Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred turned down a request from San Jose's mayor asking for the league to revoke territorial rights held by the San Francisco Giants and clear the way for an expansion team to one day come to the South Bay city.
's mayor asking for the league to revoke territorial rights held by the San Francisco Giants and clear the way for an expansion team to one day come to the South Bay city.
Mahan said the Giants are the only team in the country that can prevent another team from coming to its region. The Giants were granted territory rights over 30 years ago, and he thinks it’s time to change that. "Let me be very clear: I said I want the A's to stay in Oakland. I also said I want an expansion team to have the opportunity to chose San Jose as a hometown," he said.
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