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2023 London Series FAQ: All your questions, answered

MLB London Series 2023 FAQ: Cubs vs. Cardinals

n”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”},”__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”**When are the video games and the way can I watch them?**nnThe Cubs and Cardinals will sq. off on Saturday and Sunday at London Stadium. FOX Sports will air the Saturday sport at 1:10 p.m. ET/12:10 CT and ESPN will carry the Sunday contest at 10:10 a.m. ET/9:10 CT.nn**What’s the historical past of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park?**nnThe park is a sporting complicated that was constructed for the 2012 Summer Olympics. That consists of what’s now often known as London Stadium, a multi-use facility that was configured to host the baseball video games. London Stadium is at the moment the house of West Ham United FC of England’s Premier League.”,”type”:”text”, @Cubs pic.twitter.com/xUShiUdZUz

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nn”,”providerName”:”Twitter”,”providerUrl”:”https://twitter.com”,”type”:”oembed”,”width”:550,”contentType”:”rich”,”__typename”:”Markdown”,”content”:”**What are the outfield dimensions?**nnIt’ll be a little harder to hit a home run in this London Series than it was when the Red Sox and Yankees combined for 10 homers in two games back in 2019. While it will remain 330 feet from home plate to the outfield wall down the lines, the distances to the alleys (from 382 feet to 387 feet) and center (385 feet to 392 feet) have increased.nn**What should I know about London?**nnLondon is one of the top tourist cities in the world for a reason. It is filled with fascinating history and beautiful views. 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41 minutes in the past

LONDON – Throughout the 142 years of their often-contentious, red-hot, blue-blooded rivalry, the Cardinals and Cubs have performed 2,471 instances within the common season.

But of all of the battles between Stan and Ernie, Gibby and Fergie, Brock and Broglio, Tony and Dusty, Kerry and Albert and Waino and Rizzo, solely a type of video games has ever taken place exterior of St. Louis or Chicago. That sport, performed on Oct. 15, 1892, was held at Kansas City’s Exposition Park, per MLB Stats and Research.

That will change this weekend, after all, when the Cardinals and Cubs take their uniquely midwestern rivalry to the worldwide stage and play twice within the 2023 MLB London Series on Saturday and Sunday. One of essentially the most lively contributors within the Cards-Cubs feud for the previous 18 years, Adam Wainwright, can’t wait to share somewhat secret with the remainder of the baseball world: that Cards vs. Cubs is among the most heated rivalries in all of sports.

“I think it’s great and growing the sport is the goal of this whole thing, and hopefully I get to help with that process, and we leave there with a whole bunch of new fans,” mentioned Wainwright. “There’s a strong Cardinals fanbase over in London because of the success we’ve had in the past. It’s a cool thing to know that I have a cool place in Cardinals history with a couple of the moments we’ve had together. … Hopefully we can make more fans over in London.”

In their storied historical past, the Cubs lead the all-time head-to-head matchups with 1,260 wins to the Cardinals’ 1,211. But the variety of World Series championships is the place there was essentially the most separation between the 2 groups. The Cardinals have received an NL-best 11 titles, whereas the Cubs went 108 years between their titles in 1907-08 and 2016.

Cubs supervisor David Ross is happy about his staff getting the chance to take the rivalry with the Cardinals abroad and present it off to baseball followers throughout the UK.

“I don’t take for granted that it’s a special treat to be able to do that,” Ross mentioned. “I love being in a big market where you get to do [these things]. The way I look at it is we get to go to a cool venue in London and have fun and play a rivalry game over there in front of fans who don’t get to experience baseball. That’s good for our game, that’s good for us, that’s good for our young guys, that’s a good experience.”

Here’s an FAQ primer in regards to the video games forward between the Cards and Cubs:

What is the London Series?

The 2023 London Series is a part of the MLB World Tour, a historic slate of video games that may convey MLB groups and gamers to the league’s international fan base. The tour options deliberate regular-season and exhibition video games to be performed in Asia, Europe, Mexico and Latin America by means of the 2026 season.

When are the video games and the way can I watch them?

The Cubs and Cardinals will sq. off on Saturday and Sunday at London Stadium. FOX Sports will air the Saturday sport at 1:10 p.m. ET/12:10 CT and ESPN will carry the Sunday contest at 10:10 a.m. ET/9:10 CT.

What’s the historical past of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park?

The park is a sporting complicated that was constructed for the 2012 Summer Olympics. That consists of what’s now often known as London Stadium, a multi-use facility that was configured to host the baseball video games. London Stadium is at the moment the house of West Ham United FC of England’s Premier League.

What are the outfield dimensions?

It’ll be somewhat tougher to hit a house run on this London Series than it was when the Red Sox and Yankees mixed for 10 homers in two video games again in 2019. While it should stay 330 toes from house plate to the outfield wall down the traces, the distances to the alleys (from 382 toes to 387 toes) and heart (385 toes to 392 toes) have elevated.

What ought to I find out about London?

London is among the prime vacationer cities on the earth for a cause. It is crammed with fascinating historical past and delightful views. You could be positive there will probably be Cubs and Cardinals followers all weekend on the town to take a look at the London Eye, the London Bridge, the Tower of London, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace, amongst different well-known websites.

What’s the historical past of MLB video games in London?

Baseball has been performed in London at a number of factors in historical past, however the London Series marked the primary regular-season video games. Prior to 2019, the final Major Leaguers to play an exhibition sport in London have been from the New York Giants and Chicago White Sox (1914), Chicago White Stockings (Cubs) and an assortment of gamers from different golf equipment (1889) and the Boston Red Stockings and Philadelphia Athletics (1874).

Have the Cubs and/or Cardinals participated in every other worldwide video games?

The Cubs confronted the Mets on the Tokyo Dome in MLB’s first Opening Day abroad on March 29, 2000, and Chicago picked up a 5-3 win in entrance of 55,000-plus followers in Japan. New York received the second sport, 5-1, in 11 innings on March 30.

The Cardinals and Reds squared off at Estadio de Beisbol in Monterrey, Mexico, on April 13-14, 2019. Wainwright carried a no-hitter into the sixth inning within the opener, however the Reds received, 5-2. St. Louis received the second sport, 9-5.

Who are the seemingly starters for each video games?

The Cardinals introduced final week that the 41-year-old Wainwright, who plans to retire at season’s finish, will pitch on Saturday towards the Cubs in London. Jack Flaherty was scheduled to begin Sunday for the Cardinals however has been scratched because of proper hip tightness. St. Louis will seemingly go for a bullpen sport on Sunday with Flaherty out.

The Cubs are barely shaking up their rotation order because of the 2 off-days earlier than the collection. Justin Steele, who has had a breakout season with Chicago, will begin Game 1, whereas Marcus Stroman, the NL chief in ERA and winner in seven straight choices, will keep on common relaxation and pitch in Sunday’s finale.

The Cardinals will function the “home” staff at London Stadium. St. Louis received two out of three video games in its first assembly at Wrigley Field in Chicago in May. Following the London Series, the groups will meet up once more in Chicago on July 21-23 after which at Busch Stadium in St. Louis from July 27-30.

What neighborhood occasions are deliberate along side the journey?

Is there the rest followers ought to know?

  • Paul Goldschmidt will turn into the primary participant in MLB historical past to play a regular-season sport in 5 nations, per analysis spearheaded by the Cardinals. By this weekend, Goldschmidt can have performed in England, Australia, Mexico, Canada and the U.S. whereas with the D-backs and Cardinals. Sixteen MLB gamers have performed in 4 nations. Four NBA gamers and 15 NHL gamers have competed in regular-season video games in 5 totally different nations, per the Elias Sports Bureau.
  • Chicago’s Mike Tauchman performed within the inaugural London Series in 2019 for the Yankees, however he solely took two pinch-hit at-bats. He’s set himself up for far more enjoying time on this version, as he’s hit .333 in his previous 10 video games main into the collection and labored his manner into the leadoff spot.
  • Wainwright has made extra begins (48) towards the Cubs than every other staff over his 18 seasons. His 19 wins towards the Cubs are his third most towards any foe, trailing solely the 23 he has over the Pirates and 21 towards the Brewers.

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