DUBAI.- Baseball United, which made history by establishing the first professional league in baseball in dubaias well as in the Middle East y south asiaannounced Monday its first franchise: the mumbai snakes.
Los Cobras They are the first of four teams in the league based in the United Arab Emirates. The other three franchises are expected to be presented in the coming weeks.
Baseball United wants to host a first tournament at the stadium Dubai International in November. It will take place one year after the founding of Baseball United.
The league plans to gather more than 200 players from 30 countries and 64 of them will be selected for the teams. The other players will remain for a draft prior to the first season scheduled for the fall of 2024..
Baseball United indicated that several players from USA will participate in the league, although he did not reveal names.
“Major League Baseball is 150 years old and has a lot of romance and pomp. And it’s one of the few American sports that hasn’t yet been exported to this part of the world.“, said Kash Shaikh, President and CEO of Baseball United.
Baseball will have to compete with cricket, another sport that uses a bat and ball. and which is the most popular discipline in many South Asian countries. It is estimated that it has more than 1,000 million followers in the region.
Shaikh said in the digital announcement Monday that Baseball United plans to modify certain rules to differentiate itself from MLB and “things that have never been seen in the other professional baseball leagues” to capture the interest of cricket fans.
The Panamanian Mariano Rivera y Barry Larkintwo members of the Hall of Fame of baseball and with 25 selections at Stars game Between the two, they stand out among Baseball United investors.
Shaikh said the league will start with four teams and field another four in 2024.
FUENTE: AP
2023-05-15 22:16:44
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