Perfect Game, the world’s largest youth baseball tournament and scouting service, is expected to officially agree soon on a for an undisclosed amount. The deal involves Fanatics producing and distributing trading cards, collectibles and other memorabilia of Perfect Game athletes beginning later this year.
Players who participate sign hundreds of items just for that game, according to two agents. Typically, when players are drafted in a high round by an team, they get a rookie card deal or a memorabilia deal. “Now Fanatics owns all of this and they can say, ‘We don’t need to do a deal with you, we have your signature already,’” said another agent.