Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon is “very serious” about bringing an expansion Major League Baseball team to Raleigh, one of the team’s top business executives said Wednesday.
Brian Fork, the new chief executive officer of Hurricanes Holdings, said baseball is one of his job duties along with other development around PNC Arena. Major League Baseball has 30 teams and has not announced plans to expand. At least three franchises are dealing with stadium or relocation issues at the moment: the Oakland A’s, the Tampa Bay Rays and the Kansas City Royals.
But expansion is expected at some point in the near future, perhaps by the end of the decade. Located about halfway between Washington and Atlanta, Raleigh offers access to a growing state and area without infringing on another team’s territory.
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My top recommendations for the name of an MLB team in Raleigh:
1. Carolina Emeralds (NC was once known for mining gold & emeralds)
2. Raleigh Oaks (Raleigh is called the “City of Oaks”)