Major League Baseball is coming to Europe next season, the league today announcing that the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox would be playing a series of regular season games in the United Kingdom in June 2019. Boston would serve as the home team for the two-game set to
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Boston Red Sox among first to confirm participation in MLB Players Weekend
Over the past few years, Major League Baseball has come under a bit of criticism for not allowing their players to express themselves. Whether it be from the players themselves policing each other over bat flips, or trying to crack down on individuality when it comes to things like bat
Lowell Spinners Go Gator-Centric with New Look
The Lowell Spinners, short-season single-A affiliate of the nearby Boston Red Sox, are named for their hometown’s industrial past. The team’s ballpark is situated among the town’s historic textile mills, which you will find represented in the team’s new suite of logos. What you’ll notice first in the new logos, however,
2016 ALDS/NLDS Phantom Champs Merchandise
Less than two weeks into the 2016 Major League Baseball Postseason and we’ve already kicked out half the teams that made it in. Six teams down, four to go. It’s time for the League Championship Series. On the way to the LCS those fallen teams had merchandise created for them
2016 MLB Postseason Branding Preview
The 2016 Major League Baseball playoffs start up tonight with the Baltimore Orioles travelling to Toronto to face the Blue Jays in the AL Wild Card Game. As has been the case, especially over the last three seasons, the postseason offers an opportunity for Major League Baseball to wrap their games in a single consistent
Padres – Red Sox Throwin Back 80 Years Tonight
The San Diego Padres and Boston Red Sox will wrap up their three game set in San Diego tonight (Wednesday, September 7th) by wearing uniforms similar in design to those worn by each team in 1936. San Diego (who wasn’t awarded their Major League team until 1969) will be wearing
Photos: Yesterday’s Turn Back the Clock Day in MLB
Major League Baseball had eight teams wear throwback uniforms across four games yesterday afternoon and evening. Why? One television play-by-play man mentioned it had to do with the Hall of Fame induction ceremonies being held this week, but who knows the official reason… What we like to do here after
Wayback Wednesday! Eight MLB Teams in Retro Uniforms Today
What a day to be alive! Eight Major League Baseball teams will be wearing throwback uniforms today as part of a series of four “turn back the clock” games on the schedule. The throwback games today are… Atlanta Braves (1968-71) at Cincinnati Reds (1999-2006) San Francisco Giants (1978-82) at Boston Red Sox
New Spring Training Uniforms Across MLB for 2016
Spring Training’s going to look a whole lot better in 2016. Today Major League Baseball, Majestic, and New Era announced a new unified on-field look for the annual slate of exhibition games held every March. The new look includes ball caps, lighter-weight uniforms featuring regular season designs, specially marked baseballs, and other on-field
Quite a Yarn: The Story Behind the Lowell Spinners
It’s a safe guess that the Lowell Spinners, a short-season class-A Red Sox affiliate in the New York-Penn League, are the only sports team whose identity is based on yarn. In the early 1800s, the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, rose to prominence as the cradle of the Industrial Revolution. The foundation
Blue Jays, Red Sox to Honour Canada on Uniforms Today
“It’s Canada Day up Canada way on the first day of July, and we’re shoutin’ “hooray!” up Canada way, when the maple leaf flies high”… the words of the apparently mortal, late, great Stompin’ Tom Connors. The Toronto Blue Jays will be hosting the Boston Red Sox this afternoon in their
Mariners, Red Sox to Wear Negro League Uniforms
The Seattle Mariners today announced they would be wearing the uniforms of the Seattle Steelheads for their game May 16th against the Boston Red Sox. The Steelheads were a Negro League team based out of the Pacific Northwest in 1946. Love those socks. Based on the design we see above,