Baseball could return to London Stadium

The London Stadium had been selected to advance to the next stage of the Major League Baseball (MLB) European Series tender  from 2023-2026.

The final decision was expected in April and LLDC is continuing to work with the GLA on the total city bid with MLB.

The Stadium team are working as part of the city consortium led by the GLA to prepare the final submission with the result expected by June 2021.

Last year Major League Baseball decided to cancel MLB London Series after the pandemic struck. St. Louis Cardinals were scheduled to host the Chicago Cubs in a National League Central Match-Up in June last year before the cancellation.

London Stadium hosted a two-game MLB series between the Red Sox and Yankees in June 2019 which saw sell-out crowds but the cost of the London Stadium transformation was claimed to be massive with the taxpayer subsidy.

London Stadium owners LLDC admitted that seat move costs increased by £2m to £6m for the baseball transformation but argued the event was good for London local economy bringing in extra millions.