NASHVILLE — Can you picture a fastball coming off the hand of a New York Yankees pitcher and hear the crack of it being hit by a Nashville batter?
Can you see that ball sailing over the fence, then gaze beyond the outfield seats and across the Cumberland River at the downtown skyline of the Music City?
John Loar, a 59-year-old businessman who moved here from the San Francisco Bay area about six months ago, can. He has a vision for a Major League Baseball franchise playing in a 42,000-seat stadium located on the East Bank.
And he has a plan to make it happen.
“I think Major League Baseball is going to expand, and it’s going to be either Charlotte or Nashville,” he said. “If you really want to have baseball, you’ve got to start now.”
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