Baseball in the wild? MLB eyes iconic national park for future neutral-site game
America’s pastime could be headed to its most wild backdrop yet.
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THE TAKEAWAY
- MLB is exploring a future regular-season game at Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park, creating one of baseball’s most scenic potential venues.
- The proposal remains preliminary, with no official permits approved by the National Park Service.
- A game at Grand Teton would expand MLB’s growing neutral-site series while showcasing the park’s iconic mountains and wildlife.
GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK — Major League Baseball has set its sights on a "wild" new backdrop, hoping to bring the game the Great Bambino once dominated straight to the Grand Tetons.
Major League Baseball is swinging for the fences, eyeing one of the nation's most iconic national parks to host a future neutral-site game, Outkick reported.
A horse grazes at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming, just south of Yellowstone National Park, the first national park in the United States. (Ronen Tivony/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
America’s pastime could be headed to its most scenic diamond yet.
MLB has explored preliminary plans to build a temporary ballpark inside Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park, according to reports.
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The league has approached the White House about bringing a regular-season match-up to the iconic national park.
The MLB explores bringing a future neutral-site game to Grand Teton National Park. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images / Getty Images)
Before baseball fans start packing their hiking boots, it’s worth noting that this is strictly exploratory. Federal officials confirm no official permits have been granted by the National Park Service, meaning an actual game inside the park is far from guaranteed.
Between towering fly balls and local grizzly bears, it would easily mark the league's wildest showcase to date.
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Grand Teton is world-famous for its dramatic mountain skyline and thriving wildlife populations, including bears, moose and roaming bison.
A herd of female pronghorn at Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. (Ronen Tivony/NurPhoto via Getty Images / Getty Images)
From the cornfields of Iowa to Bristol Motor Speedway, MLB's neutral-site games have proven to be a major hit with fans.
Now, the league is setting its sights on a national park for its next unforgettable backdrop.