Editing Garth Brooks (section)

==Other ventures==
===Professional baseball===
In 1998, Brooks launched his Touch 'em All Foundation with [[Major League Baseball]]. He also began with a short career in [[baseball]], when he signed with the [[San Diego Padres]] for [[spring training]] in 1998 and 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planetgarth.com/gbnews/garth209.shtml|title=Garth Brooks News Archive: Now pinch running, Garth Brooks|access-date=April 26, 2015|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924073938/http://www.planetgarth.com/gbnews/garth209.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> Brooks' performance on the field did not warrant management placing him on the regular season roster; however, he was offered a non-roster spot, but declined it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1999/04/07/bas_258477.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308051500/http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/1999/04/07/bas_258477.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 8, 2016|title=Garth Brooks pulls plug on baseball career|website=chronicle.augusta.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> The following season, Brooks signed with the [[New York Mets]]. This spring-training stint was also a poor performance for Brooks, resulting in a zero-for-seventeen batting record.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/news/2000/03/19/mets_garth_ap/ |work=CNN |title=Mets grant Garth Brooks unconditional release |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203063910/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/baseball/mlb/news/2000/03/19/mets_garth_ap/ |archive-date=December 3, 2013 }}</ref> In 2004, Brooks returned to baseball with the [[Kansas City Royals]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=10bqs/brooks|work=ESPN |title=Top Sports Searches |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114050706/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=10bqs%2Fbrooks |archive-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref> He got his first and only hit off [[Mike Myers (baseball)|Mike Myers]] during his final spring training game with the Royals.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Caple |first1=Jim |title=Brooks taking his cuts again this spring |url=http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=10bqs/brooks |website=ESPN |access-date=October 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114050706/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=10bqs%2Fbrooks |archive-date=November 14, 2014}}</ref>

In 2019, Brooks made a return to spring training, joining the [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] to promote his charity.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Encina |first1=Eduardo |title=Around the Grapefruit League: Garth Brooks lands in Pirates camp |url=https://www.tampabay.com/sports/2019/02/25/around-the-grapefruit-league-garth-brooks-lands-in-pirates-camp-continuing-his-mission-of-helping-kids-in-need/ |newspaper=Tampa Bay Times |access-date=March 1, 2019}}</ref>

===Pearl Records===
In 2005, Brooks ended his association with [[Capitol Records]] and established his own record label, '''Pearl Records'''.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Garth Splits With Capitol|url=https://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1411376/garth-splits-with-capitol|access-date=December 5, 2014|magazine=Billboard|date=June 3, 2005|archive-date=July 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150725034341/http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1411376/garth-splits-with-capitol|url-status=dead}}</ref> Brooks has released four compilation albums via Pearl Records, as well as his 2014 and 2016 studio albums plus any future releases (also released through [[RCA Records Nashville]]).

===Allentown Studios===
In 2010, Brooks purchased Jack's Tracks, a recording studio founded by [[Jack Clement]] in 1971 and sold to Allen Reynolds in 1975, where most of Brooks' albums were recorded. In 2012, in honor of his 50th birthday, Brooks renamed the studio Allentown Studios.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nashvillesites.org/records/jacks-tracks-recording-studio|title=Jack's Tracks Recording Studio|website=nashvillesites.org|access-date=July 30, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Castorena|first=Shauna|title=Garth Brooks Explains "Inside Studio G", and discusses Allentown|url=https://countrymusicnewsblog.com/garth-brooks-explains-inside-studio-g-and-discusses-allentown/|website=countrymusicnewsblog.com|date=July 12, 2016}}</ref>

===GhostTunes===
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In September 2014, Brooks established [[GhostTunes]], an [[online music store]] featuring his own [[digital audio|digital music]], as well as over ten million songs from other artists. The store, contracted with "[[Major labels|the big three]]" record labels, allows for autonomous pricing and distribution format, resulting in the most proper [[royalty payment]]s for artists and songwriters.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Karp|first1=Hannah|title=Garth Brooks Launches Download Store|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/garth-brooks-to-launch-music-download-store-1415594399|access-date=December 5, 2014|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|date=November 9, 2014}}</ref> In March 2017, GhostTunes officially closed, merging with [[Amazon Music]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ghosttunes.com/ |title=GhostTunes is closed |website=GhostTunes |access-date=May 19, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170630162108/https://ghosttunes.com/ |archive-date=June 30, 2017}}</ref>