August 16, 1996: Major League Baseball In Mexico

August 16, 1996, 30 years ago: For the 1st time, a regular-season Major League Baseball game is played in a country other than the United States of America and Canada. It was the 1st game in a 3-game series between the New York Mets and the San Diego Padres at the Estadio de B éisbol de Monterrey, Nuevo León , Mexico. The reason was that the Republican Party was holding its National Convention at…