Editorial Seventh entry
Dallas / 01/08/2024 19:45:43
Houston and Arlington are the two favorite candidate cities to host the final stage of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, since according to reports, these sites are the ones that Major League Baseball is considering to host the last part of the next event.
According to Bob Nightengale of US Today, MLB has considered the Houston Astros and Texas Rangers stadiums for two basic reasons: they are stadiums with retractable roofs and both sites are located in the center of the country, so they would handle the weather. of the Center (CentralTime).
Per @BNightengalethe Texas Rangers and Houston Astros are the two leading candidates to host the 2026 World Baseball Classic Finals.
“MLB is strongly leaning towards having the event in the Central Time Zone with retractable roof ballparks.” pic.twitter.com/NUSXRMJSes
— Shawn Spradling (@Shawn_Spradling) January 8, 2024
The Major Leagues assured that the sixth edition of the World Classic will take place in 2026 and one of the most important points for MLB is that the venues in the United States are in places with a mild climate (avoid areas in the north where there is cold ) and that, for protection, there is a roof.
In addition, by having teams from all over the world (with different time zones), presenting a venue with Central Time hours will help the games take place at a better time.
US CITIES WHERE THE WORLD CLASSIC HAS BEEN PLAYED
Miami: 4 editions (2009, 2013, 2017, 2023)Arizona: 3 editions (2006, 2013, 2023)San Diego: 3 editions (2006, 2009, 2017)Los Angeles: 2 editions (2009, 2017)Anaheim: 1 edition (2006)San Francisco: 1 edition (2013)
In history, six cities in the United States have hosted some round of the World Classic, all of them in the south of the country, but none of them have been Houston or Arlington, places that also have international airports with high influx from anywhere. of the world.
A few days ago a report was presented by the Houston Chronicle stating that the Houston Astros had sent their request for Minute Maid Park to host all rounds of the World Classic.
Houston has officially submitted its bid to host the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
In @matthewkawahara’s article:
• The bid included requests to host all rounds of the 2026 WBC
• Minute Maid Park would serve as the venuehttps://t.co/FLmYnwZu8I— Shawn Spradling (@Shawn_Spradling) January 4, 2024
Although the format that would be had still needs to be confirmed, the final stage of the next World Classic could repeat what was seen in 2023, having Miami as the venue for a group and the Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Final. Seventh Entry
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