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Newest MLB Division: AL Pacific?

The time may be right for Japanese expansion teams

By Katherine Thompson, Newser Staff

Posted May 25, 2008 3:33 PM CDT

(Newser) – With the help of modern air travel, Major League Baseball should seriously consider expanding across the Pacific, writes Jim Caple for ESPN. Such a move could be both profitable and intriguing, and keep Japan from hemorrhaging its best talent. Though, as Red Sox manager Terry... Read full story »

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