baseball

Business

Consensus 2022

Micah Johnson: From MLB to NFT Superstar

Once of the LA Dodgers, Micah Johnson has built an entire universe with his character Aku, a young boy wearing an astronaut’s helmet. Trevor Noah, Pusha T and Tyra Banks are fans.

By Jessica Klein

Sponsored

Jun 8, 2022 at 4:38 p.m. UTC

Jun 8, 2022

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Business

Terra

At Nationals Ballpark, Terra’s Bad Week Never Happened

Terra’s $38 million Nationals sponsorship hasn’t made an impact on “Terra Club” workers and fans.

By Eli TanDanny NelsonZack Seward

Sponsored

May 15, 2022 at 10:28 p.m. UTC

May 15, 2022

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Business

Baseball

Mickey Mantle Baseball Card NFT Sells for $471K in OpenSea Auction

The NFT iteration of the coveted 1952 baseball card racked up a bidding war in the sale’s final hour, making it one of the priciest sports NFTs ever sold.

By Eli Tan

Sponsored

Mar 4, 2022 at 7:08 p.m. UTC

Mar 4, 2022

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Business

Baseball

Washington Nationals to ‘Explore’ Terra’s UST Stablecoin in DAO-Approved Partnership Deal

The MLB team’s deal with the Terra network is even bigger than previously reported.

By Danny Nelson

Sponsored

Feb 9, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. UTC

Feb 9, 2022

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Business

Terra

Terra Wants to Spend $40M on a Mystery Sports Deal. We Think It’s With This MLB Team

A CoinDesk reporter turns internet sleuth to crack the team name Do Kwon won’t identify.

By Danny Nelson

Sponsored

Feb 8, 2022 at 10:13 p.m. UTC

Feb 8, 2022

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Business

Nfts

MLB NFTs on Candy Digital Clock $2.7M in Marketplace Debut

The trading volume rivals that of Dapper Labs' NBA Top Shot.

By Eli Tan

Sponsored

Jan 19, 2022 at 9:50 p.m. UTC

Jan 19, 2022

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Business

Baseball

MLB Sensation Shohei Ohtani Becomes FTX’s Newest Brand Ambassador

The exchange’s deal with the Japanese-born pitcher and slugger is the latest in its run of high-profile athlete partnerships.

By Eli Tan

Sponsored

Nov 16, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. UTC

Nov 16, 2021

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Business

Sports

Red Sox Legend David Ortiz Signs Multiyear FTX Deal

The retired player will serve as an ambassador for the exchange in the latest of its long list of sports-related sponsorship deals.

By Eli Tan

Sponsored

Oct 27, 2021 at 12:34 a.m. UTC

Oct 27, 2021

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Business

Baseball

NFT-Focused Topps Abandons Plan to Go Public in SPAC Merger

The longtime trading card company pulled out of its deal following the loss of its exclusive contract to make cards for Major League Baseball.

By Nelson Wang

Sponsored

Aug 20, 2021 at 3:00 p.m. UTC

Aug 20, 2021

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Markets

Competition

$100K in Bitcoin Up for Grabs as FTX's MLB Team-Up Advances

Sam Bankman-Fried’s sponsorship deal with Major League Baseball now involves giving away free bitcoin.

By Tanzeel Akhtar

Sponsored

Jul 31, 2021 at 1:19 p.m. UTC

Jul 31, 2021

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