ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 31, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Last
night's no-hitter was the sixth in the 2015 Major League Baseball
season, marking the third time in the last five seasons MLB
pitchers have thrown at least six no-hitters. For MLB.com
registered users, that no-hitter, thrown by Jake Arrieta, means 20,000 free pizzas from
Domino's Pizza (NYSE: DPZ), the recognized world leader in pizza
delivery.
Beginning TODAY at 3 p.m. (EDT),
the first 20,000 MLB.com registered users who visit MLB.com/dominos
and log in will receive a free, two-topping medium Handmade Pan
Pizza (redeemable for carryout orders only) when they order online
from dominos.com. The Domino's DomiNoNo offer will be available for
five consecutive days or until 20,000 codes are given away. The
entire allotment of pizzas is typically claimed in just a few
minutes, due to fans' excitement about the chance to get their free
pizza in celebration of the no-hitter.
To continue the excitement around this great sports achievement,
Domino's and MLB.com will give away 20,000 free pizzas for every
future no-hitter for the remainder of the 2015 MLB regular
season.
"We are so excited to have the opportunity to celebrate this
season's sixth no-hitter with free pizza. After today, we will have
given away 120,000 free pizzas this year!" said Tim McIntyre, Domino's spokesperson. "The
DomiNoNo partnership with MLB.com is a great way to continue giving
baseball fans a delicious way to get in on the excitement."
To further spur baseball fans' enthusiasm when a no-hitter is in
progress, the promotion will continue to leverage multiple digital
platforms. When a no-hitter is in progress through the sixth inning
of any game, fans will be encouraged to follow #DomiNoNo and
@MLB on Twitter for up-to-the-moment game alerts, and watch live
look-ins on MLB.com or the award-winning MLB.com At Bat mobile
app.
Other diamond facts:
- Since 1901, there have been 244 no-hitters thrown, which is, on
average, just more than two per season.
- There have been six no-hitters thrown in 2015 so far – two in
June, one in July and three in August.
- The last season without a no-hitter was 2005.
- It would take 308 pizzas lined up to cover the distance around
the bases of an MLB diamond, while the distance between the
pitcher's mound and home plate is 52 pizzas.
- There's a Domino's within 4.5 miles of every MLB stadium, and
more than half of those stores are within 1.5 miles.
- Domino's delivery experts drive about 1.4 million miles a day –
that's more than 19 million trips around the basepaths.
About Domino's Pizza®
Founded in 1960, Domino's Pizza is the recognized world leader
in pizza delivery, with a significant business in carryout pizza.
It ranks among the world's top public restaurant brands with a
global enterprise of more than 11,900 stores in over 80
international markets. Domino's had global retail sales of over
$8.9 billion in 2014, comprised of
more than $4.1 billion in the U.S.
and nearly $4.8 billion
internationally. In the second quarter of 2015, Domino's had global
retail sales of nearly $2.2 billion,
comprised of $1.1 billion in the U.S.
and $1.1 billion internationally. Its
system is comprised of franchise owners who accounted for nearly
97% of Domino's stores as of the second quarter of 2015. Emphasis
on technology innovation helped Domino's generate approximately 50%
of U.S. sales from digital channels at the end of 2014, and reach
an estimated run rate of $4.0 billion
annually in global digital sales. Domino's features an ordering app
lineup that covers nearly 95% of the U.S. smartphone market and has
recently introduced several innovative ordering platforms,
including Ford SYNC®, Samsung Smart TV® and
Pebble Watch, as well as Twitter and text message using a pizza
emoji. In June 2014, Domino's debuted
voice ordering for its iPhone® and Android™
apps, a true technology first within traditional and e-commerce
retail.
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