Sacramento-Area Leaders Launch Effort for MLB Expansion Team, Plan New Stadium

Sacramento Launches Campaign for MLB Expansion Team

The greater Sacramento area launched a formal campaign for a Major League Baseball expansion team, the “Sacramento Pitch,” on May 28. “When MLB moves forward on expansion, Sacramento will be impossible to ignore,” said Mark Friedman, board chair of the Greater Sacramento Economic Council, in a statement. “We have the market, the site, the capital, and the community. Sacramento is ready to compete—and Sacramento is ready to win.” The campaign pro…

Exclusive: Inside the Sacramento ’s Audacious $1.8 Billion Quest to Secure an MLB Expansion Team

Sacramento may not necessarily set off alarms or be on the sports consciousness of America as a whole. Yet, the city is a sports town. Now, they want to be the permanent home of an expansion MLB franchise. Currently home to the former Athletics, Sacramento is seeking to bring its own team to California’s capital. Barry Broome, President and CEO of the Greater Sacramento Economic Council, shared with Heavy the insight aand behind the move.How wil…

Major American city unveils $2bn MLB expansion plans with new stadium renderings

A MAJOR American city has unveiled its $2 BILLION plans for an MLB expansion franchise. The city has become the latest of several to launch...

Sacramento officials reveal campaign for MLB expansion team: What we know

Will there be MLB in Sacramento permanently? West coast leaders share ambitious plans for MLB expansion.

Sacramento-area leaders launch effort for MLB expansion team, plan new stadium

Sacramento-area leaders on Thursday formally announced plans to pursue a Major League Baseball expansion team, saying that $1.8 billion in funding has been secured as part of “The Sacramento Pitch.”

Sacramento MLB investors? Some big names are already in … and out

One former Major League Baseball All-Star would like to invest in a potential Sacramento MLB expansion team, but a former MLB owner is passing.