Match.com and Major League Baseball are helping put an end to Romeo-and-Juliet fandom scenarios

Match.com and Major League Baseball are helping put an end to Romeo-and-Juliet fandom scenarios

Let's say you're single and looking for love — or at at least a date for the Yankees game on Friday night.

You click onto Match.com, check the daily messages, find an appealing candidate, and set up the meet. Except when you get there, your future husband or wife isn't rocking pinstripes but rather a Red Sox T-shirt.

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.