MLB drops proposal to host a baseball game at Grand Teton National Park

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MLB Drops Proposal for Baseball Game at National Park

“Major League Baseball has abandoned a proposal to build a ballpark in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park,” the Washington Post reports. “League officials had approached the Trump administration about the viability of playing a game at the national park, and a National Park Service official had scouted potential locations.”

MLB drops proposal to host a baseball game at Grand Teton National Park

After The Washington Post reported on the proposal, local leaders sent letters to the Trump administration and the MLB commissioner expressing strong opposition.

Manfred says MLB no longer eyeing Grand Teton as site for potential game

Major League Baseball won't consider staging a game in western Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park.

MLB won't consider game at Grand Teton National Park, says was only conducting initial due diligence

Major League Baseball has decided not to consider Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming for a game. Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred sent a letter to local officials and community leaders, stating that MLB had no formal plans to play there.