In addition to its strong success with the Portland Beavers, there are plenty of MLB cities with a lower populace than the City of Roses. Portland trumps Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Cleveland and Milwaukee in populace, and when the Trail Blazers have been good in the past, the fans come out.

If the league expands to 32 teams, it seems more likely that the season will last 156 games — or possibly 154 — than 162. Here's why.

Others are less definitive on Salt Lake City getting an expansion team, but ESPN’s Bradford Doolittle noted this week that Salt Lake City is among four cities located in the West that have a real shot and landing a franchise, along with San Jose, California; Portland, Oregon; and Vancouver, British Columbia.

During an appearance in the broadcast booth on ESPN's Sunday Night Baseball, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred suggested that the league could realign divisions geographically if it expands in the future.

During the Little League Classic between the New York Mets and Seattle Mariners on ESPN, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred hinted at a big change.