Overview

• MLB is starting its European expansion plans with a two-game series in London between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs.
• MLB sees Britain as its biggest market in Europe and hopes to use it as a launching point to expand into other European countries like France and Germany.
• The success of the MLB's first London series in 2019 and the World Baseball Classic has boosted MLB's ambitions for Europe.
• MLB is giving teams more control over marketing abroad and hopes to develop international stars to build interest in new markets.
• The Yankees are lobbying to play a series in Paris in 2025 as MLB considers expanding into the Netherlands, Italy, and beyond.