Academy Sports + Outdoors formed a new multi-year partnership with the St. Louis Cardinals.
“We are excited to form a new partnership with one of baseball's most successful teams,” says John Hunewill, Academy Sports + Outdoors' vice president of brand marketing. “Our organizations reach many of the same people throughout the region, and this partnership will further strengthen our commitment to the fans and customers we serve.”
St. Louis Cardinals fans will see more of Academy Sports + Outdoors while enjoying a game at Busch Stadium this season. Along with sponsoring the t-shirt toss at every game, Academy Sports + Outdoors will also sponsor Autograph Nights, Cardinals Kids Clinics, the Cardinals Care 6K Run and the Cardinals Caravan. Academy Sports + Outdoors is a Proud Partner of the St. Louis Cardinals.
“We're thrilled to introduce Cardinals fans and their families to Academy Sports + Outdoors and their wide selection of fan gear, team sports, outdoor and recreation products,” said Thane vanBreusegen, St. Louis Cardinals Vice President of Corporate Sales, Marketing & Stadium Entertainment. “We welcome them as a new partner and into our Cardinals family.”
Academy Sports + Outdoors offers a wide selection and everyday low prices on baseball products for high school, little leaguers and their parents and more. The company currently operates four stores in Missouri including Belton, Cape Girardeau, Joplin and Springfield. Customers outside of those areas can shop academy.com, receive the digital version of the weekly ad, engage through social media, or sign up for email and SMS text alerts.
The $4 billion company operates 193 stores throughout Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas, where the company is based.
