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domestic_omnom t1_ir663j6 wrote

Reply to comment by TaftIsUnderrated in [OC] What is the most popular US Sports League in Mexico? Here's a breakdown per state: by latinometrics

According to this map the Tijuana area is more into baseball then basketball.

I personally don't think of football team would work outside of the US. Simply because the rest of the world doesn't really care about football like we do. Even in this thread only 8% of Mexico watch the super bowl.

Meanwhile Canada has a MLB team, and several NBA teams. There's no reason why Mexico couldn't have successful NBA or MLB team.

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TheOvercookedFlyer t1_ir69m2o wrote

I'm born and raised in Tijuana, and I can say without a doubt that NFL is the most watched sport but not the most played. The most played is basketball followed by baseball, football and finally american football.

Note: When the Chargers were in San Diego, there was more support and followship of the league. Many of us considered them as our local team.

As for Mexico having an MLB/NFL/NBA team I think that the only one that has a chance is an NBA team in Mexico City or Monterrey. An NFL team is expensive to pay and watch, and an MLB team will have to compete with established local franchises which will not end well.

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