More to come on this, and it's been a really long ongoing story, but it looks set that the Dodgers and Diamondbacks will be opening the 2014 MLB Season in Sydney with what look to be a couple games, as well as some warmups.
There are tonnes of issues that the organisers of this are overcoming; but it looks like they'll be playing in the historic Sydney Cricket Ground, which will be newly upgraded and right in the lull between the end of cricket season and the start of the AFL. They'll modify the ground.
There's a story here in the SMH about it - no confirmaton yet from anyone official, but I've had a few talks with people here involved and it's basically going to happen though they're all a little upset the info was leaked before they could do a real announcement.
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/lets-play-ball-sydney-to-bring-in-us-season-20130612-2o525.html
Anyway - more to come. I'm sure I'll be involved in some way organising tickets and the like so as it gets closer and more official we'll see what happens.
There are tonnes of issues that the organisers of this are overcoming; but it looks like they'll be playing in the historic Sydney Cricket Ground, which will be newly upgraded and right in the lull between the end of cricket season and the start of the AFL. They'll modify the ground.
There's a story here in the SMH about it - no confirmaton yet from anyone official, but I've had a few talks with people here involved and it's basically going to happen though they're all a little upset the info was leaked before they could do a real announcement.
http://www.smh.com.au/sport/lets-play-ball-sydney-to-bring-in-us-season-20130612-2o525.html
Anyway - more to come. I'm sure I'll be involved in some way organising tickets and the like so as it gets closer and more official we'll see what happens.