“Would be the Worst..”: MLB Fans Stand Divided as Expansion Plans Involving Utah Jazz Owners Reportedly Take Place

Major League Baseball may be spreading its wings further. America’s favorite pastime has gone through some changes in recent times as viewer statistics have lowered. But MLB’s latest rules may work in its favor yet and some fans are eager to see new baseball teams in their own cities. Among the most favored are Las Vegas; Nashville, Tennessee; Portland, Oregon; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Montreal. But there is another place that some are rallying for – Salt Lake City, Utah.

The metropolis’s strong economy and population growth, not to mention baseball history, may prove in its favor. Since teams like the Tampa Bay Rays and the Oakland A’s are in the process of possible relocation, MLB may not approve this plan just yet. But a certain group of people is set to lobby for the thirty-first MLB team, spearheaded by a former NBA owner.

Gail Miller set to rally Major League Baseball for a new team in Salt Lake City

The western state has a flourishing sports scene with the NBA’s Utah Jazz popular among fans. The team’s former owner, Gail Miller, is reportedly among a group of notable names that want baseball to officially come to their city. This coalition includes Utah residents and former major league players, Dale Murphy and Jeremy Guthrie.

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ESPN’s Jeff Passan recently reported that this alliance also includes the Larry H. Miller Company, an organization founded by Gail’s late husband. The current CEO, Steve Starks, told Passan, “Salt Lake City is a major league city. We believe that as a top-30 media market in the fastest-growing state in the country with the youngest population, that’s where our attention should be — and that we could accomplish bringing a team to the Wasatch Front.”

While there have been no official comments from MLB, fans have opinions.

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It would be natural to assume everyone wants a baseball team from their city to call their own. And out of the 30 current MLB teams, the rest of the USA is left wanting.

One fan wanted the league to fix its problems before heading toward expansion. One of them is figuring out the future of the A’s and the Rays.

One fan wants MLB to bring back the Salt Lake City Trappers, a minor league team that played their last games in 1992.

Since this Utah city is a mountain region, fans are not so sure it will work well. One even referred to another MLB team that has not always had a great winning record.

Overall, Utah is not a popular choice.

What do you think? Should Salt Lake City get its own MLB team?

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