TAMPA, Fla. _ Major League Baseball looks as if it will be taking its most intense rivalry across the Atlantic.
The Yankees and Red Sox are closing in on an agreement to play a two-game series sometime next June in London, a source confirmed Monday.
Bloomberg first reported the clubs were "nearing" an agreement.
The source indicated the games would be Red Sox home games but said final details for the series, which likely would be played either the third or fourth week in June 2019, are still being worked out.
The series would take place at London Stadium, which was built as the primary facility for the 2012 Summer Olympics and is currently the home to West Ham United in the Premier League. It has a capacity for soccer of about 60,000.
The series would mark the first time MLB games were held in Europe. Previous games have taken place in Mexico, Australia and Japan, where the Yankees played their regular-season opener against the Rays in 2004.
The Yankees most recent international trip came during spring training 2014 when they played a two-game series against the Marlins in Panama City as a tribute to Mariano Rivera, a native of Panama who retired after the 2013 season.
The news was not a bombshell as, per the most recent collective bargaining agreement that was signed in 2016, the players and owners made a commitment to contest more games internationally.
According to the AP, the CBA requires each player receive $60,000 for participating in the games.
