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When the Pilots left Seattle in 1970, the city sued the American League
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When the Pilots left Seattle in 1970, the city sued the American League
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Seattle sued Major League Baseball and got a team out of it. ⚖️
When the Pilots left in 1970, Seattle sued the American League for $32 million. Two days into the 1976 trial, the league voted to give Seattle a new team.
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