Marucci Sports

Marucci Sports
FormerlyThe Marucci Bat Company
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustrySports equipment
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)
Founder2002 - The Marucci Bat Company - Jack Marucci

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

2011 - Marucci Sports
Headquarters,
ProductsBaseball equipment
Owner
  • Compass Diversified Holdings (2020–2023)
  • Fox Factory (2023–present)
Websitemaruccisports.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]

  1. ^ "Jack Marucci interview conducted by Jocelyn Donlon, 2014-11-28". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-10-14.
  2. ^ Marucci Sports (2013-09-24). CBS This Morning Interview. Retrieved 2024-10-14 – via YouTube.
  3. ^ 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 2023-12-07.