MLB, expansion and realign Manfred
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During an interview with ESPN's Karl Ravech on August 17th, MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred discussed a potential league realignment and its potential impact on the sport. Manfred discussed making a four-team division format in two separate leagues,
Baseball insiders have whispered about the possibility of regional-based realignment for a few years. MLB commissioner Rob Mandred was asked directly about it on Sunday night during an ESPN broadcast, and didn’t shy away from his next bold rules change.
MLB’s divisions haven’t changed since the Astros moved from the NL Central to the AL West in 2013. Jim Bowden of The Athletic created new divisions based off the news. It included a “North Division” made up of the Tigers, Blue Jays, Guardians and Reds.
After radical realignment, Yankees, Mets fans will have to ‘relearn who they hate and who they love’
If Major League Baseball undergoes radical realignment and puts the Yankees and Mets in the same division down the road, their fans will have to “relearn who to love and who to hate” in terms of opposing teams.
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred hinted that radical realignment could be coming to the sport, and Mets radio announcer Howie Rose says the American and National Leagues will “cease to exist” as a result.