Or Moyal

Dallas

Editorial Director, Newsletters at Front Office Sports

Editorial director, Newsletters @FOS. Former TV producer, perpetual semi-pro musician, future caretaker of a hundred canines.

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Articles

MLB OK With New Yankees 'Torpedo' Bats Used in 9-HR Game

3 weeks ago | frontofficesports.com | Or Moyal |Daniel Roberts

On Saturday, the Yankees became the third team in MLB history to hit nine home runs in a game. And some of them did so with new bats that fans are buzzing over. Paul Goldschmidt, Cody Bellinger, and Aaron Judge hit consecutive home runs on the first three pitches of the game—a first since pitch counts have been recorded. Judge added two more homers, including a grand slam. This offensive explosion has been partially attributed to some players’ adoption of new bats.
ESPN Sets Record Women's Hoops Ratings-Without Caitlin Clark

1 month ago | frontofficesports.com | Or Moyal |Colin Salao

Another year, another positive step forward for NCAA women’s basketball. The 2024–2025 NCAA women’s basketball regular season averaged 280,000 viewers across 87 games on ESPN networks (ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU), up 3% from last year, and the highest on ESPN networks since the 2008–2009 season, the company announced Monday. ESPN saw its strongest viewership gains on ABC and ESPN, the networks with the largest distribution.
Singapore, Saudi PIF Among Backers of Int'l Basketball League

2 months ago | frontofficesports.com | Dennis Young |Or Moyal

The upstart international basketball league advised by LeBron James’s longtime business partner Maverick Carter has scored significant backing. Its investors, according to the Financial Times, include the Singapore government, SC Holdings, Riyadh’s Public Investment Fund, UBS,Skype founder Geoff Prentice, former Facebook executive Grady Burnett. VC firm Quiet Capital and tech investor Byron Deeter are reportedly raising capital.
International League Effort Not Taking On NBA

Jan 15, 2025 | frontofficesports.com | Daniel Roberts |Or Moyal

A report about an expensive effort to launch a new international basketball league made waves late Wednesday. Bloombergreported that a group of investors advised by Maverick Carter, a childhood friend and longtime business partner of LeBron James, has tapped UBS and Evercore to raise up to $5 billion to set up a new international league “to rival the National Basketball Association,” in Bloomberg’s phrasing.
Heat Suspend Butler for 7 Games, Will Listen to Trade Offers

Jan 3, 2025 | frontofficesports.com | Or Moyal

The Miami Heat suspended six-time All-Star Jimmy Butler for seven games Friday following months of media reports of the guard’s desire for a trade, as well as a Thursday night press conference where he made his dissatisfaction clear. “I want to see me getting my joy back playing basketball. Wherever that may be, we’ll find out here pretty soon,” Butler said after a Thursday game in which he scored only nine points.
Why Corbin Burnes, MLB's Best Remaining Free Agent, Headed to Arizona

Dec 29, 2024 | bvmsports.com | Or Moyal

By Or Moyal via Front Office Sports, Corbin Burnes has been one of MLB's best pitchers for nearly his entire career. Over the last five full seasons, only two pitchers have thrown more innings, and only one has maintained a lower ERA. Burnes was excellent in Baltimore last year, finishing fifth in AL Cy Young voting. Why did an ace who won't turn 31 until next year's World Series agree to six years and $210 million-a smaller contract than Max Fried signed with the Yankees?
Charlie Woods, 15, Hits 1st Hole-In-One While Partnered With Tiger

Dec 22, 2024 | bvmsports.com | Or Moyal

Charlie Woods, who is 15 years old, hit his first hole-in-one Sunday at the PNC Championship. The ace took place on the par-3 fourth hole in Orlando, a 175-yard shot. Charlie's father Tiger, who has won a record 82 PGA events and is second all-time with 15 majors, was his partner for the event, which primarily pairs major champions with family members. The younger Woods did not seem to realize what he had done, his reaction trailing that of fans in the gallery.
Dodgers All-In Approach Clear As They Add to Championship Core

Dec 1, 2024 | frontofficesports.com | Or Moyal

Andrew Friedman has spent a decade running the Dodgers’ baseball operations group. In that time, they’ve methodically built an efficient, optimized baseball machine—effectively taking the Moneyball approach introduced by Billy Beane’s A’s and innovated by teams like the Rays, then extending to it every possible benefit.
Deion Sanders Reportedly Gets $100,000 Bonus For Colorado Win

Nov 10, 2024 | frontofficesports.com | Or Moyal

Deion Sanders’ Colorado Buffaloes beat Texas Tech Saturday, improving to 7-2 in 2024. This has been a good campaign for Sanders and Colorado after they faltered during his first year at the helm. After the game, USA Today reported that Sanders received a $100,000 bonus, taking him up to $400,000 in bonuses for the season, and that he would receive an additional $100,000 for every win from this point on. Colorado is ranked 18th in the AP Poll.
As NBA Media Rights Loom, Talent Awaits NBC/Amazon Pitches

Sep 17, 2024 | frontofficesports.com | Or Moyal |Michael McCarthy

The NBA sports media world is gearing up for a gold rush on TV and digital talent. The NBA’s signing of media rights deals worth $76 billion over 11 years sets the stage for the biggest hoops hiring spree in decades. Careers will rise and fall as multi-million-dollar contracts get dished out. Chess players are making their opening moves.