Toronto had been mentioned as a potential major league city as early as the 1880s .
Toronto had been had been home to the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team of the International League , from 1896 to 1967 .
Toronto had been mentioned as a potential major league city as early as the 1880s , and had been home to the Toronto Maple Leafs baseball team of the International League , from 1896 to 1967 .