Is it that time of the year already? This week, Major League Baseball released its new official logos for its 2025 Spring Training schedule. This year’s logos for the annual six-week slate of exhibition games include an all-new primary mark, a slightly modified alternate design, and designs for both the
Author: Chris Creamer
Numbers on Caps, Colourful Equipment this Weekend in MLB
Why are baseball players wearing numbers on their hats this weekend? Because Players’ Weekend is back! Major League Baseball Players’ Weekend is meant to be a platform for players to celebrate the people, places, and causes that have influenced their lives (while, naturally, sneaking in some new merch out there
The New Ballpark that Could’ve Saved the Montreal Expos
In the 1990s, the Montreal Expos were struggling. Their decrepit stadium resulted in disastrous attendance numbers, and the loss of crucial ticket and concession revenue led to a steady stream of the team’s most talented players walking away the second they hit free agency. The 1994 player’s strike, which cancelled
Utah Hockey Club Reveals Inaugural Season Logo, Centre Ice Design
The Utah Hockey Club is just a few weeks away from playing its first-ever game in the National Hockey League. While it may not have a proper name, logo, uniform, or sensible franchise timeline yet, it does now have a commemorative inaugural season logo. The Hockey Club released the special
MLB Announces Speedway Classic ’25 at Bristol, Unveils Logo
Before the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds take the field on Saturday, August 2, 2025, the home plate umpire will have a tough decision to make… “should I yell ‘play ball!’ or ‘It’s time to start your engines’?” This morning, Major League Baseball announced that they would play a game
Colourful Player Numbers on Caps for MLB’s 2024 Players’ Weekend
Next weekend is Players’ Weekend across Major League Baseball. The series of games played from August 16-18 will be the first time MLB will host a Players’ Weekend since 2019. As part of this year’s celebration, each player’s uniform number will be worn on the right side of their cap
The Olympic Rings: Their Origin, History, and Meaning
The Olympic rings are synonymous with the peak of international sports achievement. Those five interlaced circles of equal size, each a different colour, absolutely dominate the sporting landscape around the globe for two straight weeks before vanishing as quickly as they appeared, hiding away until the next games, usually around
Chicago Cubs to wear Motorola Ad on Uniform
The Chicago Cubs today became the 23rd Major League Baseball team to add an advertisement to their jersey sleeve, announcing that Motorola’s logo will live there for the foreseeable future. Chicago’s announcement comes just one day after the Philadelphia IBX Phillies announced their own jersey ad. The rather large patch
MLB Team-by-Team Jersey Ads Tracker
On April 1, 2022, Major League Baseball announced its teams would be permitted to wear advertisements on their in-game uniforms starting with Opening Day in 2023. As of August 1, 2024, twenty-three (77%) of the thirty MLB teams have advertisements on their uniforms. These ad patches can only be worn
Philadelphia Phillies Add IBX Advertisement Patch to Jersey Sleeves
The Philadelphia Phillies have announced they will begin wearing an advertisement for Independence Blue Cross (IBX) on their jersey sleeve beginning with their home game against the New York Yankees on Wednesday, July 31. The patch shows IBX in large blue letters with Independence above placed within a white rounded
Looking Back: Atlanta Hawks 1970 Switch to “Mod” Green and Blue Uniforms
Just two years after they relocated from St. Louis, the Atlanta Hawks made a splash in the NBA with a radical new look that marked a significant shift in their identity and left their old recycled St. Louis Hawks uniforms far in the rear-view mirror. The team introduced a bright,
The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics Logo Explained
Now that the games are finally here, you may ask yourself, “What’s the meaning of the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics logo?” The 2024 Summer Olympics logo combines three main elements—the gold medal, the Olympic flame, and “Marianne”—into one cohesive design. So who or what is Marianne, the mysterious female figure
