DICK’S Sporting Goods Becomes Title Sponsor of Perfect Game All-American Classic
- The multi-year agreement is the extension of a long-standing partnership and includes event logo integration, on-pitch/uniform logo recognition, event signage, live and recorded broadcast assets, and more
- The 2022 All-American Classic will feature 61 of the best high school-aged baseball players battling for dominance between East and West at Chase Field Phoenix, AZ on Sunday, 08/28
- 20th The annual All-American Classic airs live on ESPNU 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, August 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced DICK’S Sporting Goods as the title sponsor of its All-American Classic amateur baseball game being played at Chase Field in New York target Phoenix, AZ on Sunday, 08/28. Specific terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, today announced DICK’S Sporting Goods as the title sponsor of its All-American Classic amateur baseball game to be played Sunday, August 28 at Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ, is held. Entry to Chase Field to watch the game is free and fans can enter through the main gate on game day. The game will also be streamed live on ESPNU at 8pm ET/5pm PT.
This multi-year agreement provides DICK’S Sporting Goods, the Pittsburgh-based, leading omnichannel retailer for athletes and outdoor enthusiasts, official title position of the All-American Classic, including brand integration and a full range of brand assets such as event logo, jersey patch, stadium signage and in-broadcast elements related to the All- American Classic game and related events and activities.
“We would like to thank our partners at DICK’S Sporting Goods for their continued support and passion for youth baseball in general and the All-American Classic in particular,” said Perfect Game CEO. Rob Ponger. “Perfect Game shares many attributes with DICK’S Sporting Goods, including our love and commitment to youth sports and our desire to provide world-class experiences. I am confident that through this partnership, both Perfect Game and DICK’S Sporting Goods will enhance and expand theirs will connect with the baseball community.”
“DICK’S Sporting Goods is excited to be the title sponsor of Perfect Game’s All-American Classic. For 20 years, this game has served as one of the premier elite amateur sporting events on the calendar, and we are honored to embrace this shared commitment and love of the game to a new level,” he said Mark RooksVP, Marketing & Partnerships Category at DICK’S Sporting Goods
This agreement is an extension of an ongoing relationship between Perfect Game and DICK’S Sporting Goods that began in 2019. The companies are driven by their mutual love for the sports of baseball and softball and a shared desire to advance the game by providing the best in class services to the Diamond Sports community. Perfect Game and DICK’S Sporting Goods have significantly expanded their partnership to include official Perfect Game apparel available at DICK’S Sporting Goods stores nationwide, and the Perfect Game Cares Foundation and its youth camps and Grow the Game fund support.
The Perfect Game All-American Classic provides an inside look at some of the most talented young athletes from around the world and gives the baseball community a glimpse of several young players who are destined to make it to the collegiate and major league levels of the sport to make a name 250 former Perfect Game All-American Classic drafters have gone on to play Major League Baseball, while 31 All-American Classic grads were selected on day one of the 2022 MLB Amateur Draft, held earlier this month.
In 2021, East defeated West as starting pitcher 9-1 Dylan Lesko and nine teammates together to throw the first no-hitter in All-American Classics history. Western players have a 12-7 lead over their Eastern counterparts.
Over the past 19 years, All-American Classic fundraising activities have helped Perfect Game’s charitable arm, the Perfect Game Cares Foundation, more than contribute $1.5 million to a variety of local causes. This year Perfect Game Cares and DBacks Give Back are hosting a free kids camp at Chase Field on 24.8 and a free trainer clinic at Chase Field on 25.8. Proceeds from All-American Classic events benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation and PG Cares Grow the Game Fund.
Admission to Chase Field to see the 20th Annual All-American Classic is free and fans can enter through the main gate on game day. In addition, the All-American Classic will be broadcast Sunday, 08/28 live on ESPNU 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.
Visit perfectgame.org/allamerican for more information.
Media contacts:
For Perfect Game – Greg Bouris, power x communication, [email protected]
For DICK’S sporting goods – [email protected]
About the perfect game
Perfect Game is the world’s largest elite youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, producing over 8,600 events, over 300,000 games and showcases across the country each year. Perfect Game is dedicated to providing amateur gamers with the opportunity to take their game to the next level, whether in the college or in the professional ranks. At Perfect Game events, players compete in front of college recruiters and professional scouts from across the country in top-level competition. Because of this, these events prove invaluable to both college coaches and Major League Baseball, allowing them to scout a large population of talented ballers in one place. To date, more than 1,650 players who have competed in a Perfect Game event have also played in Major League Baseball. Since 2003, 13,324 Perfect Game alumni have been selected in the MLB First Year Amateur Player Draft. For example, in the 2021 draft, more than 95 percent of all players selected had participated in Perfect Game events, and every player selected on the first day of the draft had previously participated in Perfect Game events. And in the 2021 College World Series, every player on the list is a national champion State of Mississippi and runner-up Vanderbilt participated in a Perfect Game event.
About DICK’S sporting goods
DICK’S Sporting Goods (NYSE: DKS) inspires confidence and excitement by personally outfitting all athletes so they can achieve their dreams. Founded in 1948 and headquartered in Pittsburgh, the leading omnichannel retailer, serves athletes and outdoor enthusiasts in more than 850 DICK’S sporting goods, Golf Galaxy, Field & Stream, Public Lands, Going Going Gone! and warehouse sale stores, online and via the DICK’S mobile app. DICK’S also owns and operates DICK’S House of Sport and Golf Galaxy Performance Center and GameChanger, a mobile youth sports app for scheduling, communication, live scores and video streaming.
Driven by his belief that sport makes people better, DICK’S is a longtime advocate for youth sports and, along with his foundation, has donated millions of dollars to support under-resourced teams and athletes through the Sports Matter program and other community-based initiatives. For more information about DICK’s business, corporate giving, sustainability efforts and employment opportunities, visit dicks.com, investors.dicks.com, sportsmatter.org, dickssportinggoods.jobs, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
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