MLB will return to London in 2023 with duels between the rivals Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. Louis Cardinals

The London Series will return to the MLB schedule in 2023 – Reproduction / MLB.com

Major League Baseball (MLB) has announced that it will return to London to host a two-game series between the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals. Louis Cardinals for the 2023 regular season. The games, which will be played at London Stadium, will be the second time the UK capital has hosted an MLB duel. The first was in 2019 when the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox faced each other.

After a break in games outside the United States due to the pandemic, MLB has returned to promoting international games. After signing, in May, a long-term contract with the capital of the United Kingdom, Major League Baseball will have London as one of the venues for its world tour, MLB’s largest international schedule ever. About 24 matches in the regular season and 16 exhibition matches will be played in different continents such as Asia, Latin America and Europe until the end of the 2026 season.

experience outside the United States

For the teams, this wouldn’t be the first time the Cubs and Cardinals have played outside of the United States. In 2019, the Museum of St. Luis went to Monterrey, Mexico to take on the Cincinnati Reds, while the Chicago Cubs have already played games in Tokyo, Japan in 2000 and in Puerto Rico in 2003.

said William DeWitt Jr., President and CEO of street. Louis Cardinals.

“The MLB London Series between the Cubs and Cardinals has been in the planning stages for years, and we’re excited to finally be able to bring one of baseball’s greatest rivalries to fans abroad in 2023,” added MLB CEO Tom Ricketts. London series. Chicago Cubs.

Organizing events

For next year’s London games, MLB has hired CSM Sport and Entertainment to oversee event marketing, ticketing strategy, local operations and the games’ fan experience. It is worth noting that the company has already worked in the Major League Baseball tournament during the London 2019 series and will be present again in organizing the event.