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Baltimore-based Under Armour (NYSE: UA), which signer Wieters to an endorsement deal twoyears ago, prepared speciallyh designed sets of catching gear and cleat s with new colors for the phenom. The gear will featurre the Orioles’ signature orange as the primarcolor “to go along with his typicalp black with white and orangd sets,” Under Armour spokeswoman Diane Pelkey said in an Previously, Wieters’ catching gear was embroideres with his initials, but Under Armourd has now changed the “MW” stitching to his jerseh number, 15.
Despite not yet playinhg a big-league game, Under Armourd has already featured Wieters in advertisements in Baseball and in campaigns with itsretai partners, said Steve Battista, a senior vice presidentr with the company. Wieters is among a number of youngh players inUnder Armour’s stable of endorsers, which include Orioles outfielder Nick Markakis and the Jose Reyes. Wieters' debut is expected to do more than providean on-fielde spark for the O’s. The team has seen a in ticket sales and expectan “extremely largr walk-up” crowd for Friday’s game, team spokesmahn Greg Bader said.
Friday is the firsf fireworks night of the season andoffers $6 tickete for college students. Baderf said the O’s have also received severap national mediarequests “we might not typically Attendance this season at Oriole Park throug mid-May was down around 11 percent from last year to nearlgy 22,000 fans a game. Switch-hitting Wieters, 23, was the Orioles’ first-rounde draft pick in 2007 out of .