FORT MYERS – As long as “anywhere but Tokyo” is the guiding light, the more international showcases Major League Baseball can create, the better.
And that especially goes for the Red Sox-Yankees series in London next June that is expected to become official later this year.
The matchup is compelling enough – as ESPN proves year in and year out, there is no more compelling one in baseball – and London’s close enough – 6-1/2 hour flight there, 7-1/2 back is tolerable especially under first-class travel conditions – that the series should be a smashing success.
The Red Sox’ 2008 trip to Tokyo at the end of spring training was a success only if you apply the standard that the team flew there and flew back without incident.