Dubai-based Baseball United, the first professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and South Asia, announced BONK DAO, as the Official Presenting Partner for the league’s inaugural 2025 season.
BONK will also serve as the Presenting Partner for Baseball United’s upcoming national team tournament, the Arab Classic, as well as the region’s first franchise tournament, The Baseball United Cup.
BONK, a leading technology and lifestyle brand in web3 with a market cap of nearly $1.5 billion, will be integrated into all marketing channels for each event, with a full suite of creative and content assets, including venue branding, broadcast segments, social content, and fan experiences.
Baseball United will also create a “BONK Zone” for the most passionate and raucous fans to enjoy each game.
“Our organisations have a lot in common. BONK’s young journey began around the same time as ours, and, like BU, they’ve been able to quickly create a deep and meaningful impact across the globe,” said Kash Shaikh, Chairman, CEO, and Co-Founder of Baseball United.
“We’ve been inspired by their pace and drawn to their purpose, and we can’t wait to continue building with the BONK ecosystem in the months and years ahead,” he added.
Baseball United’s inaugural season
Baseball United’s first season will begin next fall, running from October 23, 2025, to November 23, 2025.
The inaugural season will include five Baseball United franchises – the Mumbai Cobras, Karachi Monarchs, Arabia Wolves, Mid East Falcons, and a new Riyadh-based franchise slated to be announced early next year.
Each team will play 12 regular season games, culminating with a United Series best-of-three championship featuring the top two teams.
Overall, the league will host 33 games in 32 days, an unprecedented sprint of professional baseball games in Dubai.
The Baseball United Cup will take place from February 22, 2025, to March 1, 2025, and feature the league’s first four franchises – the Cobras, Monarchs, Wolves, and Falcons – in an eight-day tournament.
Teams will compete in a round-robin format, followed by the semifinals and finals.
The Arab Classic is BU’s signature event this year, taking place on November 7-10 in Dubai.
The event will bring together eight national baseball teams from the region, including India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.
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