Baseball
Mets rename Spring Training facility to Clover Park
Name shift follows Fiserv takeover of First Data. Mets to rename facility address in honor of Hall of Famer Mike Piazza
Atlanta Braves’ SunTrust Park to gain new name
Braves' facility corporate renaming will join a growing group of other such facilities around MLB
Data Snapshot: MLB 2019
Central and venue naming rights deals in Major League Baseball.
MLB sets Theme Night celebrations for 2020 season
League will again work with series of pop culture brands to help drive fan engagement, attendance
MLB, MLBPA sign multiyear video game extension with Sony
New term calls for first-ever expansion of MLB simulation game title to non-PlayStation platforms
Minor League Baseball inks new sponsorship with Nationwide
New multiyear deal with insurer calls for several new content, marketing programs
Rawlings adds official glove rights to MLB relationship
Rawlings to share official glove rights with Wilson next year, take status exclusively in 2021
Brewers look to their past for future image
MLB club revives its iconic "ball-in-glove" logo
Sports unions partner with RedBird Capital in new venture
Players unions of NFL, MLB make unprecedented commercial union with private equity firm
Blue Jays add spring training ground NRs to TD Bank extension
Canadian baseball club the Toronto Blue Jays has extended its agreement with TD Bank to include the naming rights to its spring training venue in Dunedin, Florida
PapPay takes over naming rights at home to Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks
Nippon Professional Baseball club, the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, will change the name of its baseball stadium to the PayPay Dome next season to promote Softbank’s cashless services subsidiary.
MLB to open flagship retail store in New York
New shop will be part of larger relocation and consolidation of league headquarters
Gambling firms ‘ruled out’ for London Stadium naming rights
London Stadium’s naming rights will not be acquired by a gambling, tobacco or alcohol company, as stadium stakeholders continue to search for a deal to help reduce its significant financial losses.
Interpark signs ticket deal for Korea-based Premier12 group
The World Baseball and Softball Confederation have added Korean e-commerce leader Interpark in a ticketing and sponsorship agreement
NBA teams and players outstrip NFL in global sponsorship power – survey
The NBA’s Golden State Warriors top the list of the US sports teams which wield the greatest sponsorship clout outside North America, according to a study by specialist analytics company DataPowa.
NEC partners with LA Angels
Japanese IT services company NEC has agreed a partnership with Major League Baseball franchise the Los Angeles Angels
Hublot plus five Japanese brands sign up for WBSC Premier 12
Swiss watch brand Hublot and five well-known Japanese brands have signed up as sponsors of the 2019 World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier 12 competition
Aeroméxico signs up with ‘Red Devils of Mexico’ baseball club
Flagship Mexican carrier Aeroméxico has signed a one-year Official Airline deal with Mexican baseball club Diablos Rojos del Mexico.