The Philadelphia Phillies are one of the teams lucky enough to be playing abroad next season.
As MLB tries to expand baseball, they have made their London Series a staple on the MLB schedule.
Next season, it will be the Phillies and New York Mets playing in London.
Phillies legend Chase Utley will have his boots on the ground in London trying to promote baseball.
According to MLB Europe, Utley lives in London and will be “rallying the troops” before the series next year.
It’s Sir Chase of Utley now
With the @Phillies coming to town next year, they got their man on the ground to start rallying the troops #LondonSeries tickets go on general sale tomorrow pic.twitter.com/kYiHYxxuyl
— MLB Europe (@MLBEurope) December 7, 2023
Baseball is a sport that has been growing in popularity in London.
Residents of the U.K. are becoming more and more interested in the sport.
Utley works for MLB as their ambassador to the U.K.
Living in London, he understands what the fans want and how to help them learn the game.
Also, it just so happens that Utley is on the Hall of Fame ballot this year.
After many years of living under the radar, it is cool to see the legend back in the news.
There is a partnership between MLB and London that will see a series played in the U.K. in 2023, 2024, and 2026.
Last season, the two teams that played were the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals.
That series was a success and the same should be expected for the Mets and Phillies series.
Baseball has always been America’s pastime.
But it is great that the game is starting to spread to different countries.
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