The Arizona Diamondbacks sent officials to Vancouver twice in the past two years to check out possibly playing there as an emergency home, according to a report by The Athletic.
The report said that the team visited the Canadian city in 2018 amid concerns over the condition of Chase Field, where the team currently plays its games.
“While working at Major League Baseball, I provided the team with numerous possibilities, including Vancouver,” Joe Garagiola Jr., who is now special adviser to the Diamondbacks’ chief executive, said in a written statement to The Athletic. “Club executives visited there to determine the reality of making it a contingency plan.