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MLB In April: Where Are The Latino Stars From?

Major League Baseball released demographics of this year’s Opening Day. This year’s numbers have set a record for players from outside the United States, including a strong contingent from Latin American countries.

How Will The Gaming And Gambling Worlds Work Safely Together?

Genius Sports Group Communications Director Chris Dougan will be one of this year’s speakers at Portada Miami. He will discuss Gaming and Gambling with Ben Spoont at the EAST hotel on April 19. This is one of the topics that are changing the future of sports marketing. There will be plenty of questions moving forward as more entities, particularly in the U.S., embrace legal gambling on sports and eSports.

Facebook Strikes Deal to Stream MLB Games

Facebook has signed an exclusivity deal with MLB to stream 25 matches on the social network. This is the first time a U.S. major league has granted a social network exclusive rights to broadcast games.

RANKING: Top 10 Sports Sites Visited by US Hispanics

Which sports sites are the most visited by US Hispanic users? What types of content do they provide? Do US Hispanics prefer visiting news sites or the websites of their favorite sports leagues? Read on for the answers to these questions, drawn from comScore’s April 2017 rankings.

Major League Baseball Launches Big Hispanic Campaign

Hispanics are widely represented in baseball, including more than 20 percent of players. If you include players with some Hispanic heritage, that jumps to 30 percent. While MLB has long reached out to Latinos, Opening Day 2015 on ESPN Sunday Night Baseball revealed the kickoff of the organization’s first Hispanic ad campaign via LatinWorks.