The New York Yankees just broke into esports

Get the Full StoryThe New York Yankees made a major investment in esports, the team revealed today. They're now stakeholders in one of the most well-known North American esports team organizations: Echo Fox.

The New York Yankees announced an investment in Vision Esports today, a company that holds stake in three different esports organizations including Echo Fox. Echo Fox, founded by three-time NBA champion Rick Fox, has teams competing in League of Legends, Call of Duty, H1Z1, and a handful of fighting games.

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Along with Echo Fox, the Yankees' move includes investments in Twin Galaxies a community that logs video game world records and player rankings, mostly for old-school arcade games and Vision Entertainment a company that produces scripted and unscripted esports videos . Read more...More about Business, Sports, Gaming, Esports, and New York Yankees

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