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Press Release  | Press Release | 9/9/2025

PG & Sqairz Collab for Limited Edition Drop

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

 

SQAIRZ AND PERFECT GAME TEAM UP FOR 

LIMITED EDITION PALM COLLAB BASEBALL SHOE 

 

WINDHAM, NH (Tuesday, September 9, 2025) SQAIRZ, an Official Footwear Partner of Perfect Game, is proud to announce the release of an exclusive co-branded colorway: the Limited Edition Palm Baseball Shoe. Inspired by the energy of tournament season and the signature palm tree motifs of Perfect Game’s Florida roots, the Palm is a limited edition take on SQAIRZ’s performance-driven GFP™ baseball cleat—trusted by elite players across all levels of the game. 

 

This is the first-ever collaborative release between SQAIRZ and Perfect Game and is reflective of their multi-year partnership focused around pushing the game forward with gear that blends purpose, performance, and culture. 

 

Pre-sale goes live September 9th, with limited quantities available for immediate shipping starting mid-October. The Limited Edition Palm colorway will be available on both SQAIRZ.com and PerfectGame.org, alongside select PG Palm apparel—giving fans the chance to shop both brands seamlessly in one curated drop. To ensure size availability, players and parents are encouraged to secure their pair early—this is a limited production run and once sizes sell out, they will not be restocked. 

 

The Limited Edition Palm colorway will also be merchandised at select Perfect Game events through the end of 2025, giving players and families exclusive access to try on and purchase in person. 

 

“We’re excited to launch this next phase of our partnership with SQAIRZ,” said Rob Ponger, CEO of Perfect Game. “The Limited Edition Palm collaboration reflects the energy of our players and the moments that define youth baseball. It’s gear designed to meet the moment, and built to optimize our players’ performance. 

 

The collaboration colorway brings a vibrant, tournament-season energy to the SQAIRZ GFP™  

line. With a mix of neon green, electric blue, and purple, plus Perfect Game’s signature palm tree pattern integrated into the design, it’s a bold take on a top-tier performance cleat. The colorway was made with the travel ball player in mind—those who treat the gear as seriously as the game itself and want something that feels fresh. 

 

“This might be the coolest cleat we’ve ever released,” said Bob Winskowicz, Founder and CEO of SQAIRZ. “The Palm has the same performance DNA as our GFP™ line, but the design makes it stand out from anything else on the field. It’s bold, it’s fresh, and it turns heads—just like the players wearing it. If you want your size, don’t wait.” 

 

Built on the same platform trusted by top-ranked professional players like Liam Hendriks and Ramon Laureano, the GFP™ cleat features a patented roomier toe box that promotes better balance and ground connection—key elements for generating more power at the plate and stability on the mound. In swing testing, players wearing SQAIRZ saw an average exit velocity increase of 3.5 MPH, with pitching velocity gains averaging +2.1 MPH. The cleat also helped improve balance scores by up to 60%. SQAIRZ was recently named Official On-Field Footwear Partner of Minor League Baseball Players, Officially Licensed Footwear Partner of MLB Players, Inc., and the Official Footwear Partner of Perfect Game—further cementing its place across every level of play. 

 

The limited-edition Palm GFP™ cleat will be available in metal, molded, and turf options for both youth and adult players. You can pre-order starting September 9 exclusively at sqairz.com and perfectgame.org, with orders shipping mid-October. The Palm collection will also be available at select Perfect Game events through the end of the year. Quantities are limited and sizes will go fast—secure your pair before they’re gone. 

 

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Media contact: 

Greg Casterioto / VP, Public Relations / Gcasterioto@perfectgame.org 

Savannah Smith / Senior Marketing Director / savannah@sqairzgolf.com 

 

About Perfect Game 

 

Perfect Game is the world’s largest elite youth baseball and softball platform and scouting service, producing nearly 10,000 events, hundreds of thousands of games and showcases each year across the country. Perfect Game is dedicated to giving amateur players exposure to take their game to the next level, whether that be in college or in the professional ranks. At Perfect Game events, players perform with top-level competition in front of college recruiters and professional scouts from all over the country. Because of this, these events prove to be invaluable to college coaches as well as Major League Baseball, as they can scout a large population of talented ballplayers in one location. To date, more than 2,351 players that have played in a Perfect Game event have also played in Major League Baseball. Since 2003, 15,699 Perfect Game alumni have been selected in the MLB First-Year Amateur Player Draft. In the 2023 Draft, for example, 95 percent of all players selected had played in Perfect Game events, and every player selected on the Draft’s first day had previously attended Perfect Game events. 

 

 

About SQAIRZ 
 

SQAIRZ is a performance footwear company engineering sport-specific shoes for superior balance, stability, and ground connection. Backed by data and trusted by professionals, SQAIRZ has been named Official On-Field Footwear Partner of Minor League Baseball Players, Officially Licensed Footwear Partner of MLB Players, Inc., and the Official Footwear Partner of Perfect Game and Diamond Allegiance. 

 


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