Two-time World Series winner Hunter Pence has announced that he and his wife are planning to open an esports coffee shop in an interview with Gary Vaynerchuk.
"I love Twitch streaming and I love tournaments," said the San Francisco Giants outfielder. "We're hoping to run tournaments, and we're going to be opening a coffee shop that's going to be for board games [and such]."
Pence's wife, Alexis, regularly vlogs on YouTube and streams a variety of games including Hearthstone, Pillars of Eternity and Super Smash Bros. on Twitch. Hunter, on the other hand, mainly streams Magic the Gathering, which is discussed in depth in the interview, which can be found https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMmW_jVXvH4">here</a>.
"I think esports is going to be just as big of a competitor, if not bigger, to baseball, football and other mainstream sports that we know now," Alexis said. Hunter agreed by adding that the livestreaming options will be a huge factor in the growth of the industry.
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