Perfect Game Adds 21 Former MLB Players to Investment Group

Youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service Perfect Game has announced its investor group, which is made up, in part, of 21 former and active major league players.

The announcement of the investor group comes days after Perfect Game appointed former Major League All-Star and American League Most Valuable Player award winner Mo Vaughn as special assistant to ownership.

Along with Vaughn, some of the names involved include Hall of Famer Trevor Hoffman, Mo Vaughn, Salvador Perez, Alfonso Soriano, Tim Lincecum, Tom Gordon, Ryan Klesko, Charlie Manuel, Hunter Pence, Yasmani Grandal, Miguel Rojas, Denard Span, Scott Erickson, Jose Contreras, Francisco Cervelli, Brian Fuentes, Mark Guthrie, Aubrey Huff, Rougned Odor, Gregory Polanco and Reid Brignac.

“One of the goals that my partner, Rob Ponger, and I had when we took over Perfect Game was to bring diverse major league expertise to the table,” said Perfect Game Chairman Rick Thurman. “This outstanding group consists of some of the most accomplished baseball players of the last 20 years. They didn’t just excel at hitting, pitching and defense, but also brought vital intangibles to the field every day that can’t be measured on a stat sheet – leadership and a winner’s mentality.”

Perfect Game Commissioner and Chicago White Sox executive Dennis Gilbert is also part of the group. The investor group combine for 44 All-Star selections, 16 World Series championships, 10 Silver Slugger Awards, five Gold Glove Awards, two Cy Young Awards, one MVP winner in Vaughn, one World Series MVP in Perez and one All-Star Game MVP in Soriano.

“The decision to not just invest in Perfect Game but also be invested in the future of the athletes that play in PG events speaks volumes about the dedication this group has to the future of baseball,” said Ponger, chief executive officer of Perfect Game. “Our group of investors are not satisfied to just watch Perfect Game athletes from afar but also work closely with the next generation of major league players to not just make them better on the field, but off it as well.”