Man kunne vist godt argumentere for at der i forvejen er nok måder at se diverse League of Legends-turnering og begivenheder på, men som eSport vokser spillet konstant i popularitet, så derfor ønsker Major League Baseball i USA at få fedtet sig ind i det fine selskab.
Yahoo ESPORTS kan nemlig rapportere, at Riot Games og Major League Baseball Advanced Media har indgået en aftale på $300 millioner, som sikrer MLB rettigheder til at streame turneringer og begivenheder frem til 2023.
"The amount of time that [Riot Games] has over the top for live events far eclipses any other sport in the world — not just esport, any other sport in the world. So the monetization for that effort and those kind of events is going to be really exciting. But we think the world is ready for esports. The sponsors, the advertisers are ready for it. They're dying for it. It's a great audience and they spend a great deal of time with this content." siger Bob Bowman fra MLB om aftalen.
Hvordan dette vil påvirke andre livestreams af League of Legends-indhold i blandt andet Europa vides ikke, men vi tror ikke at andre territorier påvirkes synderligt.