CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - The rumor of the White Sox potentially moving to Nashville, Tennessee has been given new life after the club confirmed Chairman Jerry Reindsorf met with the city’s mayor earlier this week.
Tuesday, Reinsdorf was seen walking out of Mayor Freddie O’Connell’s office. Sox officials said Wednesday the 87-year-old owner did visit the mayor but refused to share what was discussed. Reinsdorf was in town for MLB’s Winter Meetings, which wrapped up on Wednesday.
This week’s conversation comes a few months after a report first circulated that Reinsdorf would consider abandoning Guaranteed Rate Field after the franchise’s lease expires in 2029. Leaving Chicago and moving the club to Nashville was listed as an option Reinsdorf was contemplating.
Reinsdorf addressed the report about a week later.
“Ever since the article came out, I’ve been reading about that I’ve been threatening to move the team to Nashville,” Reinsdorf said. “That article didn’t come from me. But it’s obvious that if we have six years left (on the lease), I think that’s what it is, we’ve got to decide. What’s the future going to be? We’ll get to it. But I’ve never threatened to move out. We haven’t even begun to have discussions with the Sports Authority, which we will have to do soon.”
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