Name the North Carolina MLB team

Posted by RemouladeSawce

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Posted on 6/20/26 at 3:08 pm to holdmuh keystonelite

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2.5 million people around Raleigh and one of the fastest growing cities in the US. You would get so many of the Yankees that moved down here going to the games.

Potentially but it depends heavily on the division they would end up in

It's also firmly Braves country

More likely to be Tampa Bay with less local support

This post was edited on 6/20/26 at 5:47 pm

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Posted by thejudge

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Posted on 6/20/26 at 3:12 pm to jb4

North Carolina Black Devils...

North Carolina Tar Devils...

Carolina Blue Devils...

Posted by Horsemeat

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Posted on 6/20/26 at 4:07 pm to jb4

Put another AL team in the pacific time zone so the Astros can move back to a central division.

Posted by Bestbank Tiger

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Posted on 6/20/26 at 4:09 pm to Horsemeat

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Put another AL team in the pacific time zone so the Astros can move back to a central division.

I'd like to see four 8 team divisions.

Either East/West, or Original 8/expansion.

Posted by tigeroarz1

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Posted on 6/20/26 at 5:14 pm to jb4

I wonder if they embrace both Carolinas like the Panthers and the Hurricanes did? Rather than the city name.

Posted by Downeast12

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Posted on 6/20/26 at 5:15 pm to GentleJackJones

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A North Carolina MLB team sounds like an attendance failure.

You’re clueless.

They just had over 100k show up in downtown Raleigh for the Hurricanes Stanley Cup parade this morning. They sold out the Lenovo center for the game 6 watch party the morning after game 5.

Also have one of the most popular minor league organizations in the country with the Durham Bulls, have the team USA complex next to the airport in Cary, and routinely put 5-6 college teams in the NCAA tournament each year.

This post was edited on 6/20/26 at 5:17 pm

Posted by Downeast12

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Posted on 6/20/26 at 5:18 pm to holdmuh keystonelite

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Vegas

It was comical how shitty the atmosphere was in Vegas for the Stanley Cup final compared to Carolina

Posted by mattz1122

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Posted on 6/20/26 at 5:21 pm to holdmuh keystonelite

I always get the Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers confused

Posted by teke184

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Posted on 6/20/26 at 5:25 pm to mattz1122

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I always get the Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers confused

First, the Lakers moved from Minnesota to Los Angeles, where there are no lakes.

Then the Oilers moved from Houston to Tennessee, where is no oil.

Then the Jazz moved from New Orleans to Utah, where they don’t allow music.

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Posted by Downeast12

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Posted on 6/20/26 at 5:31 pm to teke184

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First, the Lakers moved from Minnesota to Los Angeles, where there are no lakes.

Then the Oilers moved from Houston to Tennessee, where is no oil.

Then the Jazz moved from New Orleans to Utah, where they don’t allow music.

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I always get the Carolina Hurricanes and Florida Panthers confused

Yeah…but there are Florida panthers

And tell someone from eastern NC that there aren’t Hurricanes in North Carolina

This post was edited on 6/20/26 at 5:33 pm

Posted by BZ504

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Posted on 6/20/26 at 5:45 pm to jb4

Carolina Flight.

Posted by Hawgnsincebirth55

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Posted on 6/20/26 at 5:46 pm to jb4

It’s gonna probably sound like a minor league team