What States Don’t Have an MLB Team? All 33, and Who Gets the Next One

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Thirty three states do not have a Major League Baseball team. The 30 clubs are spread across just 17 states, plus Washington, D.C. and Toronto, with California alone holding five. The biggest markets without a team are Nevada, which gets the Athletics in Las Vegas in 2028, North Carolina, Tennessee, Oregon and Utah, all of which have pushed for expansion. The full list is below.

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The 33 states without a Major League Baseball team
Seventeen states plus Washington, D.C. and Ontario host the 30 teams. Every other state is listed below, with expansion notes where they apply.
Alabama
Alaska
Arkansas
ConnecticutSplit between Yankees and Red Sox fans
Delaware
Hawaii
Idaho
IndianaIndianapolis is the closest big city without a team, served by the Reds and Cubs
IowaSplit among Cubs, Cardinals, Twins, Royals and Brewers
Kansas
KentuckyReds and Cardinals territory
Louisiana
Maine
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
NevadaGets the Athletics in Las Vegas when their new ballpark opens, planned for 2028
New Hampshire
New JerseyServed by the Yankees and Mets across the Hudson
New Mexico
North CarolinaCharlotte is the most cited expansion candidate; the Triple A Knights draw well
North Dakota
OklahomaRangers territory
OregonPortland has a long running expansion group
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
TennesseeNashville has an organized expansion bid
UtahSalt Lake City has an expansion bid and a ballpark site
Vermont
VirginiaNationals and Orioles territory
West Virginia
Wyoming
The Athletics play in West Sacramento, California, through 2027 before moving to Las Vegas, which will make Nevada the first state to gain a team since Arizona in 1998.

States That Have Teams

State Teams
California 5: Dodgers, Padres, Giants, Angels, Athletics (temporarily in West Sacramento)
Florida 2: Rays, Marlins
Illinois 2: Cubs, White Sox
Missouri 2: Cardinals, Royals
New York 2: Yankees, Mets
Ohio 2: Guardians, Reds
Pennsylvania 2: Phillies, Pirates
Texas 2: Astros, Rangers
Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Washington, Wisconsin 1 each
Washington, D.C. Nationals
Ontario, Canada Blue Jays

Who Gets the Next Team

Commissioner Rob Manfred has said expansion to 32 teams will follow the Athletics’ move to Las Vegas and the Rays’ stadium resolution, with Nashville, Charlotte, Portland, Salt Lake City and Montreal the most frequently mentioned candidates. Nashville and Salt Lake City have formal ownership groups and ballpark sites. Until then, the states above are served by regional television territories, which is why fans in Iowa, for example, can be blacked out from five different clubs.

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Team locations are from MLB.com.