Portland Mayor-Elect Keith Wilson is optimistic about landing a Major League Baseball franchise, confident that the city is in contention with one other city, possibly Nashville. The Portland Diamond Project has been pursuing this goal since 2019, with plans to build a stadium at Zidell Yards. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred aims to expand before 2029, with the A’s moving to Las Vegas and ongoing issues with the Rays delaying the process since the last expansion in 1998. the text you provide.
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