By Allison Weiner
Welcome back to What If? For this edition, I have decided to go into MLB and the possibility of an expansion. But instead of staying at 30 or expanding to 32 teams, we will see what happens if Robert Manfred expands the MLB to 40 teams. With this expansion, it would mean a change in how the divisions would play out. Currently, there are 2 conferences with 3 divisions. This will end up with a similar format to the NFL where it will be 2 conferences with 4 divisions.
Below are the current MLB Teams
| ALS | NLS |
| East: Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox NY Yankees Tampa Bay Rays Toronto Blue Jays | East: Atlanta Braves Miami Marlins NY Mets Philadelphia Phillies Washington Nationals |
| Central: Chicago White Sox Cleveland Guardians Detroit Tigers Kansas City Royals Minnesota Twins | Central: Chicago Cubs Cincinnati Reds Milwaukee Brewers Pittsburgh Pirates St. Louis Cardinals |
| West: Arizona Diamondbacks Colorado Rockies L.A. Dodgers San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants | West: Houston Astros L.A. Angels Oakland A’s Seattle Mariners Texas Rangers |
Here are the 40 teams playing in this potential MLB season with new cities and groups that deserve a baseball team. And please comment below if you want me to do a part 2 of this What If scenario, and who would make the playoffs.
*New City/Team that deserves a MLB Team*
| ALS North | ALS South | ALS East | ALS West | NLS North | NLS South | NLS East | NLS West |
| Chicago White Sox | Kansas City Royals (Moved From ALS Central) | Baltimore Orioles | Houston Astros | Chicago Cubs | Atlanta Braves (Moved from NLS East) | NY Mets | Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Cleveland Guardians | Texas Rangers (Moved From ALS West) | Boston Red Sox | L.A. Angels | Cincinnati Reds | Miami Dolphins (Moved from NLS East) | Philadelphia Phillies | Colorado Rockies |
| Detroit Tigers | Tampa Bay Rays (Moved from ALS East) | NY Yankees | Oakland A’s | Milwaukee Brewers | St. Louis Cardinals (Moved from NLS Central) | Washington Nationals | L.A. Dodgers |
| Minnesota Twins | *Oklahoma Twisters*- Named after the tornados they get each year | *Charlotte Kings*-Charlotte is known as one of the Queen Cities | Seattle Mariners | Pittsburgh Pirates | *New Orleans Hurricanes*-Named after the weather conditions they get over the summer/fall | *Montreal Expos*-Returning after the original team became the Nationals | San Diego Padres |
| Toronto Blue Jays (Moving from ALS East) | *Kentucky Eclipse*- Named from the former team from Louisville | *NJ Redhawks*-Named after NJ’s own Red-Tailed Hawks | *Las Vegas Gamblers*- Named for what Las Vegas is known for | *Indianapolis Hoosiers*-Named after the former team in the 1880s. | Tennessee Blue Ridge-Named after the Blue Ridge Mountains that pass through the state | *Columbia Bobcats*- Named after one of the animals that can be seen in S.C | San Francisco Giants |
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