MLBx Mumbai 2026: Winners, participants and full result of the inaugural baseball competion featuring Indian cricketers
With the inaugural edition of the MLBx event ending, here's a look the winners, who participated and who ended up with the losses.
In the inaugural MLBx Mumbai 2026 baseball competition, featuring Indian cricketers, the New York Yankees emerged victorious. The event, held at the Andheri Sports Complex, saw six Indian cricketers representing four teams, each pairing a former Major Leaguer with an Indian cricketer and a player from the Athletes Unlimited Softball League.
Nick Swisher, a legendary Yankees player, led the Yankees team alongside Suryakumar Yadav, an MLB ambassador and former India T20 captain. The competition adopted a modified co-ed 3-on-3 home run derby format, with points awarded for home runs, catches, and additional bonus points for hitting a ball through a target above the center-field fence.
Suryakumar Yadav, after winning the Yankees side, emphasized the importance of strength and conditioning in excelling at baseball, stating that it was all about good range hitting and having a strong core and arms.
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