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Baseball: 7 potential MLB expansion cities and team ideas

By Ryan Morik

VERO BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 1981: Gary Carter #8 of the Montreal Expos during a spring training game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
VERO BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 1981: Gary Carter #8 of the Montreal Expos during a spring training game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodgertown in Vero Beach, Florida. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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EL PASO, TX – MARCH 03: The city of El Paso, Texas on the morning of March 3, 2020. 1,357 Democratic delegates are at stake as voters cast their ballots in 14 states and American Samoa on what is known as Super Tuesday. (Photo by Cengiz Yar/Getty Images)
EL PASO, TX – MARCH 03: The city of El Paso, Texas on the morning of March 3, 2020. 1,357 Democratic delegates are at stake as voters cast their ballots in 14 states and American Samoa on what is known as Super Tuesday. (Photo by Cengiz Yar/Getty Images) /

El Paso

Nickname: Grande

Closest team, Arizona Diamondbacks (430 miles)

How about a third Texas idea?

Knowing how big of a presence baseball owns in Mexico, and the proximity of El Paso to the Southern border, I think baseball could benefit from having Mexican fans watch the best baseball talent in the world consistently.

For the record, I have no idea what kind of baseball people in El Paso and nearby Mexican cities are watching. Obviously, smarter people than myself are in Major League Baseball’s offices. I have never crossed a border in a car, so I have no idea how long the process is, or what it could possibly be like when going to a ball game. But MLB has played games all across the globe. They obviously want to expand the game, so why wouldn’t this be at least a thought?

Also, in terms of the name — more geography! The Rio Grande River runs through west El Paso. I’m sure in the opening weeks, a stadium will fill up the…grande stands.

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