North Carolina in the conversation for Major League Baseball expansion. Plus, our state's long baseball history
North Carolina in the conversation for Major League Baseball expansion
As Major League Baseball runs toward home plate with expansion, North Carolina is in the national conversation for getting a team. What would it take to attract a major-league team in terms of money, demographics, land availability, and a good team name? Jeff Tiberii asks two experts who have been crunching the numbers.
Michael Walden, economist, NC State University
Lou Pascucci, co-founder of MLB Raleigh/MLB 2 NC
This interview originally aired July 14, 2026.
History of baseball in North Carolina
North Carolina’s history…
The skinny
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