On ESPN's broadcast of Sunday Night Baseball, commissioner Rob Manfred came on to talk about the state of the sport. One such topic was about expanding the league and thus re-aligning divisions and leagues.
Expansion has been a hot topic since 2023, when cities like Nashville, Portland, Charlotte, Salt Lake City, Montreal, and others were discussed as good fits for a new MLB team. These new teams have yet to be announced, but expansion and realignment are certainly on the mind of Manfred.
"I think if we expand, it provides us with an opportunity to geographically re-align.