BREAKING: A coalition led by the Miller family and Larry H. Miller Co. is launching an official campaign to try to bring a Major League Baseball team to Salt Lake City.
The retired Atlanta Braves star, who now calls Utah his home, believes he has an answer: “It doesn’t take long to look at the numbers now and say it’s time.”A coalition led by the Miller family and The Larry H. Miller Co. — and backed by Utah politicians, investors and celebrities like Murphy — is launching an official campaign to try to bring a big league ball team to Utah’s capital.
“Nothing is guaranteed, but this is really exciting for people who have dreamed of this for a long time,” said Utah Gov. Spencer Cox, who has thrown his support behind an expansion bid.On Wednesday, Rocky Mountain Power will break ground on the first phase of what officials are calling Salt Lake’s Power District.
“Our coalition feels very strongly that Salt Lake is the major league market in Utah,” LHM CEO Steve Starks said. “Our bias has always been that your major league sports franchises should be located in the capital city.” The sun sets over Rocky Mountain Power's Gadsby Plant in Salt Lake City on Wednesday September 15, 2021., the group that helped build Atlanta’s “Battery” around the Braves’ Truist Park.
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