21 cities that could possibly get an MLB team

As the possibility of the MLB expanding to 32 teams becomes more likely, let’s take a look at 21 cities waiting in the on-deck circle.

Portland

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There are some logical arguments for why Portland would be a solid fit. The city’s population ranks 25th among US cities, lager than baseball towns like Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Minneapolis, Anaheim, and Atlanta, and Nielsen ranks it 22nd for market reach. Plus, it’s a city that has an incredible baseball history. The Portland Mavericks, an Independent club back in the 1970s, owned by Bing Russell—father of Kurt Russell—was a ragtag bunch that included MLB outcast, Jim Bouton.

Perhaps Kurt, Goldie, and the Russell camp would like to give it another go?

Like Vegas, Portland’s inclusion in the MLB would also help realign some of the wacky locations within the divisions (did you see where Houston (AL West) is located yet?).

Odds: (weather permitting) 6 out of 10

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