Patented Sports & Lifestyle Brand with MLB, MiLB & NCAA Licensing Rights
What happens when America's pastime meets America's favorite backyard tradition?
This business has built a unique and highly differentiated consumer products brand that transforms the passion of baseball into premium grilling tools, cutting boards, gift products, and licensed merchandise. With patented designs, official league licensing, national media exposure, and an established distribution network, the company has created a category all its own.
Founded by baseball enthusiasts and entrepreneurs, the brand has grown from a single innovative product into a nationally recognized business with a loyal customer following, valuable intellectual property, and relationships spanning professional sports, retail, e-commerce, gifting, and licensing channels.
This opportunity offers a rare combination of protected product designs, established market validation, and substantial untapped growth potential.
- Official MLB licensing rights covering all 30 Major League Baseball teams
- Official MiLB licensing rights covering all Minor League Baseball teams
- Authorized Manufacturer Agreement with Jardine Associates for NCAA-licensed products
- Babe Ruth Estate licensing relationship
- Six issued U.S. design patents protecting core products
- Multiple registered trademarks and brand assets
- Approximately 23,000 email subscribers
- National media exposure including ABC Television, Good Morning America Deals & Steals, Fox News' The Five, national gift guides, podcasts, and influencer campaigns
- Established relationships with approximately 30 wholesale, retail, dropship, and distribution partners
- Significant inventory position with approximately $150,000 in cost value and up to $940,000 in retail value
- Custom laser engraving and personalization capabilities
- Corporate gifting and promotional products opportunities already gaining traction
Established National Distribution
Products are sold through a diversified mix of direct-to-consumer e-commerce, wholesale, Fanatics, dropship partners, specialty retailers, and corporate gifting channels.
Distribution relationships include organizations such as ACE Hardware, Do It Best, Faire, House-Hasson Hardware, Fanatics, the Baseball Hall of Fame, Lids, TJ Maxx, the Louisville Slugger Museum, Jardine Associates, and numerous Major and Minor League Baseball organizations.
Positioned for the Next Inning of Growth
The founders have successfully built a differentiated consumer brand, developed a portfolio of patented products, secured valuable licensing relationships, established national distribution channels, and created a loyal customer following. Just as importantly, they remain passionate about the business and are available to support a transition and help a new owner unlock the next phase of growth.
For a strategic acquirer operating in licensed merchandise, sporting goods, grilling products, collectibles, gifting, promotional products, kitchenware, or e-commerce, this business represents a unique platform with proven market validation and substantial expansion opportunities. By leveraging existing retail relationships, marketing capabilities, distribution infrastructure, and operational resources, a new owner can accelerate growth while benefiting from the knowledge, relationships, and ongoing support of the founders who built the brand.
Reason for Sale
The founders are incredibly proud of the brand, products, and relationships they have built over the years. The decision to pursue a sale is driven by a belief that the business has reached a stage where a larger strategic owner can unlock substantially greater value. The founders recognize that the next phase of growth will likely require broader retail relationships, expanded distribution capabilities, additional marketing resources, and greater operational scale than they are currently positioned to provide independently.
