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United International Baseball League (UIBL) Announces Name Change to Baseball United in Conjunction with Change in Ownership

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Tuesday, November 1, 2022

NEW YORK and DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The United International Baseball League (UIBL), a professional baseball league created to serve the Middle East and South Asia, announced today its name change to Baseball United. The new name comes in conjunction with incremental funding from a new round of owners and investors, and builds upon the league's rapid traction amongst Baseball Federations across more than 50 countries worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • In addition to its professional baseball league, the Baseball United ecosystem will encompass youth academies, clothing and merchandise, international content and media, and global non-profit outreach.
  • With its new structure, Baseball United becomes only the second minority-owned professional sports league in American history.
  • Baseball United is the first-ever professional baseball league created to serve the Middle East and South Asia.
  • With over 30 nationalities represented on our team rosters and a new suite of game changes, Baseball United is working to showcase a new future for baseball.