How MLB’s regional realignment could end historic rivalries

The American League and National League have been institutions in baseball for more than 120 years. If MLB has expansion in the coming years, it’s expected those leagues could be totally reimagined to break up baseball’s league and division infrastructure as we know it going forward.

The New York Yankees and Mets could be in the same division. Same goes for the Chicago Cubs and White Sox. With the universal DH now well-established, radical realignment is likely coming to MLB over the next decade.

Baseball insiders have whispered about the possibility of regional-based realignment for a few years. MLB commissioner Rob Mandred was asked directly about it on Sunday night during

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