MLB Expansion · Portland, Oregon

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PortlandPeregrines

A fan-built brand for a Portland baseball club
that doesn't exist — yet.
Built on a simple idea: Portland's team
should give back to Portland. From day one.

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The Pledge
This brand was built on a promise.

This site exists because Portland deserves Major League Baseball — and because the right team will show up for this city the way this city will show up for them.

When Portland gets its team, the Peregrines brand — the name, the domain, the community — is there to be inherited. We'll hand it all over in exchange for one thing: a meaningful commitment to Portland. Organizations like the ones below are doing real work in this city right now. We'd ask Portland's ownership group to show up for them.

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The Proceeds

EarlyCandidates

These are three organizations doing real work in Portland right now. They're examples of the kind of community investment we'd ask Portland's ownership group to make — a statement about what kind of team they want to be from day one.

Friends of Baseball
A Portland-based 501(c)3 founded in 2005 that brings youth baseball and softball to underserved kids across the metro area. Over $5 million in programming, scholarships, equipment, and field improvements — and 40,000 kids served. The most direct connection between this pledge and the game itself.
Youth Sports
Albina Vision Trust
A community-driven nonprofit working to buy back land and rebuild Portland's historic Albina neighborhood — once home to 80% of Portland's Black population, destroyed by racist urban renewal in the 1960s. Their first 94-unit affordable housing development opened in 2025. The largest restorative redevelopment effort in the country.
Housing
Maurice Lucas Foundation
Named for the Portland Trail Blazer legend, this foundation supports Portland youth through academics, character development, and sports — middle school through high school and beyond. Rooted in the belief that every kid deserves a fair shot, regardless of zip code.
Youth Development
These are early candidates, not final decisions. Have a nomination? Think one of these is the wrong call? Say so on Reddit or send a private message. The community shapes where the money goes.
Get Involved

You Build
the Brand

No organization, no budget, no front office — just fans who think Portland deserves a shot. Here's how you can help make the Peregrines real.

01

Design

Sketch a cap logo. Propose a colorway. Design a jersey concept. Fan-made creative pushes this into culture. Share it and tag it.

Designers Welcome
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Spread It

Post this site to r/baseball, r/Portland, r/mlb. Share it on X, Instagram, TikTok — everywhere. Every share is a data point that Portland's fanbase is ready. And join the conversation at r/PortlandPeregrines.

Share the Link
03

Make Noise

Reply to every MLB expansion article with "Portland Peregrines." Tag media. Tag the Commissioner. Tag Portland's mayor. Make it impossible to ignore.

Every Voice Counts
04

Name Charities

Who should the proceeds go to? Suggest Portland orgs doing real work. When the day comes, community input shapes where the money lands.

Have a Say
The Case

Why
PortlandIs Ready

Portland is one of the largest markets in the US without a Major League Baseball team. The infrastructure, the appetite, and now the funding are in place. All that's missing is the franchise.

Questions

FAQ

A baseball fan who thinks Portland deserves a team — and that when it arrives, it should show up for the city. This community was built on that idea. If the ownership group wants to inherit the brand — the name, the domain, the community — we'll hand it all over in exchange for a real commitment to Portland.
One of the largest US markets without MLB. A stadium site identified. $800M in state funding authorized. A city that has waited a long time for baseball to finally arrive.
Peregrine falcons are native to the Pacific Northwest — they nest on the bridges and buildings of Portland itself. They're built for speed: the peregrine is the fastest animal on earth, diving at over 200 mph. And "Peregrine" carries a secondary meaning — a traveler, a wanderer — that fits a city that's been waiting a long time for baseball to finally arrive. If this community grows behind the name, it becomes something an ownership group would want to keep.
Follow the accounts. Share the site. Tell me which Portland charities should benefit. Fan art, ideas, and good vibes all welcome — this brand belongs to the city, not to me.
No. The Portland Diamond Project is leading Portland's MLB expansion push, and I'm rooting hard for them. This is an independent fan project — complementary, not competitive.
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WeighIn

This brand belongs to Portland. Share your ideas, nominate charities, post designs — or just send a private note.

Join the Conversation Charity nominations. Design submissions. Stadium wishlist. Expansion reactions. All of it lives at r/PortlandPeregrines — where your ideas are visible and others can build on them. Go to r/PortlandPeregrines → Send a Private Message Prefer to reach out directly? Use this form. I read everything. Send a message →
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