Former Major League Baseball star Brandon Phillips and current women's pro wrestler Jade Cargill took on professional sports franchise ownership together less than a year ago.
Texas Smoke second baseman Janae Jefferson reaches for a ground ball during practice at Concordia University in Austin, Texas, Monday, June 13, 2023. Former Major League Baseball star Brandon Phillips and current women’s pro wrestler Jade Cargill took on professional sports franchise ownership together less than a year ago. The pair led the Texas Smoke to the championship in their first season with Women’s Professional Fastpitch softball.
Professional wrestler Jade Cargill throws out a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox in Chicago, Sunday, June 26, 2022. Majority ownership in major North American pro sports by anyone other than white men is rare. Though Phillips and Cargill don’t own an NFL, NBA or Major League Baseball team, they still take pride in showing that Black entrepreneurs can successfully call the shots.
San Francisco Giants’ Brandon Crawford, bottom, steals second base against Cincinnati Reds second baseman Brandon Phillips in the second inning of a baseball game, May 15, 2015, in Cincinnati. Former Major League Baseball star Phillips and current women’s pro wrestler Jade Cargill took on professional sports franchise ownership together less than a year ago. The pair led the Texas Smoke to the championship in their first season with Women’s Professional Fastpitch softball on Aug. 13, 2023.
Boston Red Sox Brandon Phillips follows through on a game-winning two-run home run in the ninth inning of baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sept. 5, 2018, in Atlanta. Former Major League Baseball star Phillips and current women’s pro wrestler Jade Cargill took on professional sports franchise ownership together less than a year ago. The pair led the Texas Smoke to the championship in their first season with Women’s Professional Fastpitch softball on Aug. 13, 2023.
Jacksonville’s Jade Cargill, center, looks for a shot under the basket as Alabama’s Ashley Williams and Khadijah Carter defend during an NCAA college basketball game in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Dec. 17, 2013. Former Major League Baseball star Brandon Phillips and current women’s pro wrestler Jade Cargill took on professional sports franchise ownership together less than a year ago.
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