A couple weeks after getting the rights to exclusively broadcast the Arizona Bowl, it appears that Barstool might be going after Major League Baseball.
It’s being reported that Barstool and MLB are in talks for the site to stream games. It’s still early in the process as the New York Post said that they were told it was a 50-50 chance this actually happens. It’s also unknown if this would be an exclusive deal as the only real concrete details is that this would be a midweek block of games and it would have a gambling element, as MLB would align with Barstool’s sportsbook.
Nevertheless, this has gotten the sports world talking. As with most things Barstool, it has brought out a lot of support and a lot of opposition due to Barstool’s reputation.
I’d like to congratulate sports media for normalizing these assholes for various selfish reasons like “PFT Commenter is my friend” and “they gave me a shoutout once” and Major League Baseball for never seeing a quick unethical buck it wouldn’t turn down https://t.co/sSoUJVoCCW
— Jarrett Seidler (@jaseidler) August 9, 2021
"Hi, I'm Rob Manfred, commissioner of a league that has had to conduct multiple investigations into sexual abuse and misogyny this year and I would not like to announce our partnership with Barstool"
— Craig Calcaterra (@craigcalcaterra) August 9, 2021
save you a click, they're hopping in bed with barstool because of barstool's connection to sports books. there's not gonna be a sport here in 30 years, just media deals and keno https://t.co/AI1AiP0kfx
— jonbernhardt.bsky.social (@jonbernhardt) August 9, 2021
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