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MLB returning to London next year: official

The London Stadium hosted two Major League Baseball regular season fixtures in 2019

NEW YORK: Major League Baseball will bring regular season games back to London from 2023 as part of a long-term partnership aimed at boosting the sport’s global appeal, a statement said Monday.

Under an agreement announced by MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred and London mayor Sadiq Khan, the British capital will host regular-season games in 2023, 2024 and 2026.

Next year’s fixtures mark the first MLB games held in Britain since the 2019 two-game series between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees at London Stadium.

Around 60,000 fans attended each game, both won by the Yankees.

“All aspects of the inaugural MLB games in London were an overwhelming…

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