If Major League Baseball reaches the point where it is ready to expand beyond its current 30 teams, Music City Baseball officials say they will be prepared to make a case for Nashville.

Music City Baseball was formed five years ago to assist in bringing a major league franchise to Nashville and is putting the finishing touches on a report outlining Nashville's suitability for a franchise. The report will be presented to state and local officials, Major League Baseball and potential ownership groups.

"We are in the final stages of completing a document that we're going to share that includes everything we've looked at since we've been here," Music City Baseball managing director John Loar said. "It's always been part of our business model and our objective to enter the market, understand the market, remove the obstacles and identify where a ballpark can be built and how to pay for it."

Loar hired real estate development company Mortenson to conduct a site and market analysis. Sites in Davidson, Rutherford and Williamson counties were studied.

Loar declined to reveal the specific sites that were studied, but said they would be available when the report is complete in about four months.

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The last step in the process for Music City Baseball will be identifying potential owners or ownership groups. Loar said Nashville's chances of landing a franchise are much greater if Major League Baseball expands rather than hoping to attract a current team to move here.

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said last summer that once all unresolved stadium situations with current teams are resolved the league may begin the process of looking into expanding from 30 to 32 teams.

"The next piece of it is to start putting together the general partner, the controlling partner ownership group," Loar said. "As far as a timeline, it's always sort of been in Major League Baseball's court; the decision-makers and the owners. And then it's just a matter of the commissioner making the decision and saying expansion is next on the agenda. That's the next piece in the overall puzzle. It's sort of them to take the next steps."

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