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MLB explores national park game amid Trump administration talks

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Major League Baseball has approached the Trump administration about hosting a game at a national park, officials confirmed to The Washington Post. The White House stated the request is not a Presidential directive nor driven by the Department of Interior, clarifying it is not an Administration priority. However, two sources told the Post that the Trump administration scouted locations in Grand Teton National Park in northwest Wyoming to build a baseball park.

National Park Service deputy director Frank Lands visited the park this week to evaluate three potential sites within the park's boundaries. MLB has expanded its use of single-game sites over the past decade, returning for the Field of Dreams game and Little League Classic this year, and playing at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2025 and Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, in 2024. An MLB official told the Post that playing at a national park was one of several ideas under consideration.

With the 2027 schedule set for Field of Dreams and Little League Classic in August, a new game site may be unlikely until at least 2028. Donald Trump has made major changes to the National Parks Service during his second term, including budget and staffing cuts and considering selling park land to private development. The White House stated if MLB wants to visit national parks, it is their prerogative.