DUBAI, UAE (August 1, 2024) – Baseball United, the first professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and South Asia, announced its plans for the league’s first full season as part of an ambitious 12-month calendar of events. In addition to the season, Baseball United will host a professional tournament called the Baseball United […]
DUBAI, UAE (May 27, 2024) – Baseball United, the first professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, announced today that two-time MLB All-Star and two-time Gold Glove Award winner, Starling Marte, has joined its investment and ownership group. Marte, the starting right fielder for the New York Mets, becomes the fifth active MLB […]
DUBAI, UAE (April 2, 2024) – Baseball United, the first professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, announced today that four-time Major League Baseball All-Star and Most Valuable Player, Ronald Acuña Jr., has joined its investment and ownership group. Acuña, ranked as the top player in all of baseball by MLB Network, becomes the […]
DUBAI, UAE (March 26, 2024) – Baseball United, the first professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, announced today the evolution and expansion of its two UAE-based franchises based on the growing demand for professional baseball in the region. The Dubai Wolves will now be called the Arabia Wolves, and the Abu […]
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA (March 6, 2024) – Baseball United, the first-ever professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, announced today a historic partnership with the Saudi Baseball and Softball Federation (SBSF). The agreement gives Baseball United an unlimited term to host its professional league and tournaments in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and […]
DUBAI, UAE (February 26, 2024) – Baseball United, the first professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, announced today that former Major League Baseball (MLB) players Jair Jurrjens, Andrelton Simmons, and Didi Gregorius have joined its investment and ownership group. Together, the new co-owners represent a combined 30 MLB seasons and […]
DUBAI, UAE (February 9, 2023) – Baseball United, the first professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, announced today that Major League Baseball All-Star, Luis Severino, has joined its investment and ownership group. At age 29, Severino becomes Baseball United’s youngest MLB Co-Owner, and second Co-Owner currently active in Major League Baseball. […]
DUBAI, UAE (November 22, 2023) – Baseball United, the first-ever professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, announced today that its November 24th and November 25th All-Star Showcase event will be broadcast in 127 countries reaching nearly 200 million households. The worldwide footprint of coverage includes more than one dozen linear and OTT platforms […]
Dubai, UAE (November 19, 2023) – Dubai-based Baseball United, the first-ever professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, announced today eight baseball prospects who will compete alongside the league’s top players at the Baseball United All-Star Showcase in Dubai this week. The inaugural event will feature the Baseball United West All-Stars […]
DUBAI, UAE (October 24, 2023) – Dubai-based Baseball United announced today the official results of the league’s first-ever Player Draft. Eighty players were selected, with twenty picks for each of the league’s founding franchises – the Mumbai Cobras, the Karachi Monarchs, and the league’s two UAE-based franchises, the Wolves and Falcons. The inaugural Draft was […]