Rosenhaus Sports Representation has hired Bobby Petriella, a 34-year-old basketball agent based in Las Vegas, as its first director of basketball. Petriella has represented players in the NBA D League and pro players overseas, but has not yet signed a player on an NBA roster. When asked how his position with RSR came about, Petriella […]
According to a company press release, MLB legend Cal Ripken, Jr. has signed with Rubicon Talent for his exclusive representation in all marketing, media and licensing partnerships. Ripken had a storied 21-year MLB career, all with the Baltimore Orioles. “The Iron Man” played in 2,632 consecutive games, shattering Lou Gehrig’s streak of 2,130. The shortstop […]
Per an article by Liz Mullen, baseball representation firm Sosnick Cobbe & Karon has hired former The Topps Co. Executive Jonathan Einalhori as the agency’s new vice president of marketing. He will work on off-the-field deals for more than 30 MLB clients, including Mets slugger Jay Bruce. Einalhori was formerly director of player and talent licensing […]
According to Liz Mullen, NFL super agent Drew Rosenhaus is expanding his agency – Rosenhaus Sports Representation. After nearly three decades of representing professional football players, the agency has hired a MLB agent and is now representing baseball players. The agent, Dennis Wyrick, is now the president of RSR Baseball. He currently represents St. Louis Cardinals […]
According to a Tweet by Jerry Crasnick, San Francisco Giants pitching prospect has decided to make a change in his representation. He will now be represented by ACES Group and the Levinson brothers. The 14th overall pick of the 2014 MLB Draft by San Francisco, Beede is coming off a season with AA Richmond in […]
As reported by Liz Mullen, two members of the Cleveland Indians have made changes in their respective representation. First basemen/designated hitter/sometimes left fielder Carlos Santana has left Wasserman, and signed with Octagon. The 5’11”, 210 lb Santana is coming off a season in which he hit .259 with 34 home runs and 87 RBI. The […]
Defining Sports, a sports marketing, public relations, athlete representation agency that represents over 30 current and retired athletes of the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, MLS and Olympians says it will move to Delray Beach, Florida for its new corporate headquarters location. The process will take 6-12 months and it’s unclear how many of the 15 […]
The following is a guest contribution from Noah Goodman. Goodman is an associate at Ballard Spahr and he drafts memoranda on federal court decisions and federal agency rulings. He previously oversaw a political campaign for a former Philadelphia City Councilman and was a presenter at the 28th Cooperstown Symposium on Baseball and American Culture at the […]
According to a piece on SBJ, the Oakland A’s ball club is “in danger of losing some or even all” of its annual revenue sharing check under terms of the current collective bargaining agreement, which expires on December 1. The team was “grandfathered into the (current) program” because of its “antiquated stadium, despite being in a […]
When is the last time you moved? Not in the sense of physical activity, but actually packed up all your belongings, called a company like the cross country movers and settled into a new home? Anyone who has ever been through this process before can attest to the fact that moving can be a stressful […]