Before the Mets. Before MLB expansion. There was The Continental League—a baseball league that never played a single game but reshaped the sport forever.
In this episode of the Pastball Podcast, we take a deep dive into the forgotten story of the Continental League, the brainchild of Branch Rickey in 1959. This ambitious attempt to create a third major league sent shockwaves through baseball, forcing MLB to confront the future of the game.
You’ll learn:
⚾ How Branch Rickey, the same man who broke baseball’s color barrier, led the charge for a new major league.
⚾ Why the Continental League posed a serious threat to the American and National Leagues.
⚾ How MLB responded—not by fighting it, but by expanding for the first time in decades.
⚾ The lasting impact of the league that never played, shaping the modern landscape of baseball.
Baseball could have looked very different without the Continental League. Want to know how it all went down? Tune in now to the Pastball Podcast!
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