Mike Mazzeo

New York

MLB Reporter at Sports Business Journal

MLB Reporter, Sports Business Journal @SBJ Past: ESPN, Yahoo Sports, NYDN, PlayNY, LSR

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The Hot Stove Cool Music benefit concert celebrates its 25th anniversary bringing baseball and rock and roll together

1 week ago | sportsbusinessjournal.com | Mike Mazzeo

The Hot Stove Cool Music benefit concert celebrates its 25th anniversary bringing baseball and rock and roll together
The Hot Stove Cool Music benefit concert celebrates its 25th anniversary bringing baseball and rock and roll together

1 week ago | sportsbusinessjournal.com | Mike Mazzeo

One night in November 2000, Boston Herald baseball writer Jeff Horrigan was at the club Paradise for a rock show when he noticed the name of a small act on a bill: Thurman Munson. That band, named for the late Yankees catcher, sparked an idea for Horrigan: Get that band to play with another band he knew called Carlton Fisk, named for the legendary Red Sox catcher.
Bat Around virtual hitting game comes to Coors Field

1 week ago | sportsbusinessjournal.com | Mike Mazzeo

Bat Around, a gamified batting practice experience powered by HitTrax, debuted at Coors Field on April 4 as part of a three-year deal with the Rockies, according to Bat Around CEO Matt Farrell. Last year, Bat Around was at Tropicana Field as part of a three-year deal with the Rays. However, the Rays’ deal was paused due to hurricane damage at the Trop that caused Tampa to move its games to Steinbrenner Field for the 2025 season.
Orioles add Llamas Llopis as CFO

2 weeks ago | sportsbusinessjournal.com | Mike Mazzeo

The Orioles continued to revamp their front office with the hiring of DARLINE LLAMAS LLOPIS as Chief Financial Officer. Llamas Llopis will oversee budgeting, financial planning and payroll for Baltimore. Previously, Llamas Llopis spent four years with the Dolphins, Hard Rock Stadium and F1 Miami Grand Prix as VP/Finance & Retail. Before that, she was director of finance and controller with the Rams for four years.
Giants unveil new City Connect uniforms inspired by S.F.’s music scene

2 weeks ago | sportsbusinessjournal.com | Mike Mazzeo

The Giants unveiled Tuesday their new music-inspired City Connect uniforms. The team collaborated with several Bay Area music artists on the concept, including producer Ghazi Shami. The uniforms include the color purple, in honor of the stage lights of legendary S.F. music venue The Fillmore, and Haight-Ashbury’s posters advertising rock concerts that defined the nation’s counterculture movement. Additionally, it pays tribute to the 1913-17 Giants, who wore violet as a nod to NYU.
Red Sox spent nearly $500,000 on baseballs in 2024

2 weeks ago | sportsbusinessjournal.com | Mike Mazzeo

The Red Sox spent nearly half a million dollars on baseballs during the 2024 regular season. Red Sox EVP & Assistant GM Raquel Ferreira revealed the figure as she was going through annual budgeting during the final episode of “The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox.”“It’s ridiculous. Just during the regular season: $490,000. But that doesn’t include Spring Training. And that doesn’t even include the minor leagues. It’s crazy,” Ferreira said.
Why 2024 Red Sox were right fit for Netflix documentary

2 weeks ago | sportsbusinessjournal.com | Mike Mazzeo

The 2024 Red Sox proved to be the perfect partner for an all-access documentary series because they were all-in. Greg Whiteley, who directed “The Clubhouse: A Year with the Red Sox,” said he met with a handful of teams about the project but Boston was the “most prepared” of the bunch.
Tigers’ season-ticket base up 20% from last year

2 weeks ago | sportsbusinessjournal.com | Mike Mazzeo

Heading into Friday’s 2025 home opener at Comerica Park, the Tigers say they their season-ticket base has increased more than 20% from last year. Detroit’s 2024 campaign culminated with a surprising postseason run. Over the last 2.5 years, the Ilitch family-owned Tigers have invested over $160M (privately funded) on upgrading their facilities and enhancing the fan experience. On Friday, Detroit will unveil its new Home Plate Club, featuring 520 premium seats.
Philadelphia Phillies can’t block rivals from use of analytics platform

3 weeks ago | sportsbusinessjournal.com | Mike Mazzeo

The Phillies’ motion to block rival teams from accessing analytics platform Zelus Analytics was denied Monday by the Common Pleas Court of Philadelphia County. The team had filed a lawsuit against Zelus Analytics and parent Teamworks Innovations alleging that the firms were attempting to sell components of their baseball analytics platform to NL East division rivals, which violated their multimillion-dollar deal.
MLBPA, Penn Entertainment reach sportsbook licensing agreement

3 weeks ago | sportsbusinessjournal.com | Mike Mazzeo

The business arm of the MLBPA has reached a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Penn Entertainment, making ESPN Bet (U.S.) and theScore Bet (Canada) officially licensed sportsbooks of MLB Players, Inc. The pact follows an October 2024 non-exclusive agreement that made Fanatics the first officially licensed sportsbook of MLB Players, Inc.