MLB: agreement with BEREGL (real estate) for the construction of baseball infrastructure in China

Major League Baseball (MLB) has signed a ten-year partnership with the Chinese public real estate group Beijing Enterprises Real-Estate Group Ltd (BEREGL); an agreement that "is designed to result in a significant increase in baseball facilities, meeting the country's growing demand as participation in the sport continues to rise," said MLB on 22/12/2017.

"Having accumulated resources and experiences in participating in the venue construction for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, BEREGL seeks to team with MLB to build nearly two dozen MLB-branded baseball facilities throughout China. Up to 20 of the new projects would be MLB- BEREGL Baseball Development Centers, which would provide world-class facilities for talented Chinese student athletes in grades 7-12, combining a mainstream school curriculum with baseball skills development. MLB would consult on facility design, field management, and operations based on its experiences with creating, managing and renovating baseball fields and facilities around the world," added MLB.

MLB currently has three development centers in China, in…