Palm Beach County has a new professional sports franchise. The Palm Beach Royals will make their Major League Pickleball debut this week in Columbus, OH.At Tuesday’s media day, the six-player team was introduced as the Royals join the 20-team MLP as their latest expansion franchise.”We’ve been anticipating this season for a while. It’s our first time team together, tomorrow is a travel day, and we are looking forward to it,” said Grayson Goldin.”Everyone is really excited to get going. We’ll get in good training today with the team and we are ready for Thursday,” said Sofia Sewing. The latest: Sports coverage from WPBF 25 NewsThe roster includes Tyson McGuffin, Sofia Sewing, Dekel Bar, Grayson Goldin, Tina Pisnik, and Tammy Emmrich. The players were added during the league’s expansion draft.The Royals’ debut will be a dream come true for South Florida native and team co-owner Zach Hunter. “It’s exciting. We’ve been waiting since we bought the team in July, to the draft earlier this year to now. Everything is leading up to this moment — media day and introducing everyone to the fans,” Hunter said.Get the latest sports updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.The Royals will debut their home at Boca Padel in Boca Raton next season. This year all their matches will be on the road.
Palm Beach County has a new professional sports franchise. The Palm Beach Royals will make their Major League Pickleball debut this week in Columbus, OH.
At Tuesday’s media day, the six-player team was introduced as the Royals join the 20-team MLP as their latest expansion franchise.
“We’ve been anticipating this season for a while. It’s our first time team together, tomorrow is a travel day, and we are looking forward to it,” said Grayson Goldin.
“Everyone is really excited to get going. We’ll get in good training today with the team and we are ready for Thursday,” said Sofia Sewing.
The latest: Sports coverage from WPBF 25 News
The roster includes Tyson McGuffin, Sofia Sewing, Dekel Bar, Grayson Goldin, Tina Pisnik, and Tammy Emmrich. The players were added during the league’s expansion draft.
The Royals’ debut will be a dream come true for South Florida native and team co-owner Zach Hunter.
“It’s exciting. We’ve been waiting since we bought the team in July, to the draft earlier this year to now. Everything is leading up to this moment — media day and introducing everyone to the fans,” Hunter said.
Get the latest sports updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
The Royals will debut their home at Boca Padel in Boca Raton next season. This year all their matches will be on the road.
