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Patrick Andres

Emerging Sports Market Makes Strong Pitch for MLB Expansion Team

A new city has thrown its hat into the ring for a potential MLB expansion team.

A Salt Lake City group is exploring potential avenues to attract an expansion team in the coming years, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan.

"Salt Lake City is a major league city," Steve Starks, the CEO of the company behind the expansion bid, told ESPN. "We believe that as a top-30 media market in the fastest-growing state in the country with the youngest population, that's where our attention should be."

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