MLB Twitter reacts to Nashville being the overwhelming top pick for an expansion team voted on by players: "What a landslide" "I'm all for it"

MLB players believe that Nashville would be the best destination for the next expansion team. The Athletic polled over 100 players, and 69% of the vote went to Nashville.

Other cities that received some votes were: Montreal (10%), Charlotte (5%), Austin (5%), Portland (4%), Vancouver (2%) and Salt Lake City (2%). This will be music to the ears of Music City Baseball, a group leading the charge to get an expansion team in Nashville.

The group has already settled on a name if it is given an expansion team. In an ode to the Negro League team that played from 1940-1950, it'll bring back the name the Stars.

Not much was documented on the Stars back then, so an opportunity to pay respect to them was a no-brainer. The Music City Group would like to keep the team's history alive.

MLB fans would love to see an expansion team come to Nashville. They already have a minor league team, the Sounds, that does well. There's no question baseball would be welcomed there.

Fans couldn't think of a better destination for an expansion team. The weather, growing city and history make for an easy pick.

An MLB expansion in Nashville may take a while

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred has stated that there won't be an expansion team until Oakland and Tampa Bay's situations get resolved. Both teams are facing location problems, with Oakland looking to depart the city and move to Las Vegas.

For Oakland, its situation is coming to a close. It seems evident that the Oakland Athletics will be moving to Las Vegas. Nevada legislation passed the bill to fund the stadium, which was one of the big hold-ups.

For the Tampa Bay Rays, they are looking for a new stadium. Tropicana Field has long been regarded as one of the worst stadiums in the league. Built in 1990, it's one of the oldest stadiums in the league. It desperately needs to be revamped. Not only is the stadium dull and dim but there's also a white ceiling which often makes for outfield errors.

Fans shouldn't get their expansion hopes up until these two issues are completely resolved.

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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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