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By Andrew Wright
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The future of MLB may be changing sometime in the very near future.
Sunday night, during MLB's annual Little League Classic, commissioner Rob Manfred joined the broadcast booth and revealed future plans that could reshape the entire league.
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During his time on the broadcast, Manfred revealed that expansion teams could soon be coming to MLB and that would mean the reshaping of divisions and leagues.
"In my mind, I think if we expand it provides us with an opportunity to geographically realign," Manfred told the booth. "I think we could save a lot of wear and tear on our players in terms of travel, and I think our postseason format would be even more appealing."
Expansion is something that many have felt was coming for quite some time, but to now hear the commissioner of the league say it on national television means it must be coming sooner rather than later.
Manfred explained that the expansion teams are due to the demand for more MLB in new states and cities across the United States.
"I think the owners realize there's demand for Major League Baseball from a lot of great cities and we have an opportunity to do something good around that expansion process."
The most interesting part of Manfred's discussion with the booth was the mention of geographical realignment across the league. If that were to happen, there is a chance that the New York Yankees, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Red Sox all end up in the same division.
Some divisional rivalries would stay the same but there would be possibility for new ones as well. MLB is trying whatever it can to grow the game and make it more popular and many feel that geographical-centric divisions could be an answer.
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