I've spent 40 plus years hearing about schemes to bring a major league team of some sort to Hampton Roads. Nothing has succeeded outside of the short lived stint for the Squires in the ABA.
Carolina is perfect for minor league baseball, at least before Manfred started to meddle. There is no room in Durham for expansion, we've stayed at the Aloft next on my trips to Duke. The explosion around Knightdale the last few years has been something else.