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The winner of the annual series between the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners will now win the Vedder Cup. Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder designed the trophy.

It’s still the Vedder Cup -- only now, it’s official. For years, games between the Padres and Mariners have been informally known as “The Vedder Cup” -- a reference to Pearl Jam front man and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Eddie Vedder,

As part of the new initiative, the Mariners and Padres will make donations to EB Research Partnership, a non-profit co-founded by Vedder and his wife Jill to further research into the skin disease Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB),

Named for Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, who grew up in San Diego and came to fame with Seattle rock giants Pearl Jam, the Vedder Cup moniker was originally coined by sportswriters in the two cities, searching for a nickname for the rivalry between the two teams, who were designated as "natural rivals" when MLB adopted interleague play in 1997.

With support from Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder, the Mariners and Padres announced Friday that the two “natural rivals” will formally compete for the Vedder Cup.

The San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners announced Friday that they teamed up to create the Vedder Cup for their annual series, a trophy named after Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder, who spent his adolescence in San Diego and grew to fame in Seattle.

The San Diego Padres’ annual interleague series against the Seattle Mariners will have something on the line starting in 2025 – the Vedder Cup.

The winner of the annual series between the Padres and Mariners will now win the Vedder Cup, a trophy designed by Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder.

Musician Eddie Vedder can call many places home. He was born in Evanston, Ill., where he obtained his Chicago Cubs fandom. He spent much of his adolescence in San Diego, and his band Pearl Jam is among the quintessential Seattle groups.