"With Rob Manfred's recent comments at the Little League Classic, talk of Major League Baseball expansion and realignment is taking center stage. With an expansion to 32 teams, baseball might look to remove the American League and National League, replacing them with news divisions based on geography. Divisions would be comprised of teams in a specific region, with everyone vying for the Western Conference or Eastern Conference title."
"For the Chicago White Sox, that could mean playing in the same division as the crosstown rival Cubs. That would take the Chicago rivalry to new heights. Everyone is trying their hand at a new configuration of divisions. Nobody knows exactly what it's going to look like. That being said, some recently proposed MLB division breakdowns make absolutely no sense for the White Sox."
Rob Manfred's Little League Classic comments have reignited MLB expansion and realignment conversation. Expansion to 32 teams could eliminate the American and National Leagues, replacing them with geographic divisions and Eastern and Western conferences. The Chicago White Sox could be placed in the same division as the crosstown Cubs, intensifying the rivalry. FOX Sports proposed Portland and Charlotte as expansion cities and placed the White Sox in an "NL Midwest" with the Cubs, Reds, and Cardinals. The White Sox are an American League charter franchise dating to the Chicago White Stockings and should not switch leagues if AL and NL remain separate. There is opposition to grouping the White Sox with former NL Central clubs.
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