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THAT NIGHT.A THURSDAY MORNING PRESS CONFERENCE TO PREVIEW THE THIRD SEASON FOR MAJOR LEAGUE CRICKET IN GRAND PRAIRIE ALSO PROVIDED SOME EXCITING NEWS FOR THE STADIUM, THE CITY AND CRICKET FANS ALL OVER NORTH TEXAS.
ON FRIDAY MORNING, WE'LL HAVE A ANOTHER HISTORIC FIRST FOR THIS STADIUM, UH, WHICH IS THE FIRST TIME TEAM USA WOMEN'S TEAM WILL BE PLAYING AN INTERNATIONAL MATCH AGAINST ZIMBABWE WOMEN.
AND THAT'S NOT ALL MAJOR LEAGUE CRICKET ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL BE MOVING ITS CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO GRAND PRAIRIE, MAKING GP THE OFFICIAL HOME OF MLC AND ALSO THAT FOLLOWING THIS YEAR'S REGULAR SEASON FOR THE TEXAS SUPER KINGS AT GRAND PRAIRIE STADIUM, THE VENUE WILL ALSO PLAY HOST TO EVERY GAME OF THE 2025 MLC PLAYOFFS, INCLUDING THE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL.
THIS LATEST NEWS JUST ADDING TO AN ALREADY IMPRESSIVE RESUME.
THAT INCLUDES BEING THE HOST CITY FOR A NUMBER OF SOLD OUT REGULAR SEASON AND PLAYOFF GAMES OVER THE FIRST TWO YEARS, AS WELL AS HOSTING FOUR MATCHES DURING LAST SUMMER'S INTERNATIONALLY TELEVISED ICCT 20 WORLD CUP TOURNAMENT.
THAT MADE QUITE AN IMPACT ON GRAND PRAIRIE AND THE ENTIRE DFW REGION.
A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS OF ECONOMIC, YOU KNOW, ECONOMIC IMPACT IN THE AREA FOR BRINGING CRICKET HERE, A HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS.
BUT I TELL YOU WHAT MEANS MORE TO ME THAN ANYTHING.
REBECCA AND I WERE WALKING IN FROM THE PARKING LOT.
WE HAD TWO FAMILIES RUN UP TO ME.
THEY INTRODUCED ME TO THEIR CHILDREN.
WHY MAYOR? I DIDN'T THINK I'D EVER BE ABLE TO BRING MY CHILD TO A GAME THAT I GREW UP PLAYING HERE IN THE STATES.
THAT MEANT MORE TO ME THAN LOOKING AT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT NIGHT.
SEEING 7,000 PEOPLE HERE, I REALIZE YOU HAVE TO HAVE A FLAG AND A WHISTLE.
THE 2025 MLC SEASON BEGINS ON JUNE 12TH.
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