How Potential MLB Geographic Realignment Could Hurt Atlanta Braves

The Atlanta Braves will lose their traditional rivalries if the MLB realigns geographically. / Brad Penner-Imagn ImagesIf there's just one thing all diehard baseball fans have in common, it's the resistance to change.

More than any other major American sport, baseball has been built on tradition. Some of that tradition has been lost through the tenure of commissioner Rob Manfred. But on Sunday night during ESPN's broadcast of The Little League Classic between the Seattle Mariners and New York Mets, Manfred hinted that the most radical change the league could experience may still be coming.

"I think if we expand, it provides us with an opportunity to geographically realign," Manfred said, via…