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Five unique venues where the Colorado Rockies should play a game

By Kevin Henry

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - OCTOBER 29: A fan waves a Mexican flag while wearing a lucha libre mask during qualifying for the Formula One Grand Prix of Mexico at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 29, 2016 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - OCTOBER 29: A fan waves a Mexican flag while wearing a lucha libre mask during qualifying for the Formula One Grand Prix of Mexico at Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez on October 29, 2016 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) /
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Crew Chief Rick Kell, Directs A C-130 Aircraft From The 37Th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, February 22, 1999 Landing At Aviano Air Force Base In Italy. The Ramstein Aircrews Are Transporting Personnel And Equipment To Aviano And Other European Areas In Support Of Kosovo-Related Nato Operations. (Photo By Usaf/Getty Images)
Crew Chief Rick Kell, Directs A C-130 Aircraft From The 37Th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, February 22, 1999 Landing At Aviano Air Force Base In Italy. The Ramstein Aircrews Are Transporting Personnel And Equipment To Aviano And Other European Areas In Support Of Kosovo-Related Nato Operations. (Photo By Usaf/Getty Images) /

Ramstein Air Base, Germany

Located in southwestern Germany, Ramstein Air Base serves as the base for the United States Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa and NATO Allied Air Command. It’s estimated that more than 54,000 American service members and more than 5,400 US civilian employees live and work in the area surrounding Ramstein.

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While Major League Baseball is wanting to grow the game in Mexico as we discussed in the previous slide, MLB is also looking to see what growth it can find in Europe as well. Don’t forget the Red Sox and Yankees are kicking things off in London and the MLB European Academy is helping young players find opportunities.

We know that MLB has hosted a game at Fort Bragg (N.C.) in the past and then turned the field into a facility that could be used by the soldiers and families who are stationed there. The same kind of thing could be done at Ramstein.

The Rockies could represent the West against a team from the Eastern side of the United States (although that team would have an advantage with the time zone change). Give it a good old-fashioned West vs. East theme and let the servicemen and women choose their side.

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