07/07/2022 Take Me Out To The Digital Ball Game: NFTs Enter the Field

Sorare is partnering with MLB for a fantasy baseballNFT experience, where users own their digital baseball cards.

Sorare is betting big on sports and digital collectibles with its MLB partnership. 

Sorare is betting big on sports and digital collectibleswith its MLB partnership.

Photographer: Tom Szczerbowski/Getty ImagesSorare is one of several companies attempting to take the idea of collectibles like baseball cards and bring them into the digital context. In May, Sorare announced a partnership with Major League Baseball in the US. And Serena Williams is a member of their advisory board. Why is Sorare betting big on sports? Do collectibles really need to be on a blockchain? Will baseball players benefit from the deal? On this episode, we’ll talk to Bloomberg reporter Hannah Miller and to Sorare’s CEO Nicola Julia.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-07-07/sorare-mlb-partnership-brings-nfts-to-baseball