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California city makes significant push for MLB expansion team
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Sacramento MLB Expansion press conference.
The campaign to bring professional baseball to West Sacramento is officially underway.
Days after, West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero revealed there would be an announcement regarding the future of professional baseball to the city of Sacramento , she introduced "The Sacramento Pitch."
The campaign to bring professional baseball to West Sacramento is officially underway. Paul Kitagaki Jr./ZUMA / SplashNews.com
Days after, West Sacramento Mayor Martha Guerrero revealed there would be an announcement regarding the future of professional baseball to the city of Sacramento, she introduced "The Sacramento Pitch." The Sacramento Pitch/Hart Howerton
The Sacramento Pitch is a campaign led by minority Kings owner Mark Friedman, who played a vital part in the development of downtown Sacramento and the Golden 1 Center sports and entertainment complex.
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Joining Friedman are 11 other members that include Guerrero and Sacramento mayor Kevin McCarty, as well as former San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker , and former MLB player and Sacramento native Derek Lee.
"This is a defining moment for West Sacramento, and we're ready," Said Guerrero. "Major League Baseball is already seeing firsthand the passion, energy, and civic pride that exists here."
The website breaks down the case into four different reasons as to why Sacramento is deserving of an MLB expansion team. "The site, the investment, the economic case, the market."
The potential home of a future MLB ballpark in Sacramento is set to be placed on a 50-acre site in West Sacramento's Bridge district, near Sutter Health Park, home of the minor league baseball team, the Sacramento River Cats, and the temporary home of the Athletics .
The Sacramento Pitch is a campaign led by minority Kings owner Mark Friedman, who played a vital part in the development of downtown Sacramento and the Golden 1 Center sports and entertainment complex. ZUMAPRESS.com
The renderings of the ballpark show the stadium facing along the Sacramento River, with the cities skyline view as the backdrop.
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Followed by the view is a $1.8 billion privately funded investment in the campaign committee. The committee expects the project to generate $1.77 billion in revenue for West Sacramento. The market side of the campaign focuses on how Sacramento is one of the largest media markets in the country, with only one big 5 sports team.
"The region has grown roughly 10% over the past decade, outpacing both California and the nation," According to the campaign's website. "It has added more than 200,000 jobs since pandemic lows."
