Major League Pickleball (MLP) is back after a brief hiatus while the PPA Tour put on the Select Medical Orange County Cup last weekend. MLP is hosting the event at the same venue – LifeTime Rancho San Clemente – one of the most iconic venues in the country. The Edward Jones MLP San Clemente event … Read more
The last Major League Pickleball (MLP) waiver period is upon us already, and we now have a clearer image of what players are available and which teams are choosing to utilize the waiver period. The MLP season has flown by. There have already been five events, with 111/200 (55%) matches in the Premier Level having … Read more
The second (and final) waiver period in the Premier Level, and first (and final) waiver period in Challenger Level are upon us. In a surprising move, the Carolina Hogs have made Collin Johns available in this Waiver Period, instead of their normal sub, Brandon French. More details below. While Major League Pickleball (MLP) is off … Read more
One of the biggest storylines headed into MLP Daytona Beach was the lack of parity from the top of the Premier Level to the bottom. The top eight teams were a combined 42-0 against the bottom eight teams. Well, Daytona Beach delivered. There were three big upsets in the event, with two of them being … Read more
The third weekend of back-to-back-to-back weekends of Major League Pickleball (MLP) is here. Pictona at Holly Hill, in Daytona Beach, Florida, is hosting MLP Daytona Beach. This is the fifth stop for the 2025 MLP season, and after MLP Daytona Beach is concluded, more than half the Premier Level matches will have taken place. The event … Read more
In the second of three back-to-back-to-back Major League Pickleball (MLP) events, the Dallas Flash reigned supreme. The Arizona Athletic Grounds in Mesa, Arizona, hosted the Edward Jones MLP Phoenix event that took place Thursday, May 29, through Sunday, June 1. A total of seven Premier Level teams participated in the MLP Phoenix event, with each … Read more
Major League Pickleball (MLP) is back in the desert of Phoenix for the first time in over two years. Still thought of as one of the most iconic MLP events in history, the last time MLP was in Phoenix was in January 2023 for the first event of Season 1 of that year. The Edward … Read more
The third event of the 2025 Major League Pickleball (MLP) season is just days away. Unlike most MLP weekends, this event is being held Friday-Monday, instead of Thursday-Sunday. With the Memorial Day holiday this weekend, MLP thought it fitting to move the schedule accordingly. The MLP Austin event is the first stop in 2025 that … Read more
“I don’t think we realized the impact it was going to have on the rest of the event,” UPA CEO Connor Pardoe told The Dink. With four matches remaining for their team, the Carolina Hogs, Ben and Collin Johns withdrew from Major League Pickleball’s second event of the season, held in Columbus, OH, in early … Read more
Pickleball style is still up for debate. Some players are in repurposed gym clothes. Others wear old tennis gear. And on some teams, pros are handed their uniforms the day before their matches without much say in how it looks or feels. But not the St. Louis Shock. Ahead of the MLP Orlando, the team … Read more