Thursday, January 14, 2016

Padres, Astros To Play In Mexico City

For the first time since 2004, Major League Baseball will be played in Mexico City. The Padres and the Astros will play two exhibition games at Fray Nano on March 26 and March 27. The announcement was made in Mexico City when Padres GM A.J. Preller and Astros GM Jeff Luhnow both were with one of their players. Jose Altuve for the Astros and Padres Catcher Austin Hedges were in attendance to announce the games. The announcement runs deeply in Astros GM Jeff Luhnow because he grew up in Mexico City.

"One of my goals since I have been general manager of the Astros was to bring the team closer to Mexico. To do that, we've got to activate the Mexican fan base," he said. "There are various ways to do that, one of them is to win."


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