TinyBrickOven was set to close Christmas Day until Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said he would donate $60,000 to keep the Federal Hill pizzeria open.

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy gifted $60,000 to save a struggling veteran-owned Baltimore pizzeria from permanently closing as customers have since flooded the store with orders.

It may have been the most expensive pizza pie ever sold, but all for a good cause. Dave Portnoy, the president of Barstool Sports, saved a Baltimore pizza shop from closing down on Christmas Day by gifting its owner $60,

Dave Portnoy, the President of Barstool Sports, stopped at a Baltimore pizza shop this week for a review and committed to gifting the owner $60,000 to keep the store open for another year.

TinyBrickOven pizza shop will stay open thanks to Barstool Founder Dave "El Pres" Portnoy, also known for Barstool Sport’s One Bite Pizza reviews, donating 60k

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy brought an early Christmas present to a veteran-owned pizzeria that was looking at closing its doors forever.

Portnoy listened with open ears to the story, and after trying the pizza, he decided that it was good enough (it earned a 7.9 out of 10) for Tiny Brick Oven to deserve to stay in business. So Dave Portnoy donated $60,000 to help keep them afloat for a year, and the store’s owner was incredibly gracious, as you’ll see in the video below: