Oakley :: Baseball

David Ortiz Soars Into The Record Books With 400th Career Home Run

John Ohail — July 06, 2012 12:29

Since the days of Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa battling for the single season home-run record, Major League Baseball has seen a resurgence of dominant pitching. Pitchers are developed from a young age and put through rigorous daily routine. The mechanics, speed and endurance exhibited from the mound are all second to none in today’s era, making pitchers stronger than ever. That being said, hitting a Major League home run is somewhat of a difficult task. Going even beyond that; hitting 400 career home runs in next to impossible. Don’t tell that to the Boston Red Sox’s David Ortiz. Big Papi hit his 400th career home run during a day game on July 4th in Oakland, making him a part of Major League history.

Sight for Sore Eyes: Oakley Rx Helps Atlanta Braves’ Freddie Freeman Return To Line Up

John Ohail — May 31, 2012 15:13

Atlanta Braves fans haven’t seen Freddie Freeman in the line up for quite some time now. That all changed this week, when Freeman returned with a vengeance, hitting a home run in the first at bat of his return.

The Atlanta Braves first baseman showed up to Turner Field in Atlanta on Wednesday filled with anticipation. It wasn’t because the Braves were beginning a playoff series or celebrating a historic occasion. Wednesday’s game was your average, run-of-the-mill regular season game. For Freeman however this game represented something more. The young slugger was expecting a package before the game; a package that could turn his season around after weeks of frustration. It’s contents? A fresh pair of custom Oakley Rx Fast Jacket™ XL glasses with Oakley True Digital™ corrective lenses and Oakley Dual-Peripheral Technology™. Freeman was the first person to the clubhouse on Wednesday. He ripped open the package, threw on his new sport performance glasses and rushed to the batting cages to test them out.
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Career Save! MLB Star Miguel Cabrera’s Face Directly Struck By Baseball, Eyes Spared By Oakley Performance Eyewear

Andrew De Lara — April 01, 2012 18:42

Miguel Cabrera is on the field…today…still playing baseball for a living. And he thanks exactly two things for that.

Oakley and God.

It was a split second moment, in mid-March, when the Detroit Tigers Superstar Third Baseman thought that his career was in danger of being over. For good.

Tampa Bay Rays Spring Training

Nick Legare — March 26, 2012 18:09

Oakley’s Rolling O Lab posted up at the entrance to the Charlotte Sports Park on Wednesday and Friday, March 21st and 23rd respectively, as the Tampa Bay Rays battled the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays.

Pirates Spring Training

Nick Legare — March 19, 2012 11:23

It was a beautiful day for baseball in Bradenton, Florida today with low humidity and sunny skies. The Oakley Rolling O Lab was giving tours near the entrance of McKechnie Field as thousands of Pirates and Phillies fans came to watch the exhibition game.

Mets Spring Training

Kyle Donahue — March 15, 2012 13:28

The National Rolling O-Lab kicked off the 2012 MLB Spring Training season with a two day stop at Digital Domain Field in beautiful Port St. Lucie, FL.

And Then There Was One: St. Louis Cardinals Win World Series

Elishia Matta — October 31, 2011 15:47

Another season of America’s favorite past time has come and gone in the blink of an eye. There were glorious highs and the inevitable lows, but none as unexpected as the World Series championship title going home with the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Hits Man: Ichiro Suzuki Featured in Oakley’s One Icon Magazine

Andrew De Lara — April 22, 2011 18:29

Ichiro Suzuki is almost superhuman in Japan.

Oakley’s own Global Superstar Baseball Slugger creates havoc wherever he goes (when the Japanese media mobs to catch a glimpse of him). It’s only fitting that we bring the media hype right to you in our latest edition of One Icon Magazine.

Oakley Visits The 27 Time World Champion New York Yankees

Matt Murray — March 14, 2011 08:00

Parked inside George Steinbrenner Field right next to Monument Park, the Oakley Rolling O Lab brought fun and education to both sell out crowds this weekend. First on Friday the Yankees played the Braves on a picture perfect day with unseasonably cool temps in the mid 60s. At noon Yankees past and present met at the Rolling O Lab for a fan appearance – Goose Gossage and Joba Chamberlain.

Oakley Spring Training Tour Kicks Off

Matt Murray — March 09, 2011 08:51

Once again it’s that time of year where the best ballplayers in the world get primed up for the 162 game regular season and hopefully a run at making “The Series” in late October. Yesterday the Rolling O Lab was parked outside the Phillies facility in Clearwater, FL to educate fans and consumers, as well as allow Oakley’s Baseball Sports Marketing Manager supply the players with the best eyewear in the game.

MLB Set To Kick-Off 2011 Season

Matt Murray — February 17, 2011 14:43

Honestly it’s one of the most exciting times of the year in sports with the NBA, NHL, NCAA Basketball and Hockey closing in on their respective post seasons as well as the start to the PGA Tour, ATP Tour, NASCAR, and F1. I mean the list just goes on and on with great sports action. One of the sports with the most American history has to be the start of Spring Training for the MLB.

Steady Domination: Oakley’s Ichiro Suzuki Grabs MLB’s ‘Most Dependable Player of the Year’ Honors

Andrew De Lara — December 20, 2010 20:14

“With Ichiro, you know what you’re gonna’ get.”

And that’s kick-a** play all the time. MLB.com said it. We knew it. And the World was reminded of that fact this past week when Oakley’s Ichiro Suzuki was named the ‘Most Dependable Player of the Year” in the Greatness in Baseball Yearly (GIBBY) Awards on the MLB Network. The facts tell the whole story.

A Major League record of 10 straight 200 hit seasons. 10 straight All-Star appearances. 10 Straight Golden Glove Awards. That’s pure awesomeness, plain and simple.

World Series Bound: Rangers’ Josh Hamilton Named ALCS MVP In Style

Andrew De Lara — October 27, 2010 01:25

If you’re going to take the American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player title, you might as well do it in style.

The AL Champion Texas Rangers’ Josh Hamilton reached base at all of his four plate appearances last Friday – as his squad squashed the New York Yankees, 6-1, to grab their place in the heralded World Series. The outfielder capped off a solid overall season rocking his usual customized pair of Texas Rangers Oakley Flak Jackets.

BOMBS AWAY: Oakley’s David Ortiz Crushes His Way to 2010 Home Run Derby Victory

Andrew De Lara — July 14, 2010 10:05

32 long bombs.

That’s all it took for Oakley star slugger David Ortiz to snatch the 2010 Home Run Derby trophy at Anaheim Stadium on Monday (July 12). The Boston Red Sox standout and six-time All-Star powered past Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez, 11-5, in the final round – solidifying his place amongst some of the best Derby hitters in Major League Baseball lore.

Conger Named MVP of Futures Game

July 12, 2010 10:17

Hank Conger hopes to make Angel Stadium his home park shortly. And he certainly looked right at home this past Sunday.