NEW YORK – Major League Baseball has abandoned plans to play two games in London next season because of scheduling issues with West Ham’s Olympic Stadium and the sport’s television partner.

MLB had hoped to have the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays meet in London on June 13 and 14, but West Ham is home for its Premier League finale against Leeds on May 24. That left too little time to convert the field to baseball, and MLB was unable to schedule games there for later in June because Fox lacked available broadcast slots due to World Cup commitments.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday after his question-and-answer session at Front Office Sports’ “Tuned In” event that the London games were definitely off.

MLB played in London for the first time in 2019 when the New York Y

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