Major League Baseball (MLB)

Move is one of the most prominent steps yet in emerging sponsorship space

Distill Brands International has been named the official vodka of Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada as part of a multiyear and broad-based partnership

Rockies' Blackmon becomes ambassador for sportsbook in industry first

US telecom company takes advantage of newly opened sponsorship asset

League-level sports deal is a first for chain of restaurants and ice cream shops

League looks to refocus fan attention on the field after bruising offseason

Healthcare technology company to be a presenting sponsor of Apple TV+ games

League expands its tie with Texas-based mattress retailer

Major League Baseball has agreed a new multi-year sponsorship deal with Mexican beer brand Corona

League refills its banking category with Virginia-based holding company

Successful entry into emerging categories such as crypto fuels increase

In April 2021, Bud Light collated assets from its US sport and music sponsorship portfolio to fuel a huge $10m ‘stimulus package’ campaign based around giving away 100,000 sports tickets, concert seats and beer.

League deepens its tie with US software giant

In a year Major League Baseball was able to welcome fans back to ballparks, the league’s domestic sponsorship portfolio was valued at between $456.5m (€385.8m) and $572.5m from 37 deals – an increase of at least six per cent on last year’s valuation.

The five-year, global deal with cryptocurrency exchange FTX, secured in June, saw Major League Baseball join the growing list of sports rights-holders signing up cryptocurrency exchanges after a long evaluation…

Creation of new joint venture to end long-running MLB tie with Topps

Major League Baseball and DraftKings have expanded their long-running partnership to enable the Massachusetts-based fantasy sports and gaming operator to stream one live game per week on its app and website

Major League Baseball’s domestic portfolio was worth between $421m (€350m) and $554m in its 2020 season, across a total of 41 deals.