Academy Launches Exclusive 'Mi Patria' Houston Astros Apparel Collection
To honor Hispanic Heritage Month, Texas-based retailer Academy Sports + Outdoors is launching a retailer-exclusive collection of apparel in partnership with ‘47, New Era and the Houston Astros.
Hispanic Heritage Month is honored Sept. 15 - Oct. 15., and commemorates the heritage of Latin American communities. The Mi Patria collection is the first of its kind and available exclusively at Academy and academy.com for a limited time.
The New Era hat designs honor the cultural heritage of 11 Caribbean and Latin American countries with custom designs and color-schemes that match the flags of countries including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela. Accompanying Houston Astros t-shirts are available for eight of the countries including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.
“Academy Sports + Outdoors is excited to recognize the contributions and long-lasting legacy of athletes from Caribbean and Latin American countries to the sport of baseball and the Houston Astros community,” said Matt McCabe, Academy Sports + Outdoors’ executive vice president and chief merchandising officer. “With the new Mi Patria collection, we aim to honor not only the players, but also the incredibly supportive communities behind them. This unique line offers customers a way to display their love of the Astros as well as pride for their heritage.”
Academy Sports + Outdoors is the presenting sponsor of the Houston Astros “Los Astros” broadcasts on AT&T SportsNet. Throughout Hispanic Heritage Month, AT&T SportsNet will be broadcasting Houston Astros games in Spanish. Academy Sports + Outdoors is the official sporting goods retailer of the Houston Astros.
Quickly growing, Academy operates 272 stores across 18 states.