Written by Alex Putterman at Bloguin
Major League Baseball could soon vacation to London, according to Fox Sports’ Jon Paul Morosi.
Morosi reported Wednesday morning that MLB “is making progress” in discussion with London officials about bringing games to the UK as early as 2017. The talks were first reported last weekend by The Telegraph.
These games would reportedly be held at Olympic Stadium, a venue built for the 2012 Summer Olympics and currently being renovated to host the West Ham United soccer club.
MLB is the only major American sports league yet to play games in Europe, and given baseball’s emphasis on globalization, this move seemed inevitable. In recent years, MLB has held games in Japan, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Australia.
The baseball-to-the-UK arrangement seems to make too much sense not to happen.
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