The Double-A Binghamton Rumble Ponies will play a game this season wearing uniforms inspired by the iconic yellow shirt worn by Peanuts character Charlie Brown. The Rumble Ponies, who are named for the classic collection of antique carousels found in Binghamton, New York, will hold Peanuts Night Saturday, April 27,
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Fightin Phils to play as Reading Pretzels
The Double-A Reading Fightin Phils are the first minor league baseball team of the season to introduce a temporary food-based alternate identity, picking up where an armful of other teams left off the last few seasons. The Fightin Phils, who play in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country, will pay
Fresno Grizzlies unveil new look (and red pants)
The Fresno Grizzlies are embarking on a new era as the Triple-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals, and with that, the team updated their logos today for the first time in a decade. Previous iterations of the Grizzlies’ brand dating back to 1998 have included purple, green, yellow, and orange,
New Northwoods League team celebrates cherries, spitting
The newest team in the collegiate summer Northwoods League accentuates northern Michigan’s association with tart cherries and baseball players’ propensity for expectorating. The Traverse City Pit Spitters, unveiled earlier today, feature a suite of cherry-themed logos from Brandiose. The Pit Spitters’ primary logo features anthropomorphized cherries spitting baseballs—according to the
Richmond Flying Squirrels help cats find a home with promotional uniforms
The Richmond Flying Squirrels will feature the face of a cat in need of a home on their uniforms during an early-season game this year. The “Caturday” game will benefit the Richmond, Virginia, SPCA, with jerseys featuring one of three longtime SPCA residents: Big Guy, Duke Silver, or Dove. (Happily,
Altoona Curve to play as Allegheny Yinzers for seven games
The Altoona Curve, Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, play in a part of the country with a distinctive mode of speech—a place where rubber bands are “gum bands,” icy roads are described as “slippy,” and something that must be accomplished “needs done.” Perhaps western Pennsylvania’s most important contribution to
Daytona Tortugas to open season with Hangover Night
Baseball fans get pretty antsy around this time of year. The offseason seems like it’s never going to end, the free agent market hasn’t brought us the big splashes we’ve been waiting for, and most of the minor league rebrands that are going to happen have already been unveiled. One
La Crosse Loggers launch latest logos, Louie
The La Crosse Loggers, a Wisconsin-based collegiate summer team in the Northwoods League, unveiled their first rebrand since the team debuted in 2003. The new suite of logos, designed by Tony Horning, includes a primary logo featuring plaid-clad mascot Louie the Logger wielding a log bat set against saw blade
Maine Mariners to take the ice as Wild Blueberries
The ECHL’s Maine Mariners, playing in their first season after relocating from Alaska, will peek into an alternate universe where fans chose a different name for their team later this season. When the Mariners take the ice against the South Carolina Stingrays March 9, they’ll be wearing the identity of
Goodbye Baby Cakes: New Wichita team seeking name ideas
The 2019 baseball season will be the last for the Triple-A New Orleans Baby Cakes, an affiliate of the Miami Marlins. The Baby Cakes (formerly the New Orleans Zephyrs, formerly the Denver Zephyrs, formerly the Denver Bears) will move to Wichita, Kansas, in 2020, where they will play with a
Fremont Moo honor Nebraska cow population
The newest team in the collegiate summer Expedition League puts a new twist on mass-noun sports nicknames like the Heat, Jazz, and Wild. The Fremont Moo will begin play in 2019, celebrating Nebraska’s rich bovine heritage, hoping to become the league’s most popular brand (get it?). “Cattle have an undeniable
Rocket City Trash Pandas break MiLB merchandise records
The Rocket City Trash Pandas won’t play a game until 2020, but already the Double-A Angels affiliate in northern Alabama is breaking Minor League Baseball sales records. The previous record for sales in a three-month period (the standard length of time that MiLB uses to gauge merchandise sales) was $300,000,