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May 9, 2018

Baseball’s most heated rivalry will come to London for two MLB matches in 2019

After months of speculation it has been confirmed that Major League Baseball (MLB) will play its first regular-season matches in Europe next year when the Boston Red Sox take on the New York Yankees in London.

The Red Sox vs. Yankees rivalry is one of the fiercest in American sport and they will go head-to-head at the London Stadium, home of the 2012 Olympics, on 29-30 June 2019. Boston will be the “home” team for both matches.

The 2019 MLB London Series follows in the footsteps of the NFL and NBA by playing matches in the UK capital city. In an announcement yesterday MLB revealed that next June’s series is part of a two-year commitment to play in London. The teams for the 2020 series are yet to be decided.

Speaking at the announcement London mayor Sadiq Khan said: “I’ve been working to get Major League Baseball to come to London since I became mayor, and I’m delighted that we have these two great teams coming to our city.”

Yankees managing general partner Hal Steinbrenner added: “This rivalry is well over a century in the making, 119 years if my math is correct, and over 2,000 games. It is a contentious rivalry, sometimes downright bitter, but that is due to the passion of our fans.”