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Thursday night's game between the San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals at historic Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, was a monumental spectacle, with the "home" Cardinals prevailing by a final score of 6-5. This was hardly the first MLB game where the home team had to travel, though.

Major League Baseball games have been periodically held at non-MLB stadiums for the better part of three decades now. Domestically, there have been games played in Las Vegas, Honolulu, Puerto Rico, Orlando, Fort Bragg, Omaha (College World Series), Williamsport (Little League World Series), Dyersville (Field of Dreams) and now Birmingham. There have also been international games played in Mexico, Great Britain and South Korea this season alone, plus previous games in Japan and Australia.



So, what's next on the list of unique destination games? Nothing has been announced yet for 2025, but we have a few fun ideas. Let's begin this list with a freebie. As part of MLB's "World Tour" established during the latest collective bargaining agreement, there was a plan in place for games to be played in Paris in June 2025.

However, that plan was scrapped this past November when MLB was unable to find a promoter. That doesn't mean it'll never happen, though. It's likely a "delaying the inevitable" situation, perhaps with Paris throwing its hat back into the ring of hosting MLB games once it's done with the logistical chaos of hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Even though only a handful of players.

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