Florida: Country’s last remaining jai alai League cuts deal with ESPN

Florida: Country’s last remaining jai alai League cuts deal with ESPN

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  • Mark Saxon, USBets
August 1, 2022 6:55 PM
  • Mark Saxon, USBets

The last remaining purveyor of jai alai action in the United States has a deal with ESPN to give the sport more exposure.

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Magic City Jai Alai and ESPN announced on Monday that ESPN2 will air a one-hour special on Magic City’s reimagined version of the world’s fastest ball sport at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday. ESPN then will stream the casino’s Battle Court season on ESPN3 starting with the first games in late September.

Magic City, which boasts the only active fronton in the U.S., launched its version of jai alai, which deviates from the traditional version of the game, five years ago and had its first Battle Court season last year. Battle Court places the players on four teams – the Cesta Cyclones, Chula Chargers, Rebote Renegades, and Wall Warriors – against each other in singles and doubles matches, with the season running Sept. 23 through Nov. 18.