Key Takeaways
- Turtlebox extended its deal as Perfect Game’s Official Bluetooth Speaker and Audio Provider, growing a relationship that began in 2023.
- A new 12-episode short-form series, Turtlebox Cage Sessions, will be produced and distributed by Perfect Game across its social platforms.
- Every player selected to the Perfect Game DICK’S All-American Classic will receive a Turtlebox speaker, and the brand will present a new “Clubhouse Guy” award.
- Perfect Game produces nearly 10,000 events annually, and 92 percent of 2025 MLB Draft picks had played in its events, according to the company.
Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, announced on October 14, 2026 that Turtlebox has extended its role as the Official Bluetooth Speaker and Audio Provider of Perfect Game. The expanded Perfect Game Turtlebox partnership, which began in 2023, now includes an original content series, player recognition at the Perfect Game DICK’S All-American Classic, and a larger footprint at the company’s marquee events, per the announcement.
From Speaker Deal to Content Production
The centerpiece of the extension is Turtlebox Cage Sessions, a new series produced and distributed by Perfect Game across all of its social media platforms. The 12 short-form episodes will feature players, coaches, and influencers walking fans through their batting cage work, covering drills, approach, and the routines and playlists behind their swings, the company said.
“Music is part of the fabric of every dugout and every batting cage in the country, and Turtlebox understands the energy our players bring to the game,” said Rob Ponger, CEO of Perfect Game, in the announcement. “Cage Sessions gives us a great platform to showcase the work behind the talent.”
The move shifts the relationship from standard brand placement toward co-produced media, with Perfect Game handling production and distribution on channels it owns.
Player Recognition at the All-American Classic
Turtlebox will present the “Clubhouse Guy” award at the annual Perfect Game DICK’S All-American Classic, honoring the player who brings energy, rallies teammates, and serves as the heartbeat of the squad, per Perfect Game. In addition, every player selected to the All-American Classic will receive a Turtlebox speaker.
“Perfect Game has been an incredible platform for us to connect with the next generation of ballplayers and the people who help shape the game,” said John Doxakis, Sports Marketing Manager at Turtlebox, in the release.
For Turtlebox, a brand built around rugged outdoor portable speakers, the award and giveaway put product directly in the hands of the most visible players in the travel baseball pipeline.
Where Turtlebox Shows Up Across the Travel Season
Beyond the Classic, Turtlebox will appear across Perfect Game’s social channels through giveaways, organic posts, and player walk-up song graphics, according to the announcement. Those walk-up graphics, presented by Turtlebox, will also run at the All-American Classic and Perfect Game’s annual slate of Select Festivals held each August, alongside on-site activations at events throughout the travel baseball season.
The scale of that inventory is what makes the placement notable. Perfect Game produces nearly 10,000 events and hundreds of thousands of games and showcases each year, per the company. More than 2,600 Perfect Game alumni have reached Major League Baseball, and 16,400 have been selected in the MLB Draft since 2003, including 92 percent of all 2025 draftees, according to Perfect Game.
A Speaker in Every All-American’s Hands
The extension gives Turtlebox three distinct touchpoints inside youth baseball’s largest platform: a co-produced content series, a named award with product in every All-American’s hands, and walk-up song branding across the event calendar. For operators watching how endemic-adjacent brands enter the space, the structure is instructive. Turtlebox is not buying signage; it is attaching itself to the music rituals already embedded in cage work and dugouts. The first Turtlebox Cage Sessions episodes will roll out on Perfect Game’s YouTube channel, with walk-up graphics set to run through the All-American Classic and next August’s Select Festivals.
Source: Perfect Game, October 14, 2026, [URL]
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