Is Orlando destined to be one of the next MLB cities? The Orlando Dreamers are looking to make it happen
When you think of Orlando, Florida, your mind immediately goes to theme parks.That's fair enough; they're what helped make Orlando one of the most-visited cities in the world, drawing tens of millions of tourists every year.And that's just one of the reasons the Orlando Dreamers think the Central Florida city is the perfect place for a Major League Baseball team.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEWhile cities like Nashville and Charlotte are often at the top of people's lists when they talk about MLB expansion, Dreamers co-founder and COO Jim Schnorf believes there's a multitude of reasons why Orlando will land a team."We have no Major League Baseball here. We don't have minor league, and we don't have spring training," Schnorf said.
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When you think of Orlando, Florida, your mind immediately goes to theme parks.That's fair enough; they're what helped make Orlando one of the most-visited cities in the world, drawing tens of millions of tourists every year.And that's just one of the reasons the Orlando Dreamers think the Central Florida city is the perfect place for a Major League Baseball team.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEWhile cities like Nashville and Charlotte are often at the top of people's lists when they talk about MLB expansion, Dreamers co-founder and COO Jim Schnorf believes there's a multitude of reasons why Orlando will land a team."We have no Major League Baseball here. We don't have minor league, and we don't have spring training," Schnorf said. "Every other competing city except one has Triple-A, and the one that doesn't have Triple-A has Double-A. So there's an anomalous absence of professional baseball from the Orlando market."Orlando also happens to be the biggest media market in the country without an MLB presence.And then, of course, there's the tourism."We're the most visited destination in the Western Hemisphere, with over 80 million tourists this year," Schnorf said.
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- When you think of Orlando, Florida, your mind immediately goes to theme parks.That's fair enough; they're what helped make Orlando one of the most-visited cities in the world, drawing tens of millions of tourists every year.And that's just one of the reasons the Orlando Dreamers think the Central Florida city is the perfect place for a Major League Baseball team.CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGEWhile cities like Nashville and Charlotte are often at the top of people's lists when they talk about MLB expansion, Dreamers co-founder and COO Jim Schnorf believes there's a multitude of reasons why Orlando will land a team."We have no Major League Baseball here. We don't have minor league, and we don't have spring training," Schnorf said.
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