A Fun New Game and a Great Cause
There are plenty of games that we have played as a family while on camping trips and tailgating. We may have invented a few of our own. Well, that doesn't change just because you happen to be a professional athlete.
So how did Kevin Jepsen create a new game involving a frisbee, 4 poles and 4 cups? While attending a Nascar event in Phoenix Arizona in 2016… four guys tail gating and passing the time with the usual tailgate activities, in this case it was four MLB players who were assembled and created a fun, fast-paced and interactive game they had been designing for months.
Set up in the parking lot, while the game was being played, former big-league reliever and now CupCheck CEO Kevin Jepsen immediately realized that his concept was gaining a lot of attention from roaming fans. Comments included “What do you call this game? It’s really cool. Can we play?” Scores of people stopped and looked and started discussions as they passed by.
It was at that moment that Jepsen knew that he, Kirby Yates, Matt Andriese and Alex Cobb had something unique – a portable, recreational game that required disc throwing accuracy and cup catching ability played in a relaxed, casual environment.
Soon after, Jepsen shared the success with fellow players Evan Longoria, Curt Casali, Garrett Richards and Yasiel Puig to form his own team of partners and make CupCheck a reality.
CupCheck then officially partnered with the Testicular Cancer Society, established to help save lives through education, research and fundraising. Testicular Cancer is the leading form of cancer in males ages 15 to 35.