{"id":35158,"date":"2025-03-22T08:01:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T08:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=35158"},"modified":"2025-03-22T08:01:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T08:01:17","slug":"mookie-betts-revolutionizing-bowling-with-game-changing-new-venture-%f0%9f%8e%b3%f0%9f%94%a5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=35158","title":{"rendered":"Mookie Betts Revolutionizing Bowling With Game-Changing New Venture \ud83c\udfb3\ud83d\udd25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts is famously a world-class bowler.<\/p>\n<p>Now, he\u2019s trying to revolutionize the sport.<\/p>\n<p>This week, the World Bowling League (WBL) announced its first franchise team \u2014 Team OMG \u2014 owned by Betts as well as his lifelong friend and business partner with The One Marketing Group, Cam Lewis.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-what-is-the-world-bowling-league\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is the World Bowling League?<\/h2>\n<p>The WBL, which began in 2024, \u201ccombines new rules, mixed-gender teams, iconic locations, and dynamic team-based gameplay to reimagine the sport of bowling, which is already played by hundreds of millions of people across the world,\u201d per the press release. The league will \u201cdeliver fast-paced bowling action across key markets around the world. The league aspires to elevate bowling to a mainstream spectator sport like never before, while providing a global stage for the bowling athletes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBowling has always been my home away from the diamond,\u201d Betts said.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cIt\u2019s a sport of precision, mindset, and community \u2013 values I\u2019ve carried my entire career. With Team OMG, we want to inspire bowlers and fans everywhere, showing them that bowling has the excitement and the commercial appeal to compete with the world\u2019s best sports leagues. We\u2019re excited to partner with Adi and the World Bowling League and look forward to bowling along with our team in New York, Dubai, Singapore and more exciting locations.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=noahcamras&amp;dnt=true&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1903139643622567981&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fdodgersnation.com%2Fdodgers-mookie-betts-transforming-sport-of-bowling-with-exciting-new-venture%2F2025%2F03%2F21%2F&amp;sessionId=264c2f270fd052f266710dbd94ed306a5ab701fe&amp;siteScreenName=dodgersnation&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1903139643622567981\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>More from the press release:<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt Team OMG, Betts and business partner Cam Lewis are dedicated to building a culture, community, and winning mentality. While setting the tone for the league\u2019s future, Team OMG aims to inspire a new generation of athletes and fans to view bowling in a whole new light. Team OMG\u2019s announcement marks the beginning of a series of exciting franchises in the WBL. With more teams backed by celebrities and iconic sports figures as well as partnerships with global brands to be announced soon, the WBL is poised to make history and redefine the sport.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollow the journey of Team OMG and the WBL as they change the game, one frame at a time. 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