Portland is on a short list of cities who could get a Major League Baseball team, according MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred.

Manfred was at a news conference in Seattle on Wednesday when he received a question about when the league might expand to 32 teams.

"I think it's important to get Oakland and Tampa [stadium situations] resolved before we move ahead with expansion," said Manfred.

The follow up question from Seattle media was about whether or not their "neighbors to the south" in Portland would be on a short list of cities vying for a professional baseball franchise.

"Portland would be on a list. Yeah," said Manfred. "I mean, I think Portland is a possibility. If we were to go to 32 we would need a Western time zone team. We'd need at least one more and you can think about the prospects on the west coast probably about as effectively as I can."

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