Are Utahns root, root, rooting for an MLB expansion team?

The Larry H. Miller Company and Miller family unveiled renderings for the Power District, a nearly 100-acre site adjacent to the Utah State Fairpark and the Jordan River, Feb. 15, 2024.

Here is an aerial view of the Power District looking east. | Larry H. Miller Company It’s Opening Day.

The stands at Larry H. Miller Field at (corporate name) Stadium on Salt Lake City’s west side are packed. The Utah Bees take the field in their home whites trimmed in black and gold.

The Chicago Cubs’ leadoff hitter walks to the plate. There’s a buzz in the stadium in anticipation of the first-ever pitch at a Major League Baseball game where Utahns can root, root, root for the home team. The umpire — still a human — shouts “Play ball!