I know this will never happen, but it's still worth asking.

Say the Chicago, Los Angeles and New York baseball teams all needed new stadiums, and instead of building separate stadiums, they decide to build one stadium for each other to share.

Would they go along with it, or would they protest it?

It would be a bitter protest. Teams want their own stadiums to control all aspects of gameday revenue, as well as the revenue from auxiliary events.

MLB teams sharing a stadium is also a logistical nightmare. MLB would eat up 162 of the 183 days during the regular season. The postseason would also be extremely messy if both teams qualify and are seeded similarly.

Los Angeles and New York are also large enough metro areas to not only justify two teams, but potentially a third. I don't think that would ever happen, aside from a separate New Jersey team, as there are simply too many opportunities to expand elsewhere.

The White Sox missed a golden opportunity with the property at The 78 that is going to be the future home of Chicago Fire FC.

I think one day in the not too distant future, one of the Big Four is going to set up shop in both Dallas and Fort Worth. The growth trajectory of Texas is working in favor of that. The NBA would be the most likely as the Mavs actually play in Dallas proper now, unlike the Rangers and Cowboys. I don't think the NHL will simply because hockey has so far to go in making inroads in Texas. Professional soccer might technically get there first if the USL successfully gets a first-division men's league off the ground, as there are both Dallas and Fort Worth expansion efforts ongoing now.

(07-06-2025 05:11 PM)chargeradio Wrote:  It would be a bitter protest. Teams want their own stadiums to control all aspects of gameday revenue, as well as the revenue from auxiliary events.

MLB teams sharing a stadium is also a logistical nightmare. MLB would eat up 162 of the 183 days during the regular season. The postseason would also be extremely messy if both teams qualify and are seeded similarly.

Los Angeles and New York are also large enough metro areas to not only justify two teams, but potentially a third. I don't think that would ever happen, aside from a separate New Jersey team, as there are simply too many opportunities to expand elsewhere.

The White Sox missed a golden opportunity with the property at The 78 that is going to be the future home of Chicago Fire FC.

I think one day in the not too distant future, one of the Big Four is going to set up shop in both Dallas and Fort Worth. The growth trajectory of Texas is working in favor of that. The NBA would be the most likely as the Mavs actually play in Dallas proper now, unlike the Rangers and Cowboys. I don't think the NHL will simply because hockey has so far to go in making inroads in Texas. Professional soccer might technically get there first if the USL successfully gets a first-division men's league off the ground, as there are both Dallas and Fort Worth expansion efforts ongoing now.

Oh well. I figured it was worth asking.

Think the last time two MLB teams shared a stadium was in the 70s when Yankee Stadium was being renovated and both played at Shea.