Cleveland Guardians announce collaboration with local business ILTHY® for May 7 T-shirt giveaway, courtesy of Pepsi

First 10,000 fans will receive a one-of-a-kind Guardians x ILTHY® collaboration t-shirt

April 28th, 2022

Cleveland, OH – The Cleveland Guardians today announced a collaboration with Cleveland based art & apparel company, ILTHY® on a giveaway t-shirt for Saturday, May 7 against Toronto.

The first 10,000 fans that enter Progressive Field on May 7 will receive a one-of-a-kind Guardians x ILTHY® collaboration t-shirt, courtesy of Pepsi, that features a new take on the script Guardians logo by the ILTHY® design team. The shirt features ILTHY’s heart bolt logo as well as their ‘Cleveland Is The Reason™’ mark on the sleeve.

The Guardians are proud to partner with a local small business that takes a creative spin on sports, pop, culture and nostalgia. The company, which was formed in 2010, is led by local artist Glen Infante and local entrepreneur and designer, Kumar Arora. The brand has been a staple in the Cleveland community and a collaborative hub for artists, athletes, entertainers and individuals who wish to unleash their creativity.

“Guardians & ILTHY® share a strong heritage and dedicated approach to design, and both brands are committed to bringing joy to the everyday lives of our community. We chose to bring both brand elements together for this commemorative shirt as a starting point for our partnership. Our roots both reflect several positive aspects about both organizations and with this release we ultimately hope to ignite more small business initiatives within the Guardians,” said Kumar Arora, CEO of ILTHY®.

This marks the first time that ILTHY® has partnered with a sports team on a one-of-a-kind giveaway item of this scale. ILTHY® has done a variety of collaborations that they have sold on ilthy.com including Nike, Lebron James, Machine Gun Kelly, Cleveland Cavaliers, local restaurants and more.