The inaugural World Baseball Classic is an unprecedented baseball event that will bring the best players in the world, such as Major Leaguers Albert Pujols, Ichiro Suzuki, Johnny Damon, Roger Clemens, David Ortiz, Mike Piazza and more, together to compete for their home countries.
The tournament will run concurrent with Major League Baseball Spring Training, scheduled for March 3-20, 2006.
Faust Capobianco IV, President of Majestic Athletic, said, "We are all proud to see our tremendous line of World Baseball Classic apparel receive such terrific retailer support and consumer response."
"Majestic's goal all along has been to not only create a great-looking assortment of World Baseball Classic apparel, but also to ensure that it is accessible to the fan. Through distribution in stadium stores, better sporting good retailers, and key e-commerce partners, we're ensuring that fans of all 16 World Baseball Classic countries can connect with this historic event through our products," he added.
The second World Baseball Classic is scheduled for 2009 and will be held every four years thereafter.
Headquartered in Bangor, Pa., Majestic Athletic designs, markets and manufactures athletic team uniforms, performance apparel, outerwear and licensed athletic wear.
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