MLB wanted to play regular season games in France in 2025
After all, the MLB International Series is not heading to France.
When the Summer Olympics come to Paris in 2024, skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing and breakdancing will all be there. Baseball’s inclusion was considered, but a decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) eliminated America’s Pastime from competition for Paris 2024. Don’t expect to see baseball in the City of Lights the following year either, as the MLB has abandoned plans to play regular season games in Paris in 2025 after failing to find a promoter, according to the Associated Press.
The cancellation, which was not officially announced by MLB, eliminates the plan for a two-game series that was part of the collective bargaining agreement approved in March 2022. However, the teams that were going to make the trip to France n were never chosen and a suitable venue for the two-match set was never found, leading to the plan being scrapped altogether. “People close to the decision said it had become clear in recent months that no progress was being made to make the games work financially,” according to the AP. Unlike the NFL, NBA and NHL, MLB has never played a single game in continental Europe.
MLB had success playing in London in 2019 when the Red Sox and Yankees crossed the pond, and a Cardinals and Cubs series last June was also successful. The Mets and Phillies are scheduled to play in England on June 8 and 9. The 2024 season will also travel to two other countries for regular season games, as the Astros and Rockies will play in Mexico and the Dodgers and Padres will open competition. season in Seoul, South Korea. The Red Sox and Rays will also play spring training games in the Dominican Republic.
Although baseball will not be played at the 2024 Paris Olympics, it is expected to be reinstated for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. Baseball was an integral part of the Olympic program for the 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Games, but the IOC voted to eliminate the sport from the 2012 and 2016 Olympics before reinstating it at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
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2023-11-20 23:01:16
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