City_Council" title="Charlotte City Council">Charlotte City Council</a> for consideration.<sup id="cite_ref-myfox1_69-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-myfox1-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Charlotte is home to the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Knights" title="Charlotte Knights">Charlotte Knights</a> who play at <a href="/wiki/Truist_Field" title="Truist Field">Truist Field</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Montreal">Montreal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Montreal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Expos" title="Montreal Expos">Montreal Expos</a>, a 1969 expansion team, played for 36 seasons in the <a href="/wiki/National_League_East" title="National League East">NL East</a> before relocating to <a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a>, in 2004, becoming the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a>. </p><p>In 2019, the Rays received permission to explore splitting their seasons between Tampa Bay and <a href="/wiki/Montreal" title="Montreal">Montreal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bnn_70-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bnn-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MLB rejected the Rays' plan in January 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2015, <a href="/wiki/Denis_Coderre" title="Denis Coderre">Denis Coderre</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_Montreal" title="Mayor of Montreal">mayor of Montreal</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Bronfman" title="Stephen Bronfman">Stephen Bronfman</a>, the son of Expos owner <a href="/wiki/Charles_Bronfman" title="Charles Bronfman">Charles Bronfman</a>, wrote a letter to all 30 MLB teams extolling Montreal as an expansion city.<sup id="cite_ref-72" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bronfman is leading a group of investors who are looking to obtain an MLB franchise. He announced an agreement to develop land that would house a new stadium on a 40-acre (16 ha) plot of land off of <a href="/wiki/Bonaventure_Expressway" class="mw-redirect" title="Bonaventure Expressway">Bonaventure Expressway</a> in Peel Basin.<sup id="cite_ref-bnn_70-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bnn-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> His partners include <a href="/wiki/Pierre_Boivin" title="Pierre Boivin">Pierre Boivin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alain_Bouchard" title="Alain Bouchard">Alain Bouchard</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Garber" title="Mitch Garber">Mitch Garber</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-bnn_70-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bnn-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to <i><a href="/wiki/The_Canadian_Press" title="The Canadian Press">The Canadian Press</a></i>, the ownership group has met MLB's conditions for returning to Montreal.<sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nashville">Nashville</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Nashville"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Music City Baseball was founded in 2019 by John Loar and <a href="/wiki/Alberto_Gonzales" title="Alberto Gonzales">Alberto Gonzales</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-newschannel5_75-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newschannel5-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They brought on <a href="/wiki/Dave_Stewart_(baseball)" title="Dave Stewart (baseball)">Dave Stewart</a> to lead them publicly. The organization is devoted to the founding of a major league team in <a href="/wiki/Nashville,_Tennessee" title="Nashville, Tennessee">Nashville</a>, named the "Nashville Stars", after the <a href="/wiki/Nashville_Stars_(baseball)" title="Nashville Stars (baseball)">Negro league team of that name</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wkrn_76-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wkrn-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group initially sought land for a stadium by the <a href="/wiki/Cumberland_River" title="Cumberland River">Cumberland River</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-newschannel5_75-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-newschannel5-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but as of June 2022 was focused on <a href="/wiki/North_Nashville" class="mw-redirect" title="North Nashville">North Nashville</a> near <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_State_University" title="Tennessee State University">Tennessee State University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-wkrn_76-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-wkrn-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group hopes to privately fund the stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nashville is currently home to the <a href="/wiki/Nashville_Sounds" title="Nashville Sounds">Nashville Sounds</a> who play at <a href="/wiki/First_Horizon_Park" title="First Horizon Park">First Horizon Park</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Orlando">Orlando</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Orlando"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando, Florida</a>, has expressed interest in a team, despite the state of Florida already being home to two MLB franchises, in Miami and the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_area" title="Tampa Bay area">Tampa Bay area</a>. In November 2019, <a href="/wiki/Pat_Williams_(basketball)" title="Pat Williams (basketball)">Pat Williams</a>, a co-founder of the <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA), unveiled the "Orlando Dreamers", a concept for an MLB expansion team in Orlando.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Thousands of people indicated interest in buying season tickets on the Orlando Dreamers website in the 24 hours after the announcement.<sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group has proposed building a 45,000-capacity <a href="/wiki/Domed_stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Domed stadium">domed stadium</a> on a 35.5-acre (14.4 ha) lot near the <a href="/wiki/Orange_County_Convention_Center" title="Orange County Convention Center">Orange County Convention Center</a> along with 1,000 hotel rooms, estimating a cost of $1.7 billion. As of May 2023, the group was seeking $975 million in public funds.<sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While Orlando does not have a minor league team, the <a href="/wiki/Montgomery_Biscuits" title="Montgomery Biscuits">Montgomery Biscuits</a> formerly played in the <a href="/wiki/Greater_Orlando" title="Greater Orlando">Orlando area</a> from 1963 to 2003. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Portland">Portland</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Portland"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Proposed_Major_League_Baseball_franchises_in_Portland,_Oregon" title="Proposed Major League Baseball franchises in Portland, Oregon">Proposed Major League Baseball franchises in Portland, Oregon</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Oregon_Legislative_Assembly" title="Oregon Legislative Assembly">Oregon Legislative Assembly</a> passed Senate Bill 5 in 2003, which could provide $150 million in public funds towards building a stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2017, the Portland Diamond Project (PDP) was formed by Craig Cheek, a retired vice president for <a href="/wiki/Nike,_Inc." title="Nike, Inc.">Nike, Inc.</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Mike_Barrett_(sportscaster)" title="Mike Barrett (sportscaster)">Mike Barrett</a>, a former broadcaster for the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> of the NBA.<sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Russell_Wilson" title="Russell Wilson">Russell Wilson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ciara" title="Ciara">Ciara</a> invested in the group in 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2018, PDP announced an agreement with the <a href="/wiki/Port_of_Portland_(Oregon)" title="Port of Portland (Oregon)">Port of Portland</a> to build a 32,000-seat stadium along the <a href="/wiki/Willamette_River" title="Willamette River">Willamette River</a><sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> on a 45.5-acre (18.4 ha) tract of land at Terminal 2<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in <a href="/wiki/Northwest_Portland,_Oregon" title="Northwest Portland, Oregon">Northwest Portland</a>. Architecture firm <a href="/wiki/Populous_(company)" title="Populous (company)">Populous</a> would build the stadium if the proposal is approved.<sup id="cite_ref-88" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2023, PDP had shifted focus and was considering sites at the <a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Center" title="Lloyd Center">Lloyd Center</a> shopping mall in downtown Portland or the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Redtail_Golf_Course&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Redtail Golf Course (page does not exist)">Redtail Golf Course</a> in neighboring <a href="/wiki/Beaverton,_Oregon" title="Beaverton, Oregon">Beaverton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In January 2024, they announced they were in negotiations to purchase the 164-acre (66 ha) Redtail site.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On September 23, 2024, PDP announced that they had signed a letter of intent to purchase <a href="/wiki/Zidell_Yards" title="Zidell Yards">Zidell Yards</a>, a former industrial waterfront in the <a href="/wiki/South_Portland,_Portland,_Oregon" title="South Portland, Portland, Oregon">South Portland</a> neighborhood.<sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Within city limits, Portland was last home to the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Beavers" title="Portland Beavers">Portland Beavers</a> who played in the city from 1903 to 2010. The <a href="/wiki/Portland_metropolitan_area,_Oregon" class="mw-redirect" title="Portland metropolitan area, Oregon">Portland area</a> currently is home to the <a href="/wiki/Hillsboro_Hops" title="Hillsboro Hops">Hillsboro Hops</a> who play at <a href="/wiki/Hillsboro_Ballpark" title="Hillsboro Ballpark">Hillsboro Ballpark</a> in <a href="/wiki/Hillsboro,_Oregon" title="Hillsboro, Oregon">Hillsboro, Oregon</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Raleigh">Raleigh</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Raleigh"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Tom_Dundon" class="mw-redirect" title="Tom Dundon">Tom Dundon</a>, the owner of the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Hurricanes" title="Carolina Hurricanes">Carolina Hurricanes</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">National Hockey League</a>, has stated his intent to lead a group to submit a bid to bring MLB to <a href="/wiki/Raleigh,_North_Carolina" title="Raleigh, North Carolina">Raleigh, North Carolina</a>, during the next phase of expansion.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Hurricanes have committed long-term to the city, until at least 2044, along with the approved $1.1 billion in upgrades for <a href="/wiki/PNC_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="PNC Arena">PNC Arena</a> and development of a sports and entertainment district around the arena, which could include a baseball stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dundon has stated that securing the capital necessary is a non-issue.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Research_Triangle" title="Research Triangle">Raleigh area</a> is home to the <a href="/wiki/Durham_Bulls" title="Durham Bulls">Durham Bulls</a> who play at the <a href="/wiki/Durham_Bulls_Athletic_Park" title="Durham Bulls Athletic Park">Durham Bulls Athletic Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Durham,_North_Carolina" title="Durham, North Carolina">Durham, North Carolina</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Carolina_Mudcats" title="Carolina Mudcats">Carolina Mudcats</a> who play at <a href="/wiki/Five_County_Stadium" title="Five County Stadium">Five County Stadium</a> in <a href="/wiki/Zebulon,_North_Carolina" title="Zebulon, North Carolina">Zebulon, North Carolina</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sacramento">Sacramento</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: Sacramento"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 2024, the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> entered into an agreement to play three or more seasons at the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_River_Cats" title="Sacramento River Cats">Sacramento River Cats</a> home field, <a href="/wiki/Sutter_Health_Park" title="Sutter Health Park">Sutter Health Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/West_Sacramento,_California" title="West Sacramento, California">West Sacramento, California</a>. After the press conference announcing the move, <a href="/wiki/Vivek_Ranadiv%C3%A9" title="Vivek Ranadivé">Vivek Ranadivé</a>, owner of the River Cats and the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a>, stated that, in conversations with MLB Commissioner <a href="/wiki/Rob_Manfred" title="Rob Manfred">Rob Manfred</a>, he was told that MLB was seeking to add a west coast expansion franchise. Ranadivé added that he felt Sacramento would move into "pole position" for a new team, with the A's sojourn being a "good showcase" for the Sacramento market.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ranadivé mentioned the <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Railyards" title="Sacramento Railyards">Sacramento Railyards</a>, originally intended as the site for a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a> expansion stadium, as the potential site of a new ball park. Later in the day, Sacramento Mayor <a href="/wiki/Darrell_Steinberg" title="Darrell Steinberg">Darrell Steinberg</a> also made mention of Sacramento's intention to seek an MLB expansion franchise during a press conference from city hall, referring to the A's stint in <a href="/wiki/Sacramento" class="mw-redirect" title="Sacramento">Sacramento</a> as an "audition" for MLB.<sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Salt_Lake_City">Salt Lake City</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: Salt Lake City"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In April 2023, <a href="/wiki/Gail_Miller_(businesswoman)" title="Gail Miller (businesswoman)">Gail Miller</a>, the widow of <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> owner <a href="/wiki/Larry_H._Miller" title="Larry H. Miller">Larry H. Miller</a> and co-founder of the Larry H. Miller Company, announced the formation of Big League Utah, a group of investors looking to obtain an expansion MLB franchise for <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City" title="Salt Lake City">Salt Lake City</a>. They also announced their partnership with <a href="/wiki/Rocky_Mountain_Power" class="mw-redirect" title="Rocky Mountain Power">Rocky Mountain Power</a> to develop a 100-acre (40 ha) lot on the city's west side for a stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 15, 2024, the Larry H. Miller company announced that they plan to invest at least $3.5 billion towards the lot, bringing mixed-use development to the area, including a baseball stadium.<sup id="cite_ref-Feb15'24_KSL_98-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Feb15'24_KSL-98"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>98<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Salt Lake City is currently home to the <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_Bees" title="Salt Lake Bees">Salt Lake Bees</a> who play at <a href="/wiki/Daybreak_Field_at_America_First_Square" class="mw-redirect" title="Daybreak Field at America First Square">Daybreak Field at America First Square</a>. Salt Lake City is home to the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>, the <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League" title="National Hockey League">NHL</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Utah_Hockey_Club" title="Utah Hockey Club">Utah Hockey Club</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Real_Salt_Lake" title="Real Salt Lake">Real Salt Lake</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div role="img" class="floatright noresize" style="width: 500px; line-height: 1; text-align: center; background-color: #ffffff; position: relative;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Major_League_Baseball_team_locations.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Major_League_Baseball_team_locations.svg/500px-Major_League_Baseball_team_locations.svg.png" decoding="async" width="500" height="356" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Major_League_Baseball_team_locations.svg/750px-Major_League_Baseball_team_locations.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Major_League_Baseball_team_locations.svg/1000px-Major_League_Baseball_team_locations.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="836" data-file-height="595" /></a></span> <div style="position:absolute; 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The United States is home to 29 teams and one is located in Canada. </p><p>The following table shows current MLB teams that will be participating in the <a href="/wiki/2025_MLB_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2025 MLB season">2025 MLB season</a>, in which city they are located, when the club was founded, joined MLB, number of times relocated and times the franchise name has changed. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Current">Current</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Current"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width:75%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Founded </th> <th>Joined </th> <th>Relocated </th> <th>Name changed </th></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Diamondbacks" title="Arizona Diamondbacks">Arizona Diamondbacks</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix, Arizona</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1998 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Athletics_(baseball)" title="Athletics (baseball)">Athletics</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/West_Sacramento,_California" title="West Sacramento, California">West Sacramento, California</a><sup id="cite_ref-b_101-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-b-101"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>A<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td colspan="2">1901 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cumberland,_Georgia" title="Cumberland, Georgia">Cumberland, Georgia</a> </td> <td>1871 <i>(<a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Professional_Base_Ball_Players" title="National Association of Professional Base Ball Players">NA</a>)</i> </td> <td>1876 <i>(NL)</i> </td> <td>2 </td> <td>7 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles" title="Baltimore Orioles">Baltimore Orioles</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore,_Maryland" class="mw-redirect" title="Baltimore, Maryland">Baltimore, Maryland</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1901 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Boston Red Sox</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, Massachusetts">Boston, Massachusetts</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1901 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a> </td> <td>1870 <i>(NA)</i> </td> <td>1876 <i>(NL)</i> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1901 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cincinnati, Ohio">Cincinnati, Ohio</a> </td> <td>1882 <i>(<a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">AA</a>)</i> </td> <td>1890 <i>(NL)</i> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Guardians" title="Cleveland Guardians">Cleveland Guardians</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland, Ohio</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1901 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver,_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, Colorado">Denver, Colorado</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1993 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit,_Michigan" class="mw-redirect" title="Detroit, Michigan">Detroit, Michigan</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1901 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston, Texas</a> </td> <td>1962 <i>(NL)</i> </td> <td>2013 <i>(AL)</i> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City, Missouri</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1969 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Los Angeles Angels</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Anaheim,_California" title="Anaheim, California">Anaheim, California</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1961 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a> </td> <td>1884 <i>(AA)</i> </td> <td>1890 <i>(NL)</i> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>10 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Marlins" title="Miami Marlins">Miami Marlins</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, Florida">Miami, Florida</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1993 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee,_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee, Wisconsin">Milwaukee, Wisconsin</a> </td> <td>1969 <i>(AL)</i> </td> <td>1998 <i>(NL)</i> </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, Minnesota">Minneapolis, Minnesota</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1901 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mets" title="New York Mets">New York Mets</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="New York, New York">New York, New York</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1962 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York,_New_York" class="mw-redirect" title="New York, New York">New York, New York</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1903 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Phillies" title="Philadelphia Phillies">Philadelphia Phillies</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1883 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>4 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td>1882 <i>(AA)</i> </td> <td>1887 <i>(NL)</i> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Diego,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Diego, California">San Diego, California</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1969 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Giants" title="San Francisco Giants">San Francisco Giants</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, California">San Francisco, California</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1883 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle,_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle, Washington">Seattle, Washington</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1977 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Cardinals" title="St. Louis Cardinals">St. Louis Cardinals</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis, Missouri">St. Louis, Missouri</a> </td> <td>1882 <i>(AA)</i> </td> <td>1892 <i>(NL)</i> </td> <td>0 </td> <td>3 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Petersburg,_Florida" title="St. Petersburg, Florida">St. Petersburg, Florida</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1998 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arlington,_Texas" title="Arlington, Texas">Arlington, Texas</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1961 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto,_Ontario" class="mw-redirect" title="Toronto, Ontario">Toronto, Ontario</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1977 </td> <td>0 </td> <td>0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals" title="Washington Nationals">Washington Nationals</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1969 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Former">Former</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Expansion_of_Major_League_Baseball&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Former"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="width:80%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Location </th> <th>Founded </th> <th>Entered AL or NL </th> <th>Years active </th> <th>Left AL or NL </th> <th>Reason </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles_(1882%E2%80%931899)" title="Baltimore Orioles (1882–1899)">Baltimore Orioles</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore, Maryland</a> </td> <td>1882 (<a href="/wiki/American_Association_(1882%E2%80%931891)" title="American Association (1882–1891)">AA</a>) </td> <td>1892 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>1899 </td> <td>Financial </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore_Orioles_(1901%E2%80%931902)" title="Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902)">Baltimore Orioles</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore, Maryland</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1901 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1902 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Bisons_(National_League)" title="Buffalo Bisons (National League)">Buffalo Bisons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo, New York</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1879 </td> <td>7 </td> <td>1885 </td> <td>Sold </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds_(1876%E2%80%931879)" title="Cincinnati Reds (1876–1879)">Cincinnati Reds</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati, Ohio</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1876 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>1879 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Stars" title="Cincinnati Stars">Cincinnati Stars</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cincinnati" title="Cincinnati">Cincinnati, Ohio</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1880 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1880 </td> <td>Expulsion </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Blues_(National_League)" title="Cleveland Blues (National League)">Cleveland Blues</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland, Ohio</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1879 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>1884 </td> <td>Sold </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Spiders" title="Cleveland Spiders">Cleveland Spiders</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland, Ohio</a> </td> <td>1887 (AA) </td> <td>1889 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>1899 </td> <td>Financial </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Wolverines" title="Detroit Wolverines">Detroit Wolverines</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit" title="Detroit">Detroit, Michigan</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1881 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>1888 </td> <td>Financial </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hartford_Dark_Blues" title="Hartford Dark Blues">Hartford Dark Blues / Brooklyn Hartfords</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hartford,_Connecticut" title="Hartford, Connecticut">Hartford, Connecticut</a> / <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn" title="Brooklyn">Brooklyn, New York</a> </td> <td>1874 (<a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Professional_Base_Ball_Players" title="National Association of Professional Base Ball Players">NA</a>) </td> <td>1876 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1877 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis_Blues" title="Indianapolis Blues">Indianapolis Blues</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis, Indiana</a> </td> <td>1877 (<a href="/wiki/League_Alliance" title="League Alliance">LA</a>) </td> <td>1878 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1878 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Cowboys_(National_League)" title="Kansas City Cowboys (National League)">Kansas City Cowboys</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City, Missouri</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1886 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1886 </td> <td>Financial </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Colonels" title="Louisville Colonels">Louisville Colonels</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a> </td> <td>1882 (AA) </td> <td>1892 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>1899 </td> <td>Financial </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville_Grays" title="Louisville Grays">Louisville Grays</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville, Kentucky</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1876 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1877 </td> <td>Expulsion </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Grays" title="Milwaukee Grays">Milwaukee Grays</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee, Wisconsin</a> </td> <td>1877 (LA) </td> <td>1878 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1878 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Mutuals" title="New York Mutuals">New York Mutuals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hoboken,_New_Jersey" title="Hoboken, New Jersey">Hoboken, New Jersey</a> / <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn" title="Brooklyn">Brooklyn, New York</a> </td> <td>1857 (<a href="/wiki/National_Association_of_Base_Ball_Players" title="National Association of Base Ball Players">NABBP</a>) </td> <td>1876 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1876 </td> <td>Expulsion </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Athletics_(1860%E2%80%931876)" title="Philadelphia Athletics (1860–1876)">Philadelphia Athletics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td>1861 (NABBP) </td> <td>1876 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1876 </td> <td>Expulsion </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence_Grays" title="Providence Grays">Providence Grays</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Providence,_Rhode_Island" title="Providence, Rhode Island">Providence, Rhode Island</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1878 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>1885 </td> <td>Financial </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Brown_Stockings" title="St. Louis Brown Stockings">St. Louis Brown Stockings</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis, Missouri</a> </td> <td>1875 (NA) </td> <td>1876 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>1877 </td> <td>Expulsion </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Maroons/Indianapolis_Hoosiers" title="St. Louis Maroons/Indianapolis Hoosiers">St. Louis Maroons / Indianapolis Hoosiers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis" title="St. Louis">St. Louis, Missouri</a> / <a href="/wiki/Indianapolis" title="Indianapolis">Indianapolis, Indiana</a> </td> <td>1884 (<a href="/wiki/Union_Association" title="Union Association">UA</a>) </td> <td>1885 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>1889 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Stars_(National_League)" title="Syracuse Stars (National League)">Syracuse Stars</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Syracuse,_New_York" title="Syracuse, New York">Syracuse, New York</a> </td> <td>1877 (ind) </td> <td>1879 </td> <td>1 </td> <td>1879 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Troy_Trojans_(National_League)" title="Troy Trojans (National League)">Troy Trojans</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Troy,_New_York" title="Troy, New York">Troy, New York</a> / <a href="/wiki/Watervliet,_New_York" title="Watervliet, New York">Watervliet, New York</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1879 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>1882 </td> <td>Small market </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Nationals_(1886%E2%80%931889)" title="Washington Nationals (1886–1889)">Washington Nationals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td colspan="2">1886 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>1889 </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Senators_(1891%E2%80%931899)" title="Washington Senators (1891–1899)">Washington Senators</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington,_D.C." title="Washington, D.C.">Washington, D.C.</a> </td> <td>1891 (AA) </td> <td>1892 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>1899 </td> <td>Financial </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Worcester_Worcesters" title="Worcester Worcesters">Worcester Worcesters</a> </td> <td><a 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