MLB's London Series games between Yankees and Red Sox raised around £37m in city's economy

New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox went he-to-he for two consecutive games in MLB London Series. se games were played on June 29 and June 30. two clashes, which took place at London Stium, were first regular-season matches to ever take place in Europe. London Stium hosted 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. However, London seemed to have profited to an extent by hosting two MLB games. According to a recent survey, city's ecomy has been raised by £37 million ($48 million/€43 million) because of two Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. 

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MLB was profitable for UK

As per a recent survey carried out by YouGov, rest of United Kingdom (except London) h an ecomic benefit of £9.5 million ($12.3 million/€11 million). re were a total of 120,000 tickets sold for two games and 30,000 amongst those were bought by  travelling fans. As reported, 79 per cent of visiting fans stated that y would recommend London as a tourist spot. survey furr ded that 86 per cent of people rated London Stium and Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park very highly. 

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Lyn Garner, chief executive of London Legacy Development Corporation, stated that London Stium's flexibility and versatility can attract events such as World Athletics Championship. Garner ded that MLB is a sport which brings thousands of visitors and many of m are from around world. Because of this, millions of pounds are generated in ecomy. 

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