Major League Baseball (MLB) and GameChanger, a youth sports app for live streaming, scorekeeping and team management owned and operated by Dick’s Sporting Goods, have entered into a multi-year agreement designed to help strengthen the sports of youth baseball and softball. With a baseball and softball audience of 13 million young athletes and more than 750,000 teams on GameChanger, the collaboration provides MLB with an established and unique platform to help fuel the growth of baseball and softball at the grassroots level.

This partnership aims to make youth baseball and softball content and information more accessible to underserved communities. Free subscriptions to GameChanger will be provided to select teams participating in MLB's Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities (RBI) program.

"We are excited for all the possibilities that our partnership with GameChanger will bring to our sport's experience for parents, coaches and players," says David James, VP of Baseball & Softball Development at MLB. "As we bring outstanding content to the literal fingertips of our youth baseball and softball community, we see this as a great opportunity to enhance our efforts to build a foundation for growth into the future."

More than 36 million games have been scored on Game Changer, three million games video streamed and 29 million auto-generated highlights have been produced on the platform. More games are covered on GameChanger in one spring month than have been played in the entire storied history of MLB.

For GameChanger, partnering with MLB will enhance the app experience, provide multiple branding opportunities and give users the potential for superstar treatment across league channels.

"Partnering with Major League Baseball is an incredible milestone for GameChanger," adds Sameer Ahuja, president of GameChanger. "Since our founding, our team has worked tirelessly to build what is now considered the most dynamic and innovative youth sports video streaming and scorekeeping product ever created. Like MLB, we understand the future of baseball and softball is dependent on the vitality of the game at the youth level. Our shared commitment and passion to grow the sport from its roots makes this partnership a natural fit, and we look forward to working together for many years to come."

Specifics of the agreement include:

• GameChanger will help MLB identify participation trends and overall health of the sport.
• GameChanger will promote and drive submissions for "Chevrolet's PLAY BALL Monthly Awards," a program geared toward highlighting youth athletes, with a chance to win a trip to the World Series.
• MLB will have the ability to utilize GameChanger's scoring and streaming services for official youth baseball and softball events such as the RBI World Series and the High School All-American Game.
• Joint coverage opportunities with high-profile events such as the MLB Draft Combine and the MLB Little League Classic on GameChanger platforms.
• Highlights and content generated from youth baseball and softball coverage on GameChanger will appear regularly on MLB Network and MLB.com, including a weekly segment featuring video highlights from youth events across the country.
• GameChanger will have access to MLB content, which will provide accessible instruction for parents and coaches.