OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Major League Baseball regular-season game will be played in Omaha the week the 2019 College World Series opens, The Associated Press has learned. MLB and the NCAA have been working to arrange a game as a kickoff event to the CWS, a person close to the situation told the AP on Wednesday on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss details. A news conference with MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred was scheduled for Thursday at TD Ameritrade Park, the host site for the CWS.

The move would be similar to the regular-season games played in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in conjunction with the Little League World Series.