San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan says the Giants are the only pro sports team in the country that can prevent another team from coming to its region. But its region includes the South Bay and he wants to change that.
Mayor Matt Mahan says the Giants are the only team in the country which 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.
"As a baseball fan, it’s hard to get my boy up to San Francisco or Oakland, or to fly them to L.A. for a game," said Cindy Kavanagh, fan and parent of an 11-year-old baseball player. Mahan and a group of former San Jose mayors say they’re taking steps to bring pro baseball to the South Bay. They sent a letter to MLB’s commissioner asking to remove the Giants' territorial rights. ownership when the Giants’ intention was to move to the South Bay. I think the A’s at the time, thought it made a lot of sense. The A’s would have the North Bay, the Giants would have the South Bay. That did not come to fruition, but the restriction remained in place," Mahan said.
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