Ripken Kinect Training Bat

Kinect Sports, LLC

Kinect Sports, LLC is a research/equipment design company with a passion for athletic performance enhancement. The Company recognizes the need for training equipment at the professional level in order to break performance barriers and has teamed up with sports psychologists, visual acuity experts, trainers and athletes to produce premier training equipment for baseball, golf and other sporting disciplines. Kinect training equipment, used at the professional level, can be customized and tailored to fit athletes of all ages, giving them the ability to practice the same way as the world's elite. Our “Practice like the Pros” approach provides world class training equipment to all age demographics coupled with a proven “Start small – Finish BIG!” training progression.

Ripken Baseball

Established in 2001, the mission of Ripken Baseball is to grow the game of baseball worldwide "The Ripken Way." Ripken Baseball was formerly known as The Tufton Group, which was in operation from 1991-2000. It was originally established to handle all of the off-field opportunities for Cal Ripken, Jr. and establish a business base for Ripken upon his retirement.

Upon Cal's retirement, the organization expanded its focus to include four distinct entities: Ripken Management & Design, Youth Camps and Clinics, the Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation and the Aberdeen IronBirds. A fifth division, Ironclad Authentics, was later formed to oversee Ripken Baseball’s corporate licensing, including the name and likeness of Cal Ripken, while also managing Cal’s signature and developing and operating the new internet on-line retail store – www.ironcladauthentics.com.

With plans to replicate the successful minor league business model that was developed for the Aberdeen IronBirds, Ripken Baseball purchased its second minor league team in 2005: the Augusta GreenJackets. With this purchase, Ripken Professional Baseball was formed with the lofty goal of acquiring 10 teams in 10 years.

The Ripken Baseball Group oversees and manages these six subsidiaries and is responsible for developing, maintaining and growing the brand of Ripken.