# Major League Baseball

> Major League Baseball is a VC fund in New York backing Sports and SaaS. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 25%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/164826/
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/mlb
- Website: http://mlb.mlb.com/home
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mlb

Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional sports league in the United States and consists of 30 member clubs in the U.S. and Canada, representing the highest level of professional baseball. Major League Baseball is an attended sport in North America, and the last decade includes all 10 of the best-attended individual seasons by fans in MLBhistory, with each regular season eclipsing the 73 million mark. Now led by Commissioner Robert D. Manfred, Jr., MLB currently features record levels of labor peace, competitive balance, and industry revenues, as well as a comprehensive drug-testing program in American professional sports.MLB remains committed to making an impact in the communities of the U.S., Canada, and throughout the world, perpetuating the sport’s larger role in society and permeating every facet of baseball’s business, marketing, and community relations endeavors. With the continued success of MLB Advanced Media and MLB Network, MLB continues to find innovative ways for its fans to enjoy America’s National Pastime and a truly global game.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Major League Baseball. Shizune tracks 14 team members at Major League Baseball. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/major-league-baseball?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sports | 2 | 25% |
| SaaS | 1 | 13% |
| Local | 1 | 13% |
| Retail | 1 | 13% |
| Software | 1 | 13% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 25% |
| Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Series B | 1 | 13% |
| Series D | 1 | 13% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April Brown | SVP, Social Responsibility and Community Affairs | 0 | — |
| Ben Ladkin | Managing Director, MLB Europe | 0 | — |
| Bill Aurnhammer | Senior Software Engineer - Streaming Services | 0 | — |
| Christopher Holt | Gameday Compliance Manager | 0 | — |
| Greg Gordon | Principal Software Engineer | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jomboy Media | We cover the topics we love, including sports, movies, songs, and history. If we can talk about it with enthusiasm, we've got a show for it. |  |  | Jun 10, 2025 |  |
| Cast Iron Media | Cast Iron Media is a premier sports and entertainment media solutions company, meeting the needs of its partners by connecting them with engaged fans watching live sports both at home and at the event. Cast Iron's Connected TV platform, SportStream Live™, offers a collection of live games running on popular on-demand services and includes MLB,NBA, NHL, and NCAA games. CrowdConnect Live™ provides national branding and experiential marketing programs across all live sports and entertainment. |  | Seed | Jan 22, 2025 |  |
| Fanatics | Fanatics designs, manufactures, and distributes high-quality fan gear and jerseys across retail channels, better serving the real-time expectations of leagues, teams, fans, and retailers in today’s mobile-first, on-demand culture. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. | $1.5B | Private Equity | Mar 02, 2022 |  |
| Fanatics | Fanatics designs, manufactures, and distributes high-quality fan gear and jerseys across retail channels, better serving the real-time expectations of leagues, teams, fans, and retailers in today’s mobile-first, on-demand culture. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. | $1.5B |  | Mar 02, 2022 |  |
| Fanatics | Fanatics designs, manufactures, and distributes high-quality fan gear and jerseys across retail channels, better serving the real-time expectations of leagues, teams, fans, and retailers in today’s mobile-first, on-demand culture. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. | $325M | Private Equity | Aug 10, 2021 |  |
| LeagueApps | LeagueApps is committed to a world where all kids and communities have the advantages of sport. Born and bred in New York City, it is the operating system and professional community for the most enterprising youth and local sports organizers—providing them with the solutions they need to succeed. LeagueApps works with thousands of fast-growing andinfluential youth sports organizations, as well as pro teams, leagues, and athletes. Through its software and NextUp platform, which provides organizers with opportunities for leadership development and networking, LeagueApps supports and strengthens the youth sports industry. It also runs FundPlay, a philanthropic program focused on sports-based youth development programs in underserved communities. | $15M | Series B | Jul 19, 2021 |  |
| Fanatics | Fanatics designs, manufactures, and distributes high-quality fan gear and jerseys across retail channels, better serving the real-time expectations of leagues, teams, fans, and retailers in today’s mobile-first, on-demand culture. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. | $320M | Private Equity | Mar 24, 2021 |  |
| Fanatics | Fanatics designs, manufactures, and distributes high-quality fan gear and jerseys across retail channels, better serving the real-time expectations of leagues, teams, fans, and retailers in today’s mobile-first, on-demand culture. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida. | $1B | Series D | Sep 06, 2017 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- National Football League — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [SoftBank Vision Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/softbank-vision-fund) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [BlackRock](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackrock) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Blue Pool Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blue-pool-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fidelity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fidelity-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Fidelity](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fidelity-management-and-research-company) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Major League Baseball invest in?

Major League Baseball invests primarily in Sports, SaaS and Local startups, most often at Funding Round and Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Major League Baseball?

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### Who are the partners at Major League Baseball?

The team at Major League Baseball includes April Brown (SVP, Social Responsibility and Community Affairs), Ben Ladkin (Managing Director, MLB Europe) and Bill Aurnhammer (Senior Software Engineer - Streaming Services), among 14 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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