{"id":4863,"date":"2026-05-29T12:31:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T12:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/sacramentos-mlb-bid-swings-and-misses-without-a-big-name-investor-opinion\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T12:31:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T12:31:47","slug":"sacramentos-mlb-bid-swings-and-misses-without-a-big-name-investor-opinion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/sacramentos-mlb-bid-swings-and-misses-without-a-big-name-investor-opinion\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento\u2019s MLB bid swings \u2014 and misses without a big name Investor | Opinion"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Sacramento rolled out its official bid for a Major League Baseball team on Thursday\u2014and if you felt more cringe than excitement, you weren\u2019t alone. Thursday\u2019s announcement was a political stunt dressed up as a bid for Major League Baseball. I walked into the venue, and all I saw were politicians taking selfies with their \u201cSacramento Pitch\u201d hats on. That\u2019s the name of Sacramento\u2019s bid for MLB. Sacramento Pitch.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/early-obama-booster-drops-millions-into-californias-lieutenant-governor-race-2\/\">Early Obama booster drops millions into California\u2019s lieutenant governor race<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>As with most Sacramento political events, the first 20 minutes were spent acknowledging every local, state, and federal official. It would not have annoyed me as much if had the gathering had been about baseball, a sport centered on community. I want baseball in Sacramento.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>But our so-called leaders keep mistaking press conferences for progress, spewing optimism instead of laying out a strategy. This felt less like a bid and more like a surrender. \u201cWhat\u2019s gonna put this over the finish line is to change the mindset inside our own community, shifting away from the naysayers to the doers,\u201d said Barry Broome, president and ceo of the Greater Sacramento Economic Council. \u201cThis is a doers town now.\u201d Regardless of what Broome and others said, do you have an investor to buy and run a team? Without one, the road ahead looks unclear.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Salt Lake City already has a buttoned-up ownership group. Sacramento? The locals have got $800 million in land and investments and a committee with a catchy name, the Sacramento Pitch. Major League Baseball\u2019s expansion fee is expected to be at least $2.1 billion, according to USA Today.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/early-obama-booster-drops-millions-into-californias-lieutenant-governor-race\/\">Early Obama booster drops millions into California\u2019s lieutenant governor race<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>If Sacramento is serious, it needs a big fish with big pockets \u2014 fast. Sacramento Mayor Kevin McCarty, ever the optimist, stayed positive about his chances to land a big investor. \u201cWe\u2019re laying the foundation and then we\u2019re evaluating the number one option,\u201d McCarty said. \u201cWe wanna make sure it makes sense for Sacramento and our bid. We have time and we\u2019re talking to a number of lead investors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>McCarty said he would like to find that lead investor by the end of the year. Right now, Sacramento\u2019s ownership group is still playing catch-up, and everyone knows it. Involving local tribes is a step forward, but until Sacramento has a real ownership group, it\u2019s all just talk.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/29\/sacramento-county-sheriffs-deputies-link-4-to-retail-thefts-at-ulta-bath-body\/\">Sacramento County sheriff\u2019s deputies link 4 to retail thefts at Ulta, Bath &amp; Body<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>May 28, 2026 at 1:20 PM<span>.<\/span><\/span><!-- --><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sacramento\u2019s MLB dreams are stuck in neutral without a lead investor. 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