If you step into any kind of professional sports stadium or arena these days, it’s usually fit for a sports marketing class. Regarding the Mets, Yankees, and the rest of MLB, the ads won’t stop there.
They’ll soon reach player uniforms. It’s already happened for two big-league clubs: the San Diego Padres and Boston Red Sox. The Padres took the plunge first, agreeing to a $9 million per year deal with Motorola. Boston has a 10-year, $170 million deal in place with Mass Mutual, according to Front Office Sports.
Fans of both New York teams have reason to think jersey patch sponsors shouldn’t be a thing in the Big Apple.