Storylines for MLP New York presented by Cleary Gottlieb
Pickleball.com's Dave Fleming previews MLP New York presented by Cleary Gottlieb, the sixth stop of the 2026 Major League Pickleball season running June 25-28 at Sportime Randall's Island, with the New Jersey 5s the overall favorite as Anna Leigh Waters and Jorja Johnson bring an undefeated run and back-to-back event wins to town. Fleming tabs the host Brooklyn Pickleball Team as the Group B favorite chasing its first Super Sunday belt and flags a wave of roster trades reshaping lineups, with a marquee Texas Ranchers versus New Jersey 5s clash set for Saturday.
Read at Pickleball.com →In His First MLP Event Ever, Casey Diamond Makes SportsCenter Top 10... Twice
The Dink's Alex E. Weaver reports that APP Tour standout Casey Diamond, called up by the Palm Beach Royals for MLP St. Petersburg in place of the injured Dekel Bar and Grayson Goldin, landed on ESPN's SportsCenter Top 10 twice in his first Major League Pickleball event. Playing mixed doubles with Sofia Sewing and men's doubles with Tyson McGuffin, Diamond produced a behind-the-back winner that Weaver calls an instant favorite for pro pickleball shot of the year plus a bending ATP as the Royals finished fourth.
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