St. Louis Shock makes history with first-ever minor league pickleball tryout

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo., (KBSI) — The St. Louis Shock made history Saturday by hosting the first-ever Minor League Pickleball tryout.

Nearly 50 players participated in the tryout at The Pickleball Factory. The event marked a milestone for the Shock, which became the first MLP team to form Minor League Pickleball (MiLP) teams.

Additional tryouts are scheduled at PaddleUp and the Missouri Pickleball Club.

The Shock organization credited John Kleinschmidt and TJ Slattery with helping make the tryout a success.