Baseline Scoreboard Falls on Player During MLP New York Match
During the final MLP New York match of the day on June 25 between the Brooklyn Pickleball Team and the Bay Area Breakers, a strong wind gust toppled the baseline LED scoreboard onto the court and briefly trapped Brooklyn's Rachel Rohrabacher underneath it. Rohrabacher walked off under her own power and Major League Pickleball said no players sustained significant injuries, with play resuming about 30 minutes later as Brooklyn won the match 3-1.
Read at The Dink →Goodnow Shines in MLP Debut as Hogs Stun Royals on Day 1 of MLP New York
Fourteen-year-old Kelly Goodnow made her Major League Pickleball debut on Thursday after the short-handed Carolina Hogs called her up from the UPA player pool, then teamed with Michael Loyd to win the deciding mixed doubles game for a 3-1 upset of the Palm Beach Royals. The result snapped a month-long losing streak for Carolina and came two weeks after Goodnow became the youngest gold medalist in PPA Tour history at the Boise Challenger.
Read at Pickleball.com →MLP Removed the Guardrails. Now It Wants Them Back.
World Pickleball Magazine reports that Major League Pickleball is proposing a return to financial controls from 2027, including a $2 million player acquisition cap that drops to $1 million by 2031, a mandatory $500,000 salary floor, and a franchise tag that lets each team retain one drafted player. The proposal follows two uncapped seasons in which acquisition prices soared, including Anna Bright's record $1.2 million deal and Jorja Johnson's $800,000 move, tightening the link between spending and winning.
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