LONDON — Now that Main League Baseball has been to London 3 times, gamers have just a few solutions for future visits.
The New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-5 on Sunday to separate their two-game weekend collection at London Stadium.
Each groups arrived Thursday morning and had two off days to get acclimated. They went sightseeing earlier than getting again in recreation mode.
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“I really feel like we had an excessive amount of time without work,” Mets shortstop Francisco Lindor mentioned earlier than Sunday’s recreation. “I get it, there is a technique of you have to promote the video games and stuff like that. However to me … enjoying the following day [Friday] would have been slightly bit extra helpful.”
Lindor nonetheless referred to as the entire expertise “unbelievable” and essential in spreading the sport. A soccer-style knee slide by Phillies slugger Bryce Harper garnered some media protection in Britain.
Mets infielder Jeff McNeil likes an thought floated by Harper — to have extra groups come and maintain a cup-style match.
“It will be cool if you happen to had 4 groups right here — you might get 5, six video games,” he mentioned after New York’s win. “It’s robust coming over right here for 2 video games after which flying again to the States. In the event you may get extra groups over right here, make it extra of an occasion, it will be loads of enjoyable.”
This was MLB’s third journey to London prior to now 5 years. There’s one other collection deliberate for 2026. A proposed collection in Paris for subsequent summer season was shelved.
“I might do it yearly if we may,” mentioned Phillies supervisor Rob Thomson, who visited a Philly-themed bar. “It has been an important expertise. Powerful loss at present, nevertheless it was an important ballgame for followers to look at.”