NOVUS and Minority Baseball Celebrate Black History Month with Custom Apparel
After meeting at the American Baseball Coaches Association convention in Chicago, Ill. back in January, NOVUS Operations Director Dan Jason worked with Reggie Hollins and Tyrone Wyche of Minority Baseball to launch an exclusive collection of custom apparel to celebrate Black History Month.
Minority Baseball, based out of Tuskegee, Ala., is an organization that promotes the game worldwide through hosting events for minority baseball prospects and providing opportunities to minority players, families, college coaches, MLB organizations, and fans. Through their Minority Baseball Prospects Foundation and MBP Helping Hands, the organization offers free youth and coaches clinics, programs for minority players, and provides uniforms, equipment, and funding to under-resourced teams and leagues.
NOVUS is grateful to work with Hollins, the head coach of Tuskegee University’s baseball program, and the team at Minority Baseball to celebrate Black History Month with custom hoodies and tees that feature some of baseball’s greatest African American players.
The collection includes three Sublimated Thermal hoodies and Sublimated Performance tees that bear baseball legends Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, and Roberto Clemente. Proceeds from the exclusive store will go to Minority Baseball Prospects to help the organization continue its great work.
NOVUS is proud to support such an amazing cause that encourages young athletes to pursue their dreams and the sport they love while also providing opportunities for growth on and off the field.
“It's awesome to meet and work with such passionate people,” Dan Jason said. “As an organization, we are grateful to have this opportunity to team up with Minority Baseball which continues to develop and support athletes from various cultures around the world.”
This collection goes beyond clothing and looks to celebrate and honor black heroes that changed the game of baseball, and the world, for the better.
“This Black History Month collection is specifically bringing great meaning and purpose to our apparel this month. This is about much more than clothing and the game of baseball,” Jason said. “Together, we are working to remember and celebrate the heroes of the past who have paved a way for a better tomorrow through the game they loved.”
Designing this collection for Minority Baseball has been a great reminder for the team at NOVUS to celebrate and support minority athletes this month and every month. As Jackie Robinson said, “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.”
NOVUS is proud to celebrate Black History Month alongside Minority Baseball and looks forward to working with the organization in the future. You can join the celebration and support Minority Baseball’s mission by shopping the exclusive Black History Month collection here. To keep up with prospects and the organization's work, you can follow Minority Baseball on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.