Major League Baseball

5 statements across 2 episodes · 3 bullish · 1 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Dec 16, 2024 by Kurt Ainsworth · said 32 times in 3 episodes since 2024 · across every show →

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brought up most by Guy Raz (22), Michael Rubin (9), Will Ahmed (1)

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2025 11 mentions in 2 episodes 6 per episode
2024 21 mentions in 1 episode

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Dec 16, 2024 positive
Assertion Supported
Ainsworth: Marucci and Victus both surpassed Louisville Slugger in MLB usage
“As we surpassed Louisville Slugger, I think in 2013, they surpassed Louisville Slugger in 2018 is the number two bad and used by major league players, I should say.”
Kurt Ainsworth Dec 16, 2024 ▶ 1:00:01 Marucci Sports - Kurt Ainsworth
Dec 16, 2024 positive
Assertion Supported
Marucci and Victus will both be official MLB bats in 2025
“We'll have Marucci and Victus will both be official bats next year. So that's a, it's a huge opportunity for us.”
Kurt Ainsworth Dec 16, 2024 ▶ 1:07:24 Marucci Sports - Kurt Ainsworth
Dec 16, 2024 negative
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Ainsworth: Legacy bat competitors shipped dozens where few were game-ready
“We saw that the other competitors in the space were sending out, you know, 12 bats to a player when they'd order a dozen players, and only three or four of them would be good enough to use in a game.”
Kurt Ainsworth Dec 16, 2024 ▶ 18:29 Marucci Sports - Kurt Ainsworth
Jan 27, 2025 bullish
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Rubin: Major sports leagues now drive one-third of sales direct-to-consumer
“When we started, it might have been one or two percent of business would go through the NFL or Major League Baseball or NBA's direct-to-consumer business. Today, it's about a third would go through their own direct-to-consumer business.”
Michael Rubin Jan 27, 2025 ▶ 40:36 Fanatics: Michael Rubin
Jan 27, 2025
Assertion Supported
Raz: MLB announced return to previous uniforms following sheer jersey backlash
“Back in September, Major League Baseball announced that it was getting rid of those embarrassing see-through uniforms and returning to the old ones.”
Guy Raz Jan 27, 2025 ▶ 55:18 Fanatics: Michael Rubin
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