The historic first pitch is yet to be thrown at the SCG, but organisers are hoping Major League Baseball in Sydney can become a four-yearly event.
Securing the rights to host official MLB matches has been a process nearly eight years in the making for promoter Jason Moore of Moore Sports.
However, director of the MLB's Australia and Oceania office, Tom Nicholson revealed the first moves towards bringing America's favourite pastime down under were made after the Sydney Olympics.
Now the dream has finally become a reality, with the LA Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks to lock horns this weekend, organisers are confident they have the infrastructure and know-how in place to host MLB matches at the SCG on a regular four-year cycle.
And it seems the desire to make baseball part of the Sydney sporting calendar isn't a one-way street.
