If Dave Stewart is successful, it would become the first majority minority-owned team in MLB history
Publish date:Dave Stewart, a former All-Star pitcher who played 16 years in MLB, is leading an initiative to bring a Major League Baseball team to Nashville,While expansion is one of MLB’s priorities, the sport has not added any new teams since 1998 when the Diamondbacks and Rays joined the league. Music City Baseball, an organization composed of Nashville business, sports and music leaders, chose Stewart to take charge of in hopes landing a team in Nashville within the next several years.
If Stewart is successful, the team would become the first majority minority-owned team in MLB history. Stewart, who helped lead the Athletics to a World Series victory in 1989, told ESPN that MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is still looking to resolve stadium issues with the A’s and Tampa Bay before an expansion team can take place.
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