<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1doRAM_0mSJNsON00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1doRAM_0mSJNsON00" width="668" height="850" > Perfect games are feats all baseball pitchers strive to achieve. But Perfect Game also is an elite baseball organization that will be teaming with the city of Surprise for the next five years. The Surprise City Council approved a deal May 16 to extend the partnership between the two sides through 2028. Founded in 1995, Perfect Game is now the world’s largest elite youth baseball platform and scouting service. Alumni include Major League Baseball superstars Mike Trout, Bryce Harper and Manny Machado. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> In 2022, Perfect Game hosted 12 events at the Surprise Recreation Campus, covering 662 games and a total attendance of 66,879. The biggest event came in the middle of July when 13,400 spectators attended the WWBA West National Championships for 15/17U. Proposed Perfect Game dates for 2023 include tournaments through October. Under the agreement, the city will reimburse Perfect Game based on incentives with the number of room nights the tournaments bring to Surprise hotels. The more rooms booked, the more money the city will reimburse. “I think we’re going to have a whole lot easier time meeting those room nights with all the new hotels coming in,” District 4 Councilmember Ken Remley said. Surprise and Perfect Game began its relationship in 2019, a year after the City Council approved a Tourism Strategic Plan that focused on hosting sporting events that attract visitors from outside the city. <nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate> Jason Stone can be reached at jstone@iniusa.org. We’d like to invite our readers to submit their civil comments, pro or con, on this issue. Email AZOpinions@iniusa.org. <nbtemplate data-content="eyJhcGlLZXkiOiAiZDgxM2Q5Yzg3NTI3N2IzNWU0YzRmZDM0NTAyMjJkNmQiLCAiZGVzY3JpcHRpb24iOiAiU3Vic2NyaWJlIHRvIHRoZSBJbmRlcGVuZGVudCIsICJldmVudCI6ICJtcF9zdWJzY3JpcHRpb25fYnV0dG9uX2NsaWNrX2V2ZW50IiwgInVybCI6ICJodHRwczovL3lvdXJ2YWxsZXkuY3JlYXRpdmVjaXJjbGVtZWRpYS5jb20vc3Vic2NyaWJlLyIsICJtZWRpYUlkIjogMTU5MTg5NiwgInRpdGxlIjogIlN1cnByaXNlIGV4dGVuZHMgZGVhbCBQZXJmZWN0IEdhbWUgYmFzZWJhbGwgdG91cm5hbWVudHMifQ==" data-id="MediaPlatformAmplitudeButton"></nbtemplate></div></body>

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The Surprise City Council approved a deal May 16 to extend the partnership between the two sides through 2028.