MLB Team Relocations Are A Waste Of Time | The Touchback

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There has been a lot of talk about the shadiness of the Oakland A’s move to Las Vegas and rightfully so.   But if you take a step back and look at the big picture of MLB team relocations, a major trend is evident. Namely, they are a stupid waste of time.

Not because they involve greedy owners taking away franchises people love. Sure, that sucks. However, something even more ridiculous emerges when you look at MLB team relocations since 1950. Baseball almost always ends up returning to the single-team markets it vacates.

Time and time again, MLB has let an owner walk away from a city only to turn up there again down the road, usually to avoid political battles. Every scenario is slightly different, but the trend is very real.

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