Don Mattingly, L.A. Dodgers Hitting Coach / MLB Legend Continues Winning Ways ON and OFF the Field During NLCS Playoffs

Business Wire, Oct 10, 2008

Mattingly's upstart Baseball & Softball Equipment business taking off as Dodger's make their Championship Run!

SHELTON, Conn. -- Don Mattingly, current Los Angeles Dodgers Hitting Coach and former New York Yankee is now enjoying success on and off the field with the recent successes of both his emerging Mattingly Sports equipment company and the L.A. Dodgers.

Mattingly Sports, which produces a full line of baseball and softball bats with a unique and patented V-Grip Handle, recently completed a fiscal year of explosive growth on September 30, 2008. The bats which are specifically designed to help players of all ages grip the bat properly and improve their swings, are revolutionizing the typically very traditional bat industry. Mattingly Sports products have received rave reviews in baseball communities across the country. "The Mattingly V-Grip bat concept is the best innovation the bat industry has seen in years," says Jason Budden, Sr. Director of Marketing at The Baseball Factory. "It reinforces sound fundamentals in players and helps eliminate a frustration coaches have had for years."

The dramatic sales growth caps off a year full of successes for the 3 year old Mattingly Sports. Other highlights include partnering with Under Armour and The Baseball Factory to be the Official Bat of the UA High School All-American Game played in Wrigley Field this past August and continuing strategic partnerships with several elite baseball and softball player/coach development organizations; The Baseball Factory, Mid West Baseball Academy, Al and Al Little League Coaches Clinics and the Professional Extreme Fast Pitch Softball Tour.

The company's number one priority however is supporting the next generation of baseball and softball players. "When all is said and done, this business initiative for me has and always will be about helping kids have more fun when playing," said Mattingly, a very active participant in the strategic planning and business decisions for the organization.

Mattingly Sports produces a full line of bats which are game approved at all levels of play including Youth, High School and College. In addition to the game play bats, Mattingly produces a "V-Train" line of wood training bats currently used by several Major League teams. V-Grip bats are currently available at all major sporting goods stores and catalogs.

Mattingly Sports:

Founded in 2005 by former New York Yankee Don Mattingly, Mattingly Sports provides innovative, high quality baseball and softball equipment, including the patented V-Grip Handle line of bats. With its headquarters located in Shelton, CT Mattingly Sports conducts business with all major sporting goods retailers across the United States. Online at www.MattinglySports.com.