America's Ballglove Company Makes History with
First Game Belt Sponsorship Deal
PHOENIX, Sept. 27,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nokona, the iconic
made-in-America baseball brand, has partnered with Kansas City
Royals All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt
Jr., who is an avid user of the company's popular
ShowBelts™. Witt is the first official ambassador for
the highly customizable game belts that are worn by hundreds of
professional players who personalize this accessory with names,
numbers, flags, and a wide range of colors and leathers.
Witt, a phenom in his third season in the majors, recently
became the first shortstop in MLB history to record multiple 30
homer/30 stolen base seasons in a career. The Texas native is currently leading the MLB in
hits and batting average, and ranks in the top 10 for 2B, 3B, R, and RBI.
The No. 2 overall pick in the 2019 MLB Draft, Witt was also named
the USA Today Minor League Player
of the Year and Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year in
2021.
"It's really cool to see players wearing ShowBelts and having
the ability to customize their belts," Witt said. "In the past,
belts have always been a pretty standard part of the uniform and
now players can show off more of their personality. I wore custom
ShowBelts for the MLB All-Star Game and the Home Run Derby, and I
always try and change my belts to match the different team uniforms
we have. I've started to build up a nice collection and I'm excited
to keep adding to it."
As part of the partnership, Witt will be releasing his own
custom line of ShowBelts™ with Nokona, a first of
its kind collaboration for the brand.
Nokona has been custom manufacturing
ShowBelts™ in the USA since 2018. They have become an essential
part of the pro uniform style, with most players owning several
belts with different looks that they alternate throughout the
season. Last year, What Pros Wear, the authority on
identifying the best gear used by professional athletes, described
Nokona ShowBelts™ as "the unofficial belt of MLB"
due to its surge in popularity. In 2022, Oscar Gonzalez donated the
ShowBelts™ he wore on a walk-off home run that was
given to him by Sandy Alomar Jr.
during Game 2 of the Wild Card Series to the National Baseball Hall
of Fame – it is on display in Cooperstown.
Made with Nokona's legendary ballglove leathers, the company
also offers customizable lifestyle ShowBelts™ that
are worn off the field, so that everyone can be part of America's
pastime.
ABOUT NOKONA
Nokona was founded in 1926, producing
leather goods in Texas, along the
famed Chisholm Trail. Since 1934,
Nokona has been handcrafting ballgloves in the USA, using its legendary proprietary leathers,
and drawing from generations of proud tradition combined with
cutting-edge innovation. Nokona is built around exceptional quality
and classic American craftsmanship, using techniques developed for
close to 100 years, and celebrating the timelessness of
baseball.
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