New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Jack White has added
National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee to his long list of honors and accomplishments. A special bat created for White by independent sporting goods company,Warstic, has officially been inducted into the
National Baseball Hall of Fame following its use in a charity sandlot game played before the 12x GRAMMY Award-winning artist and Warstic co-owner's sold out concert at Cooperstown, NY's Brewery Ommegang. Played at a muddy field just outside Cooperstown, the game - which saw White's Warstic Woodmen taking on the local Leather stocking
All Stars - was attended by President of the
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Jeff Idelson, who then personally requested that White's game-used bat be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
To commemorate this milestone event, Warstic created 50 limited edition Vintage Model 3 replicas matching the unique specs of White's Hall of Fame bat, each individually numbered and signed by the artist himself. The Special Edition bats were then auctioned online, with total proceeds exceeding $32,000. A portion of each bat purchase will be donated to Well For Culture, an initiative within the Native Wellness
Institute which seeks to teach and promote healthy lifestyle practices, ancestral eating, Indigenized fitness, and mental-spiritual connectedness.
In addition, a portion of the proceeds will go to support sponsorship of Native American youth participation in baseball. With the costs associated with baseball - including training and travel -consistently on the rise, one of Warstic's primary missions from the start has been to sponsor individual Native youth who would not otherwise be able to meet the fee requirements of their league and team. For more, please see warstic.com/pages/our-causes.
Modeled after the
Jack White Baseball Hall of Fame bat, the Vintage Model 3 is the second in Warstic's "Artist Series" collection. Only 51 were produced - White's game used Hall of Fame bat is unnumbered.
BOARDING HOUSE REACH (Third Man/Columbia), White's acclaimed third solo album, made a momentous debut at #1 on the SoundScan/Billboard 200 upon its April 2018 release - his third consecutive chart-topping debut for a new solo release. The 12-time GRAMMY Award-winner's first all-new album in nearly four years, BOARDING HOUSE REACH is available physically and digitally worldwide.
White is currently traveling
Europe as part of an epic world headline tour, with dates currently scheduled in
Europe and North
America through mid-September. For complete details, please visitjackwhiteiii.com/tour-dates.
Founded in 2011 by Ben Jenkins and co-owned by
Jack White and Los Angeles Angels second baseman and four-time baseball All-Star Ian Kinsler, Warstic designs Pro Grade wood and metal bats, gear and lifestyle apparel for baseball and softball players of any age who appreciate not only quality craftsmanship but unique design. Warstic offers American Ash, Maple, and Birch wood and metal bats, each uniquely emblazoned with the trademark Warstripe emblem branded into every bat. With a bold but minimal approach to performance design, they are turning the heads of baseball All- Stars and MVPs alike who are looking for not just top performance, but also a new aesthetic that stands apart from the norm.
Warstic also offers a diverse line of aesthetically pleasing training gear, headwear, and baseball lifestyle apparel, as well as a variety of specially designed equipment bags, batting gloves, and other accessories. For a complete catalogue and additional information, please visitwww.warstic.com, instagram.com/warsticbaseball, facebook.com/WarsticBatCo, andtwitter.com/warsticbatco.
The Native Wellness
Institute (NWI) was founded in 2000 by a knowledgeable and dedicated group of Native individuals, including tribal leaders, committed to making a positive difference in Indian country. A 501 (C) 3 non-profit organization, NWI serves as the leading provider of Native-specific and wellness-related training and technical assistance (strategic planning, program design and curriculum development) to Native people, communities, tribes and organizations throughout North America. For more, please see www.nativewellness.com.
