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Option to move Rays to Orlando must be raised

Nobody really knows what will happen with the Tampa Bay Rays in the short to medium term. It is even to believe that the upper echelons of the MLB do not know it either with the few information that it is possible to obtain here and there!

Mike Bianchi, columnist at the Orlando Sentinel, came up with an unusual suggestion. He would see the Rays move to Orlando. Obviously, the latter preaches for his parish, but he brings up some good points that are very defensible.

An under-exploited sports market

You know what lies in life in Orlando that attracts millions of tourists annually? Walt Disney World. For an international Disney visitor, the idea of ​​attending a sport that epitomizes America such as baseball can be appealing. If people can afford a family trip to Disney, they can spend a few extra bucks to see Mike Trout perform.

If Vegas can do it, why not Orlando?

There are not only the tourists, but also all the Disney employees who could potentially go and have fun at a Rays game on their day off. Having talked to people who have worked for Disney before, there isn’t much to do around and having the Rays come would be an added attraction.

The only sport of Big 4 in this city of the State of Florida is basketball, in connection with the Magic of Orlando. We are not talking here about a first-class organization, such as the Lakers or the Celtics. If we talk about Big 5 and MLS, we must add to this equation Orlando City which joined MLS only in 2015. The results are disappointing for the soccer team, in addition to its history in the context of the tournament MLS is backtournament played precisely in Disney facilities.

There would therefore be room for a ball team in this city located barely two hours by road from St-Petersburg. In addition, the citizens are already remotely familiar with the team.

A good population

As of April 1, 2020, the Orlando metro area ranked third in Florida demographically. It arrives at the foot of the podium with a population of 2,673,376 inhabitants, arriving far behind the greater Miami area and not far behind that of, precisely, Tampa Bay. The market is there to be granted a team and the first advantage is that the club would remain in Florida.

One downside I see to this idea is that the state of Florida is really a football state and less of other sports. Baseball clubs have never drawn crowds. Ditto for those of hockey, besides since the Lightning dominates the league. Remember the many relocation rumours. Yes, basketball sold in the LeBron James days, or even still.

Florida is truly a football state, both professional and amateur. Whether or not the idea of ​​moving a baseball club there is worth discussing remains to be seen.

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