The 2026 Main League Pickleball (MLP) Keeper deadline was Sunday, February fifteenth, at 4pm ET. Every of the 20 groups competing this 12 months needed to submit their keepers to the league by that point.
Right this moment, the keepers are introduced.
Largest Surprises
- Jorja Johnson was dropped by the Dallas Flash – many pundits (together with me) thought it was going to be Hurricane Tyra Black who was dropped
- The opposite large shock was Anna Brilliant being dropped from St. Louis – it was a thriller who they had been going to drop
- Lea Jansen was dropped by the reigning MLP Champions Columbus Sliders, and so they didnt need to drop her
- The Phoenix Flames – nobody had any concept what they had been going to do and so they primarily dropped everybody besides Jessie Irvine
Let’s get into staff by staff motion.
Atlanta Bouncers
Present Roster Price: $59,500
Keepers: Jay Devilliers, Kaitlyn Christian, Jaume Martinez Vich
Dropped: Todd Fought (ret), Vivienne David (ret), Rachel Rettger
Largest Group Wants: A proper facet girl
Bay Space Breakers
Present Roster Price: $26,500
Keepers: Pablo Tellez, Mya Bui
Dropped: Samantha Parker & Sam Querrey (ret)
Largest Group Wants: A left facet man and girl
Brooklyn Pickleball Group
Present Roster Price: $427,000
Keepers: Rachel Rohrabacher, Jackie Kawamoto, Riley Newman, Hannah Blatt
Dropped: Pat Smith
Largest Group Wants: A man who is flexible on both facet and may play properly with Riley
California Black Bears
Present Roster Price: $0
Keepers: Layne Sleeth
Dropped: Lina Padegimaite, Michael Loyd, Martin Emmrich
Largest Group Wants: All the pieces
Carolina Hogs
Present Roster Price: $14,000
Keepers: DJ Younger, James Delgado, Angie Walker, and Ava Ignatowich
Dropped: Craig Johnson, Danna Funaro (ret)
Largest Group Wants: A left facet girl
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Chicago Slice
Present Roster Price: $92,500
Keepers: Zane Navratil, Hunter Johnson
Dropped: Carlos Di Laura, Pierina Imparato, Callie Smith, James Ignatowich (terminated), Vivian Glozman (terminated)
Largest Group Wants: Two girls
Columbus Sliders
Present Roster Price: $358,500
Keepers: Andrei Daescu, Parris Todd, CJ Klinger
Dropped: Lea Jansen, Ross Whittaker, and Marcela Hones
Largest Group Wants: A flexible girl that may play each left and proper
Dallas Flash
Present Roster Price: $335,000
Keepers: JW Johnson, Hurricane Tyra Black, and Augie Ge
Dropped: Jorja Johnson
Largest Group Wants: A proper facet girl
Florida Smash
Present Roster Price: $3,000
Keepers: Travis Rettenmaier, Cason Campbell, Martina Frantova
Dropped: Paula Rives Palau
Largest Group Wants: A flexible girl who prefers the left
Las Vegas Evening Owls
Present Roster Price: $26,000
Keepers: Brooke Buckner, Chao Yi Wang, Blaine Hovenier, Roscoe Bellamy, Liz Truluck
Dropped: Brandon French
Largest Group Wants: A left facet man
Los Angeles Mad Drops
Present Roster Price: $805,000
Keepers: Ben Johns, Catherine Parenteau, Jade Kawamoto, Max Freeman
Dropped: Mehvish Safdar, Thomas Wilson
Largest Group Wants: Two singles specialists for Dreambreakers
Miami Pickleball Membership
Present Roster Price: $5,000
Keepers: Alix Truong, Yuta Funemizu
Dropped: Eric Roddy (ret), Juan Benitez, Tammy Emmrich, Tatiana Ruhl (ret)
Largest Group Wants: A left facet man and a flexible girl who can play each
New Jersey 5s
Present Roster Price: $417,500
Keepers: Anna Leigh Waters, Will Howells, Noe Khlif
Dropped: Meghan Dizon and Mari Humberg
Largest Group Wants: A prime proper facet girl to pair with ALW
Orlando Squeeze
Present Roster Price: $220,500
Keepers: Federico Staksrud, Lacy Schneemann, and Milan Rane
Dropped: Dylan Frazier, Alli Phillips, Tom Evans (ret)
Largest Group Wants: Good left facet man to pair with Fed
Palm Seashore Royals
Present Roster Price: $225,000
Keepers: Dekel Bar, Tina Pisnik, Sofia Stitching
Dropped: None
Largest Group Wants: A flexible man that may play each side
Phoenix Flames
Present Roster Price: $11,000
Keepers: Jessie Irvine
Dropped: Tyson McGuffin, Jack Sock, Genie Bouchard, Alex Walker, Pesa Teoni
Largest Group Wants: Very near all the things
SoCal Onerous Eights
Present Roster Price: $0
Keepers: None
Dropped: Irina Tereschenko, Ryan Fu (terminated), Cailyn Campbell, Jalina Ingram, John Lucian Goins, and Ivan Jakovljevic
Largest Group Wants: All the pieces
St. Louis Shock
Present Roster Price: $305,000
Keepers: Anna Brilliant, Hayden Patriquin, Kate Fahey
Dropped: Gabe Tardio, Erik Lange (ret), Judit Castillo
Largest Group Wants: A prime degree left facet girl
Texas Ranchers
Present Roster Price: $265,000
Keepers: Christian Alshon and Eric Oncins
Dropped: Victoria DiMuzio, Wyatt Stone, and Felicity Di Laura (ret)
Largest Group Wants: A pair of excessive degree girls
Utah Black Diamonds
Present Roster Price: $236,500
Keepers: Etta Tuionetoa, Connor Garnett, Allyce Jones
Dropped: Tyler Loong, Yates Johnson, Chloe Igleski
Largest Group Wants: A pair of excessive degree girls
