The Tampa Bay Rays are about to embark on yet another season with poor attendance and countless national news stories about how they should move to Montreal. However, we now have yet another good sign that Major League Baseball is going to be in the Bay Area for a long time.
During a recent session with the media, commissioner Rob Manfred was asked about the possibility of MLB expanding from 30 to 32 teams.
“Expansion is important,” Manfred said. “I think baseball is a growth business. There are huge advantages to getting to 32 teams.