Chicago White Sox majority owner Jerry Reinsdorf is well aware that the Guaranteed Rate Field lease will expire in six years and is already making plans for the future, except that one of the options he is risking is local fans startles.
According to website chicagobusiness.com, the 87-year-old businessman wants to see the team progress in a different arena, whether it’s elsewhere in the Windy City or in a different market altogether. Reinsdorf could also decide to sell his stakes and focus on another of his holdings, the Chicago Bulls, according to the same source. Consequently, the organization’s plans are likely to change over time.
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Nevertheless, for the car dealership in the notorious and very dangerous South Side, a move seems to be the preferred solution in the medium term, even if the planning is still in the preliminary stages.
“We haven’t had any discussions about our lease, but with six years to go it’s only natural that there comes a time when we need to talk about it,” Sox spokesman Scott Reifert told Sports Illustrated magazine. Discussions should be held with the City of Illinois Athletic Facilities Board [gestionnaire du stade actuel] and the state about the vision, the opportunities and the future.”
Nashville has featured fairly frequently in the locations mentioned in the rumors of certain franchises moving, including the Oakland Athletics. However, they want to play in Las Vegas instead, where they plan to build their new home by 2028.