Marucci Sports

US sports equipment company

Marucci Sports

Formerly| The Marucci Bat Company
Company type| Subsidiary
Industry| Sports equipment
Founded| 2002; 23 years ago (2002)
Founder| 2002 - The Marucci Bat Company - Jack Marucci

2004 - The Marucci Bat Company - Jack Marucci, Joe Lawrence, Nathan Wood & Kurt Ainsworth

2011 - Marucci Sports
Headquarters|

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

United States

Products| Baseball equipment
Owner|

* Compass Diversified Holdings (2020–2023)
* Fox Factory (2023–present)

Website| maruccisports.com

Marucci Sports is an American sports equipment manufacturing company based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It focuses on baseball equipment, specifically producing bats, balls, gloves, batting gloves, batting helmets, and chest protectors. The company was originally founded in 2002 as the Marucci Bat Company by LSU Tigers head athletic trainer at that time, Jack Marucci[1][2] The company was acquired by the investment firm Compass Diversified Holdings in 2020 and later by Fox Factory for $572 million in 2023.[3][4]

## History

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In 2002, Jack Marucci, LSU Tigers head athletic trainer at that time, built his first baseball bat in his backyard shed after he was unable to find a suitable wooden bat for his son Gino.[1][2] Jack's position as head athletic trainer at LSU at that time, provided him an opportunity to connect with former LSU baseball players who were then playing in MLB. Word of mouth traveled fast about his custom built wooden bats, and shortly thereafter he was making prototypes in his backyard shed for MLB players.[1] In 2004, Jack brought in and partnered with Joe Lawrence and Kurt Ainsworth to capitalize and help grow and run the company [1]

As of 2013, Marucci bats were used by one-third of Major League Baseball players, like David Ortiz, José Bautista, Albert Pujols, Chase Utley, Anthony Rizzo, Giancarlo Stanton, and Bryce Harper.[5][6] In a relatively short period of time, Marucci took a large share of the baseball bat market from longtime industry leader Louisville Slugger, with industry tracking publications validating number 1 bat in the majors since 2013 by a wide margin.[7][8]

While in 2006 Marucci supplied 4% of MLB players, by 2016 the company supplied 40%, with about 400-500 bats made a day.[6]

In 2020, Marucci Sports was acquired by American investment group Compass Diversified Holdings[9] for USD 200 million.[3]

They have made bats known as the Cat 6, Cat 7, Cat 8, Cat 8 Connect, Cat 9, Cat 9 Connect, and Cat 9 composite for USSSA baseball and BBCOR baseball. They have also made the Marucci F5, Marruci Cat, and Marucci Cat Connect for USA baseball which is mainly used in little league.

In 2017, Marucci acquired rival Victus Sports, a manufacturer of bats.[10]

Marucci bats were the number one or number two most popular bats on opening day of Major League Baseball from 2019 to 2024.[11]

In 2025, Marucci and Victus bats became the official bats of Major League Baseball.[12]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Jack Marucci interview conducted by Jocelyn Donlon, 2014-11-28". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
2. ^ a b Marucci Sports (September 24, 2013). CBS This Morning Interview. Retrieved October 14, 2024 – via YouTube.
3. ^ a b Here’s how the Marucci baseball bat biz went from the backyard to the big league by Conor Grant, March 9, 2020
4. ^ "Fox Factory Completes Acquisition of Marucci Sports, Enhancing Combined Company's Ability to Deliver Diversified Revenue and Profitable Growth". Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved December 7, 2023.
5. ^ Marucci bats got from tool shed to clubhouse one convert at a time by Joe Lemire, March 10, 2011
6. ^ a b Marucci Becomes Iconic As MLB's Favorite Bat by Hunter Atkins on Forbes, February 29, 2016
7. ^ "The Marucci Story told by Larry King". Marucci Sports. Marucci Sports. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
8. ^ Glier, Ray (October 1, 2013). "Louisville Slugger losing grip as bat of choice". USA Today. Atlanta, Georgia: USA Today. Retrieved April 7, 2015.
9. ^ "Compass Diversified Holdings to Acquire Baseball Equipment Company Marucci Sports". March 9, 2020. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
10. ^ Norris, Josh (February 17, 2017). "Marucci Sports Acquires Victus Sports". Baseball America.
11. ^ "MLB Bats Annual Usage Report [2024]". Bat Digest.
12. ^ "Marucci & Victus Brands to Become the Official Bats of Major League Baseball". Yahoo Finance.

* LSU article about Marucci Bat Company
* Podcast from Louisiana Public Broadcasting about Marucci Bat Company
* Sports Illustrated article on Marucci

## External links

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