MLB drops proposal to host a baseball game at Grand Teton National Park
Rob Manfred said MLB will not continue evaluating the site after local leaders objected and a National Park Service official scouted locations.
- On Thursday, Major League Baseball abandoned plans to stage a game in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park after Commissioner Rob Manfred confirmed the decision following local opposition.
- Local leaders sent letters on Monday to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and Manfred expressing 'strong opposition' to the proposal, following a Washington Post report suggesting the park was under consideration.
- In a letter sent Thursday, Manfred told local officials and Sen. Martin Heinrich the league was only conducting 'initial due diligence' on many sites and had not evaluated environmental impacts.
- Allison Michalski, senior program manager for the National Parks Conservation Association, praised the outcome, saying the league 'recognized that Grand Teton is already a field of dreams.'
- Major League Baseball has played regular-season games away from big league ballparks in recent years, including in Iowa, though the league had approached the administration about staging a game at the national park.
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL DRAWS FIRE OVER GRAND TETON BALLPARK PROPOSAL AS REACTION SPREADS ONLINE
Major League Baseball has abandoned a proposal to build a ballpark in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, according to a Washington Post report, and the reaction has spread across social media and local news outlets.
MLB Drops Proposal for Baseball Game at National Park
“Major League Baseball has abandoned a proposal to build a ballpark in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park,” the Washington Post reports. “League officials had approached the Trump administration about the viability of playing a game at the national park, and a National Park Service official had scouted potential locations.”
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The Seattle TimesMLB drops proposal to host a baseball game at Grand Teton National Park
After The Washington Post reported on the proposal, local leaders sent letters to the Trump administration and the MLB commissioner expressing strong opposition.
Associated Press News
MLB won't consider game at Grand Teton National Park, says was only conducting initial due diligence
Major League Baseball has decided not to consider Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming for a game. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred sent a letter to local officials and community leaders, stating that MLB had no formal plans to play there.
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