1. Growing the game means making baseball more globally popular, especially in nations where it is very unpopular. WBC’s effectiveness was good because of the fact that Team USA didn’t even reach the semifinal round, the rest of the world saw that baseball is a global game. There really is no comparison between the effectiveness of the WBC and FIFA’s growth of soccer. Soccer has been successfully globalized for a long time and baseball is still far from that.
2. The countries that are developed baseball nations could help market the sport to other countries that need further development. Some pros of implementing international play would be more infusion of international talent into the MLB, and of course more money. More revenue would come from the new fans. There would be more opportunities for coaching and youth playing. The main con would probably be tension between rival nations.
3. Based upon other sports’ efforts at globalization, to help baseball grow in the global marketplace, I would suggest start at the youth level. Have stars from their own countries promote and teach the game.
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