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,

The winner of the annual series between the San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners will now win the Vedder Cup, a trophy designed by Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder.This award is part of a charity drive benefiting the Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Partnership,

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),