Major League Baseball plans to return to London next year for the first time since 2019.
The league announced Thursday that St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs will play a two-game series on June 24-25, 2023 at the London Stadium. The rivals of the National League Central Division they were to play in London in 2020, but the games have been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
“The Cardinals are excited and honored to be a part of the London series next year,” said Cardinals president Bill DeWitt Jr., it’s a statement. “The rivalry Cardinals-Cubs is one of the best in sports, and it will be exciting to bring it to Europe for a new audience to experience.”
MLB last played in London in 2019, when the New York Yankees swept a two-game set against the Boston Red Sox in June in the london stadium. Those were also the first MLB regular season games played in Europa.
Chicago y St. Louis they have played international games before. The puppies They opened the 2000 season in Tokyo against the New York Mets and played a three-game series against the New York Mets. Montreal expos in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 2003. The Cardinals played a two-game series against Cincinnati in Mexico in 2019.
“The MLB London Series between the Cubs and Cardinals has been in the works for years and we are thrilled to finally be able to bring one of baseball’s greatest rivalries to the United States. aficionados overseas in 2023,” said Cubs president Tom Rickettsit’s a statement.
The 2023 London Series is part of an international roster that was approved in the March labor agreement between MLB and the players’ association. It also calls the London games in 2024 and 2026, the first games of France in 2025, the annual games of the Mexico City from 2023 to 2026, an Asian opening in 2024 and an opening in Tokyo in 2025.
“These games will be a great opportunity to once again showcase London Stadium as a multi-use venue and an asset to the capital,” said the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khanit’s a statement. “The St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs are two of the most well-supported clubs in baseball and I know they will receive a fantastic reception next summer here in the sports capital of the world.”
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