"Baseball's Next Masterpiece" — MLB Network x Matt Szczur

MLB Network has collaborated with former MLB player and 2016 World Series champion Matt Szczur to create a promotional campaign for the 2025 MLB season.

In the TV commercial, Matt paints abstract portraits of baseball stars using techniques that mirror baseball actions—such as throwing cups of paint like throwing a baseball and swinging a bat to splatter paint onto the canvas. The promo symbolizes the fresh start each team experiences at the beginning of the season, and features current stars like Shohei Ohtani, Elly De La Cruz, and Paul Skenes. 

Matt appeared on MLB Network’s “Hot Stove” to discuss his post-baseball life and the artwork he created for the network: