Rawlings Sporting Goods has been named as the Official Baseball and Helmet for the second World Baseball Classic beginning in March 2009. The baseball will be used by all of the 16 participating teams, each representing a different nation or territory, whereas the batting helmet will be used by 12.
“Rawlings is honored to be a part of the World Baseball Classic and its efforts to bring the game of baseball to an international stage,” said Mike Thompson, Rawlings Senior Vice-President of Sports Marketing. “We are looking forward to partnering once again with the World Baseball Classic to provide Rawlings baseballs and helmets to the top athletes in the world.”
The Rawlings 2009 Official World Baseball Classic Baseballs are stamped with the WBC logo in metallic gold and are now available for purchase at your favorite authorized Rawlings dealer.
