a grand slam Strategic Acquisition Opportunity | Licensed Baseball Brand with MLB & MiLB Reach
Business Highlight:
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Asking Price: $895,000
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This consumer products brand brings together two deeply established American pastimes: baseball and grilling.
The company has spent years building assets that would be difficult, expensive, and time-consuming to recreate from scratch, including MLB and MiLB licensing relationships, patented product designs, established products, significant inventory, e-commerce infrastructure, wholesale relationships, a recognizable brand, and an existing customer and social audience.
✅ 2025 Revenue: $644,466
✅ 2025 Gross Profit: $387,595
✅ TTM Revenue (through June): $154,585
✅ TTM Gross Profit (through June): $86,490
✅ Inventory Included: MSRP Value up to $940,000 (inventory may be less at time of sale due to on-going business activities)
This opportunity is best suited for a strategic acquirer, not a traditional cash-flow buyer.
While the brand has generated meaningful revenue and developed an impressive commercial foundation, the business has not achieved consistent profitability as a standalone operation. The opportunity lies in what a capable acquirer can do with the assets already in place.
An ideal buyer would be an established company in licensed merchandise, sporting goods, grilling and outdoor products, kitchenware, gifting, promotional products, e-commerce, wholesale distribution, or a complementary consumer products category.
A strategic buyer with existing operations can potentially eliminate redundant overhead, leverage an established team and infrastructure, improve purchasing and inventory management, expand distribution, and introduce the products to existing retail, wholesale, e-commerce, and corporate customers.
The company has spent years building assets that would be difficult, expensive, and time-consuming to recreate from scratch, including MLB and MiLB licensing relationships, patented product designs, established products, significant inventory, e-commerce infrastructure, wholesale relationships, a recognizable brand, and an existing customer and social audience.
✅ 2025 Revenue: $644,466
✅ 2025 Gross Profit: $387,595
✅ TTM Revenue (through June): $154,585
✅ TTM Gross Profit (through June): $86,490
✅ Inventory Included: MSRP Value up to $940,000 (inventory may be less at time of sale due to on-going business activities)
This opportunity is best suited for a strategic acquirer, not a traditional cash-flow buyer.
While the brand has generated meaningful revenue and developed an impressive commercial foundation, the business has not achieved consistent profitability as a standalone operation. The opportunity lies in what a capable acquirer can do with the assets already in place.
An ideal buyer would be an established company in licensed merchandise, sporting goods, grilling and outdoor products, kitchenware, gifting, promotional products, e-commerce, wholesale distribution, or a complementary consumer products category.
A strategic buyer with existing operations can potentially eliminate redundant overhead, leverage an established team and infrastructure, improve purchasing and inventory management, expand distribution, and introduce the products to existing retail, wholesale, e-commerce, and corporate customers.
A Platform Built for Scale
The company has already completed much of the difficult foundational work:
⚾ Official MLB licensing rights covering all 30 Major League Baseball teams (MLB license is assignable with the sublicensor's written consent)
⚾ 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
For the right acquirer, this business does not need to be built from the ground up. It needs to be operated, distributed, and scaled more effectively.
The company has already completed much of the difficult foundational work:
⚾ Official MLB licensing rights covering all 30 Major League Baseball teams (MLB license is assignable with the sublicensor's written consent)
⚾ 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
For the right acquirer, this business does not need to be built from the ground up. It needs to be operated, distributed, and scaled more effectively.
Positioned for the Next Inning of Growth
The current owners have proven the product concept, developed the brand, secured valuable licensing relationships, created proprietary products, and established multiple sales channels.
The next stage requires a different skill set.
A strong operational owner with existing infrastructure could potentially consolidate fulfillment, warehousing, accounting, marketing, management, and other functions into its current organization while focusing resources on the areas with the greatest potential: distribution, retail expansion, licensing, Amazon, corporate gifting, international sales, and new product development.
This creates an opportunity for an acquirer to purchase a substantial collection of established brand assets and integrate them into a larger, more efficient operating platform.
The sellers are interested in helping with the transition and may be open to continued involvement where their product knowledge, licensing relationships, and history with the brand can benefit the new owner.
For an established operator that already has the infrastructure this brand needs, the business could be significantly more valuable inside an existing organization than it has been as a standalone operation.
The current owners have proven the product concept, developed the brand, secured valuable licensing relationships, created proprietary products, and established multiple sales channels.
The next stage requires a different skill set.
A strong operational owner with existing infrastructure could potentially consolidate fulfillment, warehousing, accounting, marketing, management, and other functions into its current organization while focusing resources on the areas with the greatest potential: distribution, retail expansion, licensing, Amazon, corporate gifting, international sales, and new product development.
This creates an opportunity for an acquirer to purchase a substantial collection of established brand assets and integrate them into a larger, more efficient operating platform.
The sellers are interested in helping with the transition and may be open to continued involvement where their product knowledge, licensing relationships, and history with the brand can benefit the new owner.
For an established operator that already has the infrastructure this brand needs, the business could be significantly more valuable inside an existing organization than it has been as a standalone operation.
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 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.
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 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.
Reason for Sale
The founders are incredibly proud of the brand, products, and relationships they have built over the years.
What began as a creative idea born from a love of baseball and backyard grilling has evolved into a nationally
recognized brand with patented products, valuable licensing agreements, established distribution channels,
and a loyal customer base.
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.
Transition
The sellers are open to a variety of creative transaction structures including a full acquisition, earn-out arrangements, retained equity, royalty agreements, or equity participation in the acquiring company. They are also available to provide meaningful post-transition support and would welcome the opportunity to help a strategic partner continue growing the brand they have worked so hard to build.
The founders are incredibly proud of the brand, products, and relationships they have built over the years.
What began as a creative idea born from a love of baseball and backyard grilling has evolved into a nationally
recognized brand with patented products, valuable licensing agreements, established distribution channels,
and a loyal customer base.
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.
Transition
The sellers are open to a variety of creative transaction structures including a full acquisition, earn-out arrangements, retained equity, royalty agreements, or equity participation in the acquiring company. They are also available to provide meaningful post-transition support and would welcome the opportunity to help a strategic partner continue growing the brand they have worked so hard to build.
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