TORONTO — Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred was in town Monday to help the Blue Jays celebrate their home opener. He held a news conference where the first question was about, what else? Montreal.
Manfred said that it is “impossible to tell” when asked for a timeline for Montreal landing a major-league franchise.
He did agree Montreal is a viable location, but said that includes expansion as well as relocating an existing team.
With the Rays unable to reach a deal with the St. Petersburg City Council on a proposal to search for a stadium site outside of St.