Major League Pickleball Commissioner Samin Odhwani is the special guest on a new PicklePod. Commish previews the opening of the 2025 season, explains the updates behind expanded distribution and owner-hosted events.

Next, Brooklyn Pickleball Team GM, Josh Gartman, breaks down the name swap between the Brooklyn and the DC team. Gartman recaps his offseason moves and the reunion of some of his championship players.

Finally, Zane did a deep dive on the MLP rulebook and discovered that new serve rules are active in Orlando. And that’s not all, new rules are in place for roster substitutions, home team advantages, and order of play.

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Sadim Odhwani

0:00 Expanding MLP’s reach in 2025

5:20 Saturday and Sunday Showcase matches

8:01 Returning to where the bodies are buried

10:20 What surface are we playing on?

13:18 Breaking News: Samin announced as new MLP Commissioner

15:25 Love or hate the Carolina Hogs

18:15 Blind ranking pro sports commissioners

25:51 Samin steals Zane’s MLP legacy

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Josh Gartman

28:50 Brooklyn PB Team GM Josh Gartman joins the pod

30:50 New York roots made the swap a no-brainer

32:45 Brooklyn adds Kawamoto and Newman in off-season

34:54 Blind ranking MLP GMs

39:55 ‘Fake News’ surrounding tennis vs pickleball

43:45 Andre Agassi to partner with ALW at US Open

51:20 Leigh Waters looking for another pro gold at US Open

52:47 Big drama matches at MLP Orlando

59:58 Serve rules get an overhaul before MLP season

1:01:34 Substitution rule changes - 2-point penalty

1:05:50 Tice rapid fire questions

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