
Nashville
Nashville is one of, if not THE, fastest growing cities in the country. The entire state of Tennessee doesn’t have a major league team. Nashville is already a great sports town, just look at the Predators and Titans.
It’s almost too good.
Nashville is rumored to be under consideration for an expansion anyways, potentially under the Nashville Stars name. That name is an homage to the Negro League team from the 1930s-1950s. There’s everything from a Twitter to a website dedicated to this potential club. Even Darius Rucker and Justin Timberlake are involved in the investment group.
Nashville is currently the home of the Sounds, a Triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers and former affiliate of the A’s from 2015-2018. They currently play at First Horizon Park which was built in 2015. The ballpark might not be totally suitable for a Major League team, but it’s nothing that can’t be fixed.
MLB has said there won’t be expansion until the situation in Tampa is resolved, and now this Oakland issue opens another door. Although with that door opened, it may allow Nashville to walk right through it.
Nashville is the 23rd most populated city in the United States, with almost 220,000 more people than Oakland. Again, it’s all about the market size.
Nashville is a city with unlimited potential. It could become the Los Angeles of the South. Considering where the city is heading, a move to Nashville would be nothing but a benefit to not just the Oakland A’s franchise, but Major League Baseball as a whole.