Summit

Teams Meet With Suppliers

MLB Supplier Diversity Reception

Supplier Diversity Summit

Major League Baseball continues to diversify its sourcing pipeline by creating events such as the Supplier Diversity Summit. During the Winter Meetings, representatives from 60 companies were invited to pitch their products and services to representatives from all 30 MLB Clubs and entities.

Supplier Diversity Networking Reception

The Supplier Diversity Summit returned to the Winter Meetings for the fourth consecutive year. The Summit included several panel discussions followed by speed networking rounds providing diverse-owned businesses (inclusive of those owned by people of color, women, veterans, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and disabled persons) the opportunity to pitch their businesses to representatives from MLB and MLB Clubs.

Sports & Entertainment Panel Discussion

The panel discussion featured supplier representatives from other companies and provided insight on best practices, successful commodity areas and differences in procurement processes in various industries.

Supplier Diversity Speed Rounds

Vendors introduced themselves and gave a quick pitch on who they are, what their company does and how they want to do business.