“After a volatile and uncertain start, it’s incredible to look back and see what MLP has become,” said commissioner Samin Odhwani. Major League Pickleball just wrapped its first full season since merging with the PPA Tour in late February of 2024. Today, the league announced “record-breaking season metrics” across the 13-event season, highlighted by ticket … Read more
The 2024 Major League Pickleball (MLP) marked the first time in history where the league had a full regular season with a playoff championship. Not only was 2024 the inaugural full season, but the players drafted could be kept for up to three years by one team, for the first time. Players staying on teams … Read more
Ten regular season events, 200 regular season matches, one Mid-Season Tournament, a playoff play in round, and quarterfinal playoff matchups have all led us to this weekend – The Doordash MLP Finals in New York City. Four teams in the Premier Level have made their way to the Big Apple, but only one will walk … Read more
For the first time in its history, Polymarket has listed Major League Pickleball on its predictions market. But putting your money on the line still comes with a catch. United Pickleball Association (UPA) CEO, Connor Pardoe made a post on X that has the pickleball community intrigued: Who will will the @MajorLeaguePB title!? Check it … Read more
Major League Pickleball today announced the addition of a new franchise, the Palm Beach Royals, for the 2026 season. We’re told it’s “the highest team valuation in league history.” We know whose bank account the purchase came from: Zach Hunter and Taylor Meyer of Hyperspace Ventures. And we know the Royals will be in the … Read more
And just like THAT. The 2025 Major League Pickleball (MLP) regular season is on its last stop before the playoffs. The Picklr MLP Salt Lake City is going to be held at The Picklr in Kaysville, Utah, a northern suburb of Salt Lake City, from Thursday, July 31–Sunday, August 3. Seven Premier Level teams are … Read more
MLP Dallas will likely be looked back upon as the best event of the 2025 MLP regular season. Five of the top eight teams were in attendance, and we got multiple very good matches in three of the four days. The level of play between the playoff contenders gave us a glimpse as to what … Read more
The second to last Major League Pickleball (MLP) regular season event is taking place at Pickler Universe, in Dallas, Texas. Playoff positioning and qualification is on the line at the Advil Targeted Relief MLP Dallas event. This event takes place just four days after MLP St. Louis concluded. The Dallas Flash and the St. Louis … Read more
In what’s being called the biggest player move in Major League Pickleball history, Ben Johns was traded Saturday from the Carolina Hogs to the LA Mad Drops. This one deal, following the recent league ban of former LA Mad Drop player Quang Duong, upends the entire MLP season and paints the playoff picture in a … Read more
The eighth regular season MLP event is a day away, being hosted by the St. Louis Shock. Chaifetz Arena, a 10,000+ seat arena on the University of St. Louis campus, is hosting. The Chaifetz’s own both the arena and the St. Louis Shock. The Shock is hoping to have the best MLP event in history, … Read more