CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa,
March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --
Perfect Game President, Jerry Ford
today announced the launch of a multiyear relationship with YETI,
making the leading premium outdoor brand the Official National
Cooler and Drinkware partner of Perfect Game. Through this
partnership, YETI also joins Perfect Game's commitment to provide
best-in-class baseball and softball playing opportunities for youth
by becoming a Founding Partner of the recently renovated and
historic East Cobb Baseball and Softball Complex in Marietta, GA.
YETI® Becomes Official National Cooler and Drinkware Partner of
Perfect Game
As part of its National Cooler and Drinkware partnership, YETI
will produce Perfect Game co-branded drinkware, beginning with 26
oz. and 36 oz. Rambler® Bottles with Chug Caps.
"First, I want to welcome YETI to the Perfect Game team.
As companies founded by families, YETI and Perfect Game have
quite a bit in common, beginning with our commitment to the people
we serve," stated Jerry Ford.
"This partnership combines best-in-class coolers and drinkware with
the best-in-class youth baseball and softball platform and scouting
service. Together, we will make the Perfect Game experience
even better by keeping our youth participants hydrated so that they
can have as much fun as possible on the field."
"We are thrilled to partner with Perfect Game and support all
the amazing work they're doing to positively impact communities
around the country through youth baseball and softball," said
Cory Wiese, Director of Community
Marketing, Sports & Entertainment for YETI. "Through this
partnership, we hope to provide opportunities and resources for
kids to get outside and experience the outdoors while enjoying
America's favorite pastime."
Media Contact: Daron Sutton,
dsutton@perfectgame.org; 602-769-5712
About Perfect Game
Perfect Game is the world's largest elite youth baseball and
softball platform and scouting service, producing over 8,600+
events, 300,000+ games and showcases each year across the country.
Perfect Game is dedicated to giving amateur players exposure to
take their game to the next level, whether that be in college or in
the professional ranks. At Perfect Game events, players are
performing with top-level competition in front of college
recruiters and professional scouts from all over the country.
Because of this, these events prove to be invaluable to the college
coaches as well as Major League Baseball, as they can scout a large
population of talented ballplayers in one location. To date, more
than 1,400 players that have played in a Perfect Game event have
also played in Major League Baseball. Since 2003, 12,776 Perfect
Game alumni have been selected in the MLB First-Year Amateur Player
Draft. In the 2020 Draft, for example, 93 percent of all players
selected had played in Perfect Game events, and all but one player
selected on the Draft's first day had previously attended Perfect
Game events. And in the 2019 College World Series, every player on
the roster of national champion Vanderbilt and all but one on the runner-up
Michigan roster had played in a
Perfect Game event.
About YETI Coolers, LLC
YETI Coolers, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of YETI Holdings,
Inc. (NYSE:YETI), is a growing designer, marketer, retailer, and
distributor of a variety of innovative, branded, premium products
to a wide-ranging customer base. Our mission is to ensure that each
YETI product delivers exceptional performance and durability in any
environment, whether in the remote wilderness, at the beach, or
anywhere else life takes our customers. By consistently delivering
high-performing products, we have built a following of engaged
brand loyalists throughout the United
States, Canada,
Japan, Australia, and elsewhere, ranging from serious
outdoor enthusiasts to individuals who simply value products of
uncompromising quality and design. Our relationship with customers
continues to thrive and deepen as a result of our innovative new
product introductions, expansion and enhancement of existing
product families, and multifaceted branding activities.
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