Glu Mobile Launches MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2021
March 17 2021 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
Juan Soto and Ronald Acuña Jr. featured as
cover athletes on free-to-play baseball mobile game
Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU), a leading developer and
publisher of mobile games, today announced the availability of MLB
Tap Sports Baseball 2021 on the App Store and Google Play. In
collaboration with Major League Baseball (MLB), MLB Players, Inc.
(MLBPI), MLB Tap Sports Baseball is back for the MLB 2021 season
with two young MLB All-Stars as the cover athletes of the game
Washington Nationals outfielder and World Series champion Juan Soto
and Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr.
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Juan Soto led the National League with a .351 batting average in
2020 a year after guiding the Nationals to the franchise’s
first-ever World Series championship. In 2018, Acuña Jr. made his
MLB debut and won the National League Rookie of the Year Award.
For the first time, new features in the mobile game allow
players to pitch and join new Club Rally events to team up with
friends. MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2021 contains more authentic MLB
baseball content than ever before, with new ways to compete in
events that mirror the real events of the major leagues.
“In 2020, the Tap Sports Baseball franchise surpassed $340
million of lifetime bookings,” said Nick Earl, Glu President and
CEO. “As one of Glu’s leading Growth Games, I’m proud of the team’s
talent and the continued success of the franchise with our new 2021
experience.”
“We can’t wait to introduce this year's experience to the Tap
Sports Baseball community,” said Brent Stephenson, VP of Product
and General Manager, MLB Tap Sports Baseball. “MLB Tap Sports
Baseball boasts over 45 million franchise downloads and counting,
and with new game modes, real MLB ballparks, teams and players our
team has built an incredibly authentic MLB gameplay experience for
the 2021 season.”
About MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2021
In partnership with MLB, the MLBPI, the Major League Baseball
Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA), Ronald Acuña Jr. and Juan
Soto, MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2021 delivers a social-competitive
experience allowing players to strategically manage their very own
baseball teams. Marks, logos, and players from all 30 MLB teams and
MLB ballparks offer an authentic gameplay experience while seamless
turn-based mechanics and one-touch controls allow for quick session
lengths anytime, anywhere. Choose your players, set your lineups,
and challenge your friends in MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2021!
Features of MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2021:
- Authentic in every way - 2021 MLB teams, Major League Players
and MLB ballparks
- Collect MLB Players - from current superstars to the all-time
greats
- Team up to dominate in Club Events and share the rewards
- Play all day with numerous game modes: Slugfest, Home Run
Battles, Walk Off Hero, Event Royale, Pick’em, Season Mode,
Pitching Labs and Club Rally
Build your team and MLB dynasty in your MLB baseball game: MLB
Tap Sports Baseball 2021!
MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2021 is available for free on the App
Store and on Google Play at https://smarturl.it/tsb21_wwl_pr.
About Glu Mobile
Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU) is a leading developer and publisher of
mobile games. Founded in 2001, Glu is headquartered in San
Francisco with additional locations in Foster City, Orlando,
Toronto and Hyderabad. With a history spanning over a decade, Glu’s
culture is rooted in taking smart risks and fostering creativity to
deliver world-class interactive experiences for our players. Glu’s
diverse portfolio features top-grossing and award-winning original
and licensed IP titles including, Covet Fashion, Deer Hunter,
Design Home, Diner DASH Adventures, Disney Sorcerer’s Arena, Kim
Kardashian: Hollywood and MLB Tap Sports Baseball available
worldwide on various platforms including the App Store and Google
Play. For more information, visit www.glu.com or follow Glu on
Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Covet Fashion, Deer Hunter, Design Home, Diner DASH, Tap Sports,
Glu and Glu Mobile are trademarks of Glu Mobile Inc.
About MLB Players, Inc.
MLB Players, Inc. is the business arm of the Major League
Baseball Players Association. The Major League Baseball Players
Association (www.MLBPLAYERS.com) is the collective bargaining
representative for all professional baseball players of the 30
Major League Baseball teams and serves as the exclusive group
licensing agent for commercial and licensing activities involving
active Major League Baseball players. On behalf of its members, it
operates the Players Choice licensing program and the Players
Choice Awards, which benefit the needy through the Major League
Baseball Players Trust, a charitable foundation established and run
entirely by Major League Baseball players.
Follow: @MLB_Players; @MLBPA_news @MLBPlayersTrust;
@MLBPAClubhouse and @InfieldChatter.
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Ellen Cohn Glu Mobile PR@glu.com 650-483-8226
Anthony Solis MLBPA asolis@mlbpa.org (516) 532-7410
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