Proposed Major League Baseball franchises in Portland, Oregon

The Oregon Stadium Campaign and the City of Portland were involved in creating a presentation for a committee in charge of relocating the Montreal Expos in 2003.

In the midst of the campaign for the Expos, the Oregon State Legislature passed a bill that secured US$150 million in funds for a new stadium, that can still be used.

[1] Then-Portland Mayor Vera Katz and other officials went to New York City to address the committee that was in charge of the Expos relocation.

[4] The officials included team president David Samson, vice chairman Joel Mael and Claude Delorme.

In 2017, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred announced that an ownership group led by retired Nike vice president Craig Cheek and former Portland Trail Blazers broadcaster Mike Barrett are working to secure financing for a stadium and bring Major League Baseball to Portland.

[10][11] In 2023, PDP announced that it was now considering two potential sites for a ballpark: at the Lloyd Center shopping mall in downtown Portland and the Redtail Golf Course in Beaverton.

[15] On September 23, 2024, PDP announced that they had signed a letter of intent to purchase Zidell Yards, a large piece of undeveloped land in the South Waterfront neighborhood.

[17] ESPN.com reported that the Portland metropolitan area was a bigger market than several with current MLB teams, namely the Cincinnati Reds, Kansas City Royals, and Milwaukee Brewers.