MLB Asks White House About National Park Game — SkimNews
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- MLB approached the Trump administration about hosting a baseball game at a national park, confirmed by White House and league officials to The Washington Post on Saturday.
- The White House said the National Park Service has not granted a permit and described the proposal as "not a Presidential directive" and "not a White House or Administration priority."
- NPS deputy director Frank Lands visited Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming this week and examined three potential game sites, according to two sources who spoke to the Post; Lands declined to comment.
- MLB's recent single-game venues include the Field of Dreams, the Little League Classic, a 2025 game at Bristol Motor Speedway, and a 2024 game at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama.
- The 2027 MLB schedule has already been released with Field of Dreams and Little League Classic games in August, placing any new national-park venue no earlier than 2028, per an anonymous league official.
- President Trump has made major changes to the National Park Service in his second term, including cuts to NPS budget and staffing, while the administration has explored selling or transferring park land to private developers.
Why it matters: An anonymous MLB official called the national-park idea one of several under consideration, with the earliest realistic timeline landing in 2028, while the White House publicly disclaims the project even as sources say NPS deputy leadership was scouting Grand Teton sites. Any agreement would land with an administration that has slashed NPS staffing and explored privatizing park land.
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