MLB, Realignment
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Eight divisions with four teams each, which is a huge shift from today's six divisions with five teams. The American League gets condensed (confined to the heavily populated East Coast out to the Great Lakes region), while the National League stretches out for far more square mileage.
MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said Sunday during the ESPN broadcast of the Little League Classic between the Mariners-Mets that he can see the possibility of expansion and geographic realignment taking place in the future.