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
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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
MLB All-Star Game Logos, Like Super Bowls, May Get a Templated Look Going Forward
Standardized sports logos are trending, from the Super Bowl to literally everything in the NBA. But what about Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game… Well, guess what? It looks like baseball’s annual Mid-Summer Classic is ready to join the club. “You might start to see some similarities in the format and
2025 MLB All-Star Game Logo Revealed; Hosted by Atlanta Braves
Atlanta… You’re on the clock. Four years after they lost the game with just months to go, the Atlanta Braves are back and ready to host. Major League Baseball, along with the team, today unveiled the logo for the 2025 MLB All-Star Game, to be played at Truist Field on
MLB Players to Wear Hall of Fame Patches on Caps This Weekend
Major League Baseball will celebrate the 85th anniversary of the National Baseball Hall of Fame this weekend by having all 30 of its teams wear the museum’s logo on the side of their caps this weekend. Former big league ballplayers Adrian Beltré, Todd Helton, and Joe Mauer, as well as
Designing the 2024 MLB All-Star Game Logos
Baseball’s brightest stars have gathered in the Lone Star State for the annual Major League Baseball All-Star Game, hosted by the Texas Rangers in Arlington. Every year, alongside the big game, the Home Run Derby, the fan events, and all the other fun that comes with hosting the Mid-Summer Classic,