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The Emerging Battle for Major League Baseball Expansion: Portland vs. Salt Lake City
Sports rivalry isn’t a new phenomenon. Traditionally, it’s about two teams competing fiercely for bragging rights, championships, or supremacy within a league. But in an intriguing twist, a different kind of rivalry has begun to form—one rooted in cities vying for the chance to host a Major League Baseball (MLB) team. Right now, that contest appears to be centered on two Western cities: Portland, Oregon, and Salt Lake City, Utah.