Could Major League Baseball truly go international and have
a team outside of the United States? This may be harder to answer than I make
it out to be but truly I believe the game could with a little creativity and
lots of security. Already Major League Baseball has a team in Canada and with
the growing love for the game in South American countries such as Cuba,
Venezuela and Mexico to name a few a team could end up there in the near future
in my opinion.
Revenue in MLB rose to just under $9 billion during the 2014
season without tapping many potential markets outside of the United States and
around the globe. The move outside the United States would have to start slow
and start small with a team right over the border in Mexico, Monterrey maybe or
even Mexico City, and security would be a nightmare to begin with but if MLB
could make this work then the sky is the limit for the league. With the
popularity of baseball in countries like Japan, Korea, Cuba, Australia,
Columbia, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela and even smaller countries like
Curacao the game could explode internationally and truly set itself apart from
the rest of the sports world.
It’s a dream now as we stand here in 2015 but this, in my
opinion, is and should be the long term goal and vision for the game. Call me
progressive and call me a dreamer but its coming ladies and gentleman so
prepare yourselves for it.
MLB Europe? A la NFL Europe, without the World League happening first.
ReplyDeleteWho knows? Maybe eventually.
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