Major League Baseball (MLB), an American professional baseball organization and the oldest professional sports league in the world, is seeking an expert in Metaverse and Web3.0-related innovations as it seeks to expand its current presence in the emerging ecosystem.

According to the details shared on LinkedIn, the MLB job title is “Licensing Manager- Digital Games, NFT, Metaverse”. The Hired Professional will perform many tasks including partnership strategy development and execution in expanding digital portfolio areas including NFT, Metaverse, wearable technology and AR/VR strategy.

While this job description already suggests that the league association is ready to go all out in the Web3.0 space, the profession will also be tasked with identifying partnerships with marketplaces, tools, and platforms to create the best product experience. in its class for baseball fans. to access and interact with the league’s expanding digital collections.

While all the clamor for the metaverse is gathering momentum, MLB’s involvement in the space has been pretty emphatic. In addition to signing a partnership with Candy Digital in January, a link that opened the door to start selling NFTs at the time, MLB is also Sorare’s official baseball partner.

What reported by block chain.news in May, Sorare’s partnership positions MLB to help create NFT-powered teams that represent Major League Gaming players. The created team can be used to participate in tournaments through which the players’ real-life performance is automatically reflected in the game.

Like many Web2.0 organizations, MLB’s hiring is seen as a bold step and a worthwhile investment that can often help advance the course of Web3.0. While the position has already seen as many as 108 applicants according to LinkedIn’s update, MLB has not announced that he has filled the position at the time of this writing.

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