Formally:MLB arrives in Europe with Series London 2019
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The most long-awaited message for all baseball enthusiasts in Europe was officially made by MLB commissioner Rob Manfred and London`s mayor Sadik Khan. At a joint press conference in the British capital last night, they announced that next summer Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees will play the first official Premier League games on the territory of the Old Continent. Historical enemies will face each other in a series of two Olympics stadium games in London `12 on June 29-30, 2019. Formal host of both matches will be Boston and the capacity of the stadium willbe for 55, 000 fans. The meeting with the media yesterday was also attended by the owners of the two legendary baseball clubs;John Henry on the Red Socks, and Hal Steinbren of the Yankees.
`The MLB is thrilled to be able to present this historic rivalry to London`s emotional audience, ` said Manfred, commissioner, `The stadium and infrastructure of this great city provide every opportunity to organize a first-class event. kicked off a long-term partnership with London, which will continue to expand baseball in Europe. `
The MLB is the last of the four leading professional sports leagues analyzed by buy sport picks of the United States and Canada, which will organize their matches in Europe and specifically in London. The NFL has held meetings in the British capital since 2007, with 18 Wembley and three Tweenham matches played so far. London has also hosted regular NBA and NHL matches. Europe is the fourth continent after North America, Asia, and Australia, where MLB is set, and Britain is the seventh different country. In addition to the United States and Canada, official Major League Baseball matches have been played in Mexico (1996, 1999, 2018), Japan (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012), Puerto Rico (2001, 2003, 2004, (2014).
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