To attract Major League Baseball or Major League Soccer thru expansion or relocation, Oklahoma City would need:
Corporate Support
Ownership group
Major League Baseball (open/closed roof)/Major League Soccer Stadium
Season Ticket Support Base
Major League Baseball Stadium (Open/Closed Roof):
American Family Field, Milwaukee Seating capacity 41,900, Opened 2001, Construction cost $400 million, Milwaukee MSA 1,574,731 also NBA Milwaukee Bucks
Major League Soccer (Outdoor) Stadium:
Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah Seating capacity 20,213, Opened 2008, Construction cost $110 million, Salt Lake City MSA 1,257,936 also NBA Utah Jazz
Stadium is location in suburban, Sandy Utah, 17 miles from Salt Lake City
Baseball - $500 million
Soccer - $250 million
Seating Capacity:
Major League Baseball [40,00-42,000]
Soccer [20,000-22,000]
$37 million funded thru MAPS 4 Multipurpose Stadium funds
Expansion of Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark 31,500
until an MLB stadium is funded & built.
Which would you support if given a choice: Major League Base (MLB) or Major League Soccer if an expansion or relocation franchise were awarded between 2025-2030.
Oklahoma Statistical Estimates for 2025 - 2030
Oklahoma State population: 4.2
OKC MSA Population: 1.6 million
OKC Proper Population: 800,000
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