has partnered with Ripken Baseball to create a new line of training products
for youth baseball players. Rawlings new “Five Tool” training products will
include hurdles, pop-up nets and tees to be used for baseball tournaments and
camps at the Ripken Baseball facilities.
The
products will be designed to help young baseball players learn the sports five
valued skills: hitting for average; hitting for power; running speed; arm
strength; and fielding ability, according to a report in the Baltimore Business
Journal. More than 20 training items will be designed and created with the help
of Ripken Baseballs Cal Ripken Jr., and his brother Bill Ripken.
The
five-year deal follows the partnership Ripken Baseball reached with Under
Armour in April to extend both companies brands deeper into youth sports,
particularly baseball.
Financial
terms of the deal were not disclosed.
