{"id":670891,"date":"2026-05-14T18:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/670891\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T18:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T18:08:14","slug":"celebrity-dodgers-fan-interested-in-bringing-mlb-expansion-to-nashville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/670891\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity Dodgers Fan Interested in Bringing MLB Expansion to Nashville"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the Los Angeles Dodgers raised their 2025 World Series banner, Brad Paisley was there to<\/a> sing the National Anthem. When the Dodgers wanted to make a deal at the 2023 Winter Meetings in Nashville, Paisley invited their front office as well as Tampa Bay Rays executive Erik Neander<\/a>. The Tyler Glasnow trade was soon in place. <\/p>\n

Paisley is more than just country music’s No. 1 baseball fan. He’s arguably the most visible and vocal celebrity Dodger fan of any stripe. <\/p>\n

The kid from West Virginia who frequented Dodger Stadium when he and his wife owned a home in the Los Angeles area from 2004-13 might go even bigger for his next act. According to Alanna Rizzo,<\/a> Paisley is at least interested in bringing an MLB team to Nashville if he gets the chance.<\/p>\n

“I had a conversation the other day with Brad Paisley \u2014 I’m name dropping here \u2014 I said, ‘Hey, if a team goes, why don’t you buy a team in Nashville, and then I’ll be your sideline reporter,'” Rizzo said. “And he said he would do it. He said that he needs to get a group of owners together, though, to bring a team to Nashville and then maybe we can all go to a live concert after that.\u201d<\/p>\n

A major professional sports franchise is no small expenditure. The San Diego Padres set a record<\/a> when the family of Peter Seidler agreed in April to sell to a consortium led by Jos\u00e9 E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones<\/a>. Once it’s official, the sale will value the franchise at $3.9 billion.<\/p>\n

The Padres play in the country’s 30th-largest media market. Nashville ranks 25th. Paisley knows he better pony up. <\/p>\n

Money isn’t the only determining factor. Several cities are lining up<\/a> their bids for when MLB gives the green light to expand beyond 30 teams, a number that’s held steady since 1998.<\/p>\n

Whether he eventually owns a team or not, Paisley already holds a unique place in baseball history. He performed the National Anthem prior to the 18-inning Game 3 of the 2025 World Series and the 18-inning Game 3 of the 2018 World Series, both won by the Dodgers.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s what Brad Pitt says in Moneyball,” Paisley told the AP last year.<\/a> “It\u2019s like, ‘How can you not be romantic about baseball?’ I should be ‘Mr. More Baseball.’ There\u2019s the new nickname.”<\/p>\n

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