If former Orlando Magic co-founder Pat Williams has his way, Major League Baseball will call the city of Mickey Mouse home in the future. The state of Florida already has two teams – the Tampa Bay Rays and the Miami Marlins – that have not fared well in terms of fan support since the teams’ entered professional baseball in 1993 and 1998.
This is not the first time that Williams has tried to strike gold with the potential of bringing baseball to the central part of the state. Given the porous crowds in both Miami and Tampa, it might be a hard sell despite the diversity of the Orlando market and the international appeal the tourism industry enjoys because of attractions off the I-4 corridor.