Bryson Stott of the Philadelphia Phillies is looking forward to the MLB London Series because of his Premier League connection.
Marc Mayo
Tuesday, December 5, 2023, at 11:00 p.m. GMT+2
Bryson Stott of the Philadelphia Phillies is looking forward to the MLB London Series because of his Premier League connection.
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Star player for the Philadelphia Phillies Bryson Stott is looking forward to the MLB London Series in 2019 because it will give him an opportunity to see his friend, a Premier League footballer.
Rekindling his friendship with Crystal Palace defender Rob Holding, who will relish a role reversal when he settles into London Stadium in June to watch Stott’s Phillies play the New York Mets, is something the Las Vegas native is looking forward to.
After the rival Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals faced off last year and the New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox in 2019, MLB will make its third trip across the Atlantic with these two games on June 8 and 9.
For 26-year-old Stott, it will be an opportunity to experience the same “electric” atmosphere he saw during his previous visit to the capital, when he watched Holding in action in the English Premier League against Palace in 2020.
“I’m friends with Rob Holding, and they were playing Crystal Palace, so it’s kind of funny that he’s over there now,” he said to Standard Sport during a media conference.
Bryson Stott of the Philadelphia Phillies is looking forward to the MLB London Series because of his Premier League connection.
Within this piece:
Star player for the Philadelphia Phillies Bryson Stott is looking forward to the MLB London Series in 2019 because it will give him an opportunity to see his friend, a Premier League footballer.
Rekindling his friendship with Crystal Palace defender Rob Holding, who will relish a role reversal when he settles into London Stadium in June to watch Stott’s Phillies play the New York Mets, is something the Las Vegas native is looking forward to.
The two-game set on June 8 and 9 will mark MLB’s third transatlantic trip; the previous two were the rival Chicago Cubs and St. Louis game from last year and the New York Yankees’ victory over the Boston Red Sox in 2019.
The Mets, on the other hand, are in transition following the failure of their heavy spending under billionaire owner Steve Cohen last year, which prompted a drastic change in strategy and a new long-term outlook for success.
With the London Series taking place in the middle of MLB’s demanding 162-game regular season schedule, Stott is happy to be a part of one of the most important paths to growth in the sport.
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