MLB fans react to rumors of a potential expansion team heading to Salt Lake City, Utah

MLB has been buzzing over the last few years about the rumors of adding an expansion team. Both Nashville and Portland have been lobbying to be the cities that that team calls its new home.

Now, another city has stepped into the ring to fight for a major league team, Salt Lake City and a Salt Lake City Consotrium, led by the former Utah Jazz owner, is making a pitch for the league.

The group, known as Big League Utah, will join Nashville's Music City Baseball and Portland Diamond Project in lobbying for a team. The group believes Utah couldn't be any more deserving of an expansion team.

The group surveyed fans around the area, asking what their sports leagues were for potential expansion, and MLB was the clear winner. Baseball even beat out the NFL. One fan tweeted:

The city currently has the Salt Lake Bee, the Triple-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Angels. The team's home stadium also has the largest seating capacity in the league.

Baseball fans in the Salt Lake City area couldn't be happier to hear the news. They think their city is the perfect area for the next expansion team.

MLB needs to figure out Tampa Bay and Oakland before they plan on expanding

MLB will have to figure out the situation with Tampa Bay and Oakland before they can think about an expansion team. The Tampa Bay Rays are looking for a new stadium, and there are rumors of the Oakland Athletics leaving Oakland.

Many around the league believe there is a high possibility that the team will move to Las Vegas. The city was the recipient of the Golden Knights, one of the recent NHL expansion teams. The area has taken well to its new hockey team and many believe they would welcome baseball in the same way.

About the author

Jared "Bloomy" Bloom is a journalist covering Major League Baseball at Sportskeeda and a former college baseball pitcher from Illinois, who just graduated with a Master's degree in Sport Psychology.

A writer with over 3 years of experience, Jared is consistently more concerned with quality than quantity, thoroughly checking multiple sources of information, and prides himself in being knowledgeable not just about MLB, but the game of baseball in general. He loves breaking down plays and game-changing moments, as well as looking closer into players' statistics.

Jared is a die-hard Chicago White Sox fan, and one of his earliest memories is seeing his great-grandfather, a huge Sox fan, in his rocking chair watching a game. Jared started playing from the age of 5 with his grandfather coaching him early on.

Jared loved Tim Lincecum for his quirky delivery and looked up to him as a role model when playing. His current favorite is Phillies star Bryce Harper, an exciting player who doesn't let injuries hold him back. Jared's favorite sports moment is Mark Buehrle's opening day between-the-legs glove flip to first base in 2010.

When he is not watching or writing about baseball, Jared can be found racing BMX at his local Rockford BMX track or coaching his local youth travel baseball team.

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