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    Default Bryce Harper signs largest endorsement deal ever in MLB history with UA

    I can't wait to hear the numbers on this bad boy.

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    Washington Nationals star Bryce Harper has signed a 10-year extension with Under Armour that is believed to be the largest endorsement deal in history for a baseball player, a source with knowledge of the deal told ESPN.

    Under Armour announced earlier Tuesday that Harper signed a multiyear extension but said terms, including the length of the deal and compensation, would not be disclosed.

    The brand, which has had Harper as an endorser for five years, will begin selling Harper's first signature cleat, the Under Armour Harper One, in July. The company previously sold shirts with a phrase Harper filed to trademark -- "That's A Clown Question, Bro." Harper abandoned his pursuit of that trademark in 2014.

    Under Armour signed Harper in April 2011, 10 months after the Nationals made him the first overall pick in the Major League Baseball draft. At the time the brand signed him, he was playing on the team's Single-A affiliate. He made it to the big leagues a year later.

    At age 19, Harper became the youngest player to be selected to the All-Star game and went on to win National League Rookie of the Year. In 2015, at the age of 23, became the youngest player to unanimously win an MVP award.

    By retaining Harper, Under Armour continues its hold on recent MVP endorsers. It has Golden State Warriors guard and reigning NBA MVP Stephen Curry signed through 2024 and PGA Tour Player of the Year Jordan Spieth under contract through 2025. Harper's new deal runs through 2026.

    The brand also counts NFL MVP Cam Newton of the Carolina Panthers and NHL MVP Montreal goaltender Carey Price as endorsers, along with New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw, San Francisco Giants catcher Buster Posey and Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps.

    Last month, Under Armour said it expected to do $5 billion in sales in 2016.
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    Correa signed a 5yr deal with Adidas and that apparently set some Adidas MLB records. And Harper and UA are so much bigger so this is going to be ridiculous.
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    Default Re: Bryce Harper signs largest endorsement deal ever in MLB history with UA

    So that's why he was playing so well in April, playing for that contract

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    Glad to see another sports brand with the clout to attract these stars. Was getting tired of the last two decades of Nike Everything.

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    Quote Originally Posted by blayze View Post
    Glad to see another sports brand with the clout to attract these stars. Was getting tired of the last two decades of Nike Everything.
    Ya they know how to land the good ones! They have the best young athletes in B. Harper and C Kershaw (MLB), J. Spieth (PGA), C. Newton (NFL), S. Curry (NBA), C. Price and T. Seguin (NHL) just to name a few and also some elite vets such as T. Brady (NFL), G. St-Pierre (UFC), A.Murray (ATP), M. Phelps (Swim) and L. Vonn (Ski).
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