Published October 1, 2026 04:31AM<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Features editor Frederick Dreier thoroughly exhausted his knowledge of baseball idioms and cliches while writing this news story.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n Play ball!<\/p>\n Just don\u2019t do it in Grand Teton National Park.<\/p>\n That\u2019s the sentiment of a growing number of politicians in Wyoming amid one of the more oddball national park stories in recent memory. On September 26, the Washington Post<\/em> reported<\/a> that officials from Major League Baseball and the Trump Administration were in talks to stage a professional baseball game inside the Wyoming park.<\/p>\n Since then, a growing number of local and state officials have balked at the idea.<\/p>\n Some even think it\u2019s downright foul<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just absolutely abhorrent,\u201d Wyoming State Senator Mike Gireau, a Democrat, told<\/a> The Cowboy State Daily.<\/em> \u201cIt\u2019s so incredibly disappointing.\u201d<\/p>\n It turns out, it\u2019s not just lefties like Gireau who think the ordeal is an unforced error.<\/p>\n In a statement provided to Outside,\u00a0<\/em>Wyoming Senator\u00a0John Barrasso, a Republican, was more diplomatic in his opposition to the game plan. \u201cI understand Major League Baseball\u2019s desire to host a game in Grand Teton National Park. Showcasing America\u2019s pastime in the shadow of Wyoming\u2019s iconic Tetons would be a spectacle to behold,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n Barrasso, who sits on the Congressional subcommittee for National Parks, said the idea\u2019s logistics present a serious pickle. It would be impossible to plan, permit and \u201cresponsibly construct\u201d a baseball field for the game without harming the park, he said, which is renowned for its grizzly bears, elk, and hall-of-fame views of the Grand Tetons.<\/p>\n \u201cThe impact to our world-class wildlife, outdoor recreation and the natural beauty of the park cannot be ignored,\u201d Barrasso added. \u201cI would be thrilled to bring a major league baseball showcase game to Wyoming. Grand Teton National Park simply isn\u2019t the place to do this.\u201d<\/p>\n Governor Mark Gordon, another Republican, also brushed back the idea in a statement released to<\/a> The Jackson Hole News and Guide.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n \u201cI cannot imagine, however, losing the night sky, the sound of elk bugling or just the joy of sitting and taking in the beauty of an evening in that valley that God made almost perfect,\u201d Gordon wrote. \u201cIt is not the place.\u201d<\/p>\nLocal Lawmakers Think the Plan Is a Stretch<\/h2>\n