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Perfect Game EventConnect

Perfect Game Partners With EventConnect

Perfect Game has announced a housing and technology multi-year partnership with EventConnect to become Perfect Game’s official housing bureau starting in 2024. “As Perfect Game continues to schedule events featuring the top youth baseball and softball players on a weekly basis all over the country, we knew it was vital to be partnered with a […]

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Franklin Field

Milwaukee to Host American Association of Professional Baseball All-Star Weekend

The American Association of Professional Baseball has announced Visit Milwaukee, in partnership with Sports Milwaukee, will be the presenting sponsor of the 2023 AAPB All-Star Game. Festivities will take place at Franklin Field, home of the Milwaukee Milkmen, on July 17–18. “We are beyond thrilled to show our support for Franklin Field, the Milwaukee Milkmen […]

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Perfect Game

Perfect Game to Host 2023 Underclass All-American Games at Pepperdine University

Perfect Game will hold its 2023 Underclass All-American Games at Eddy D. Field Stadium on the campus of Pepperdine University from August 6-8 with workouts and games designed to give a skills evaluation opportunity for players in front of collegiate and pro scouts. For approximately 130 players in the Class of ’25, the games is […]

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Ormond Beach Sports Complex

2023 Youth World Series Heads to Ormond Beach Sports Complex

A youth baseball tournament organized by Athletx Sports Group will be heading to Daytona Beach, Florida, starting June 21. Called the Youth World Series, the tournament will feature 36 teams with approximately 600 participants in a total of 120 games that will be open to the public. Competitors range from ages 9-14 and 11 states […]

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Bat Around

USA Baseball Partners with Bat Around

USA Baseball and USA Baseball Sports Properties have announced a multi-year partnership with Bat Around, which becomes a developmental partner of the organization and will also be the presenting sponsor of the USA Baseball Regional Clinics. Bat Around is a mixed reality digital application that enhances the batting cage experience. The Bat Around game includes […]

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Perfect Game Surprise

Perfect Game Extends Partnership with Surprise

The city of Surprise, Arizona, and Perfect Game have announced an expansion of their partnership with a five-year agreement to utilize the Surprise Stadium Complex, managed and operated by the city of Surprise Sports and Tourism Department, as a host site for tournaments and other baseball activities in the area. Twelve Perfect Game tournaments and […]

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Diamond Kinetics Partners with Ripken Baseball and Cooperstown All Star Village

Diamond Kinetics has extended its partnership with Ripken Baseball and Cooperstown All Star Village to bring baseball and softball experiences to players while also announcing the launch of in-app content, experiences and on-site activations. A membership-based experience, Diamond Kinetics combines a bat sensor attachment and mobile app designed to help baseball and softball players while […]

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National Beep Baseball Association

National Beep Baseball Association World Series Headed to Norman

The 2023 National Beep Baseball Association World Series will be played in Norman, Oklahoma. The NBBA, an association for visually impaired players, will bring its championship competition to the state from July 30 through August 5 at Griffin Park. Beep baseball uses audio technology, a ball that beeps and 4-feet-high bases that feature a switch […]

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Negro Leagues Baseball Museum

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Receives $1 Million Grant From Bank of America

The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum has been awarded a $1 million grant from Bank of America in support of the museum’s $25 million capital campaign to build a new 30,000 square-foot facility. The new facility will be built adjacent to the Buck O’Neil Education and Research Center. With help from the grant, the new NLBM, […]

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Oakland Athletics pitcher Mason Miller throws against the Chicago Cubs during the first inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Oakland A’s Sign Land Agreement for Las Vegas Ballpark

The Oakland A’s have made the next move toward relocating to Las Vegas, announcing that the team has signed a binding agreement to purchase 49 acres of land near the Las Vegas Strip for the site of a future ballpark. In a statement, the team, which for years has negotiated with the city of Oakland […]

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