BATON ROUGE, La. -- Marucci Sports is proud to announce the addition of the Ontario Blue Jays as an official partner organization and member of the Marucci Founders’ Club.

With 11 teams from 11U-18U, the Blue Jays become the first Canadian organization to join the Marucci Founders’ Club.

“We are excited to add the Ontario Blue Jays to the Marucci Founders’ Club,” said Marucci Director of Team Sales Kyle Achord. “We have some of the best organizations in the United States in our Founders’ Club now, and adding the Blue Jays gives us one of the best programs in Canada.”

The Founders’ Club is an elite alliance of some of the nation’s premier amateur baseball organizations whose core values align with those of the Marucci Founders. These programs are selected by Marucci based on their dedication to excellence on and off the field, reputation as a positive influence in their community, and commitment to growing their organization and, in turn, the Marucci mission.

“The Blue Jays organization is highly respected in amateur baseball, so we felt like they would be a great addition to the Marucci Family,” Achord said. “Their staff’s focus on instruction and player development along with helping get their players to college aligns with our current Founders’ Club teams. We look forward to having the Ontario Blue Jays represent Marucci.”

"The Ontario Blue Jays are extremely excited and honoured to be a part of Marucci's Founders Club,” said Blue Jays Director of Player Development and 16U Head Coach Sean Travers. “As an organization we are always looking for ways to get better and teaming up with Marucci is a giant step forward."