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JOSH HARRIS AND DAVID BLITZER COMPLETE STRATEGIC INVESTMENT IN RIPKEN BASEBALL® AND COOPERSTOWN ALL STAR VILLAGE
(NEW YORK – Jan. 18, 2023) – Josh Harris and David Blitzer, via their respective family offices, announced today they have completed a strategic investment in Ripken Baseball® and Cooperstown All Star Village, bringing together two of the industry’s leading youth sports brands. The merger increases the strength and reach of the organizations to include…
Read MoreRipken Baseball Wins Economic Impact Award for 2022 Tournament in Panama City Beach That Brought $2.7 Million to the Area
(PANAMA CITY BEACH – Nov. 21, 2022) – Ripken Baseball®, the leader in youth sports events, announced it has been named 2022 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism by Sports Destination Management. The 2022 Ripken Select Tournament at Publix Sports Park in Panama City Beach, Fla., received the honor from the leading publication in sports…
Read MoreRipken Baseball Wins Economic Impact Award Following 2022 Season That Brought $47 Million to Maryland’s Harford County
(BALTIMORE – Nov. 14, 2022) – Ripken Baseball®, the leader in youth sports events, announced it has been named 2022 Champions of Economic Impact in Sports Tourism by Sports Destination Management. As a result of a record-breaking 2022 summer season, The Ripken Experience® Aberdeen received the honor from the leading publication in sports tourism. The Ripken…
Read MoreRipken Baseball to Host Ripken Select Tournaments in Texas and Florida in 2023
(BALTIMORE – Sept. 21, 2022) Known for providing the best baseball experience in youth sports, Ripken Baseball will take its popular Ripken Select Tournaments to Florida and Texas in 2023. Each tournament will take place at first-class facilities for one week in the summer, where every player will be treated like a Big Leaguer. The…
Read MoreRipken Baseball Releases Its First Tournament Schedule at The Ripken Experience™ Elizabethtown to Take Place in 2023
(ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. – Aug. 16, 2022) Ripken Baseball, who recently partnered with Elizabethtown Sports Park to create The Ripken Experience™ Elizabethtown, announced its first 2023 tournament schedule in Kentucky today. As the leaders in youth sports events, Ripken Baseball will bring world-class youth baseball tournaments, featuring their iconic week-long experiences, to the state-of-the-art complex starting…
Read MoreRipken Baseball Adds Its Fourth Ripken Experience™ through Partnership with Elizabethtown Sports Park in Kentucky
(ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. – June 21, 2022) Ripken Baseball, the leader in youth sports events, announced it will add its fourth Ripken Experience™ location in the United States through a partnership with Elizabethtown Sports Park in Elizabethtown, Ky. Officially named The Ripken Experience™ Elizabethtown, Ripken Baseball will bring world-class youth baseball and softball tournaments, plus week-long…
Read MoreRipken Baseball Expands Programming in Pigeon Forge
(PIGEON FORGE, Tennessee – May 25, 2022) Ripken Baseball, the leader in youth sports events, announced they are gaining access to four additional fields in the City of Pigeon Forge. As one of the most sought-after youth sports complexes in the country, Ripken Experience™ Pigeon Forge will be able to host teams from around the…
Read MoreRipken Baseball Celebrates National Beef Month with Tommy’s Jerky
(BALTIMORE – April 28, 2022) In celebration of National Beef Month in May, Ripken Baseball announces its first multi-year partnership in the meats and smokies category with Tommy’s Jerky. As the official jerky of Ripken Baseball, Tommy’s Jerky will provide its award-winning products at The Ripken Experience™ in Aberdeen, MD, Myrtle Beach, SC, and Pigeon…
Read MoreRipken Baseball and MDOT Team Up To Promote Road Safety
(BALTIMORE – April 18, 2022) Ripken Baseball and the Maryland Department of Transportation Motor Vehicle Administration’s (MDOT MVA) Highway Safety Office today announced a partnership designed to keep Maryland’s highways among the safest in the nation. Similar to the game of baseball adhering to a set of rules, Maryland has safe driving laws to protect…
Read MoreDICK’S Sporting Goods Named Official Sporting Goods Store of Ripken Baseball
(BALTIMORE – April 12, 2022) Ripken Baseball, the leader in youth sports events, announced they have entered a multi-year partnership with DICK’S Sporting Goods to be the official sporting goods store of The Ripken Experience™ in Aberdeen, Md., Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Pigeon Forge, Tenn. As the official sporting goods store of Ripken Baseball, DICK’S…
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