The Major League Baseball Players Association is hosting an inaugural MLBPA Esports Challenge Invitational on Tuesday, Dec. 11, just a few blocks up the Las Vegas Strip from the league’s annual winter meetings. Tampa Bay Rays Cy Young winner Blake Snell will headline the 32-player field of past, present, and future big leaguers.
The players’ union partnered with UMG Media Corp. in September on esports events. That started with the MLBPA Fortnite Challenge matches that have been streamed on the UMG Twitch channel. The Vegas tournament—co-sponsored by Caesar’s Palace, Scuf Gaming, and TDI Design—will feature Fortnite as well as other popular titles.