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By Andrew Wright
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Talks of MLB expansion teams are beginning to grow more by the day.
Fuel was added to the fire Monday when MLB insider Jeff Passan joined "The Pat McAfee Show" to discuss possible locations for future expansion teams.
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Passan spoke about two potential locations in particular and named one of the two as nearly a guarantee to receive an expansion team.
"I think Nashville is almost a shoo-in to get an expansion team at this point," Passan told the show.
A move there would give MLB an expansion team in the Eastern part of the country, and there is also a city out West that has reportedly impressed MLB as well.
"You've also got Salt Lake City who has really impressed the people at MLB. They've got ownership in place, and they've got a stadium plan in place," Passan said.
Teams added in those two cities would further help set up the idea of the geographical realignment that was mentioned Sunday night by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred.
Nashville makes the most sense from a popularity standpoint, as it has been home to the NHL's Predators since 1998, and an MLB team would only shoot up the city's popularity. As for Salt Lake City, an MLB team would give Utah its third professional sports team along with the NBA's Utah Jazz and NHL's Utah Mammoth.
Other cities that have been discussed as possible locations are San Antonio, Charlotte and Montreal. As of now, though, it appears that Nashville and Salt Lake City are the frontrunners whenever the time comes for expansion.
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