The Daytona Tortugas will kick off their upcoming “Bob Ross Weekend” with some pretty sweet specialty jerseys. The jerseys, to be worn August 10, include the Tortugas’ logo with Bob Ross’s distinctive hair, holding a paint brush instead of baseball bat, set against a nature landscape painting typical of Ross’s
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RiverDogs honour beloved vendor, to play as Boiled Peanuts
The Charleston RiverDogs, Single-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, are the latest minor league baseball team to adopt a local food specialty as a temporary brand tonight. The nickname Boiled Peanuts is in part an homage to a squishy snack food that traces its roots to the 19th century
New North Alabama minor league team reveals spacey name options
When the Double-A Mobile BayBears relocate to Madison, Alabama, for the 2020 season, the franchise will take on a new nickname. We know now that the moniker will be one of the 10 listed below, which were among more than 3,300 suggestions submitted to a name-the-team contest. The name options
MiLB sets sales record, announces top 25 teams
The 160 affiliated Minor League Baseball teams sold a record $70.8 million worth of merchandise in 2017, a 3.6 percent increase over 2016’s sales numbers, which were also a record. The increased sales can be attributed in part to a growing number of rebrands, promotional uniforms, and temporary identity changes.
Myrtle Beach Pelicans promote deaf awareness with jerseys
The Myrtle Beach Pelicans, High-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, will wear specially designed jerseys to promote deaf awareness for a game later this season. The uniforms replace the Pelicans’ traditional script with drawings of hands spelling the team name in American Sign Language. While some of the uniforms will
Minor League Team to be Named for Fried Bull, uh, Parts?
The Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox are moving to San Antonio next season. The city’s baseball void will be filled by the short-season Single-A Helena Brewers, who are moving in and taking on a new name. With both the Sky Sox and the Brewers owned by the Elmore Sports Group,
Lexington Legends celebrate old time Kentucky hockey
The Lexington Legends, a Single-A minor league baseball team, will celebrate their city’s hockey heritage with special uniforms later this season. The Legends will wear jerseys that evoke Lexington’s first hockey team, the Kentucky Thoroughblades. The American Hockey League’s Thoroughblades played in Lexington from 1996 to 2001. Since then, the
Lake Monsters to play game as Vermont Maple Kings
The only professional sports team in the state of Vermont, the Single-A Vermont Lake Monsters, is paying homage to the state’s syrupy heritage with a one-game rebrand later this season. The team will take the field as the Vermont Maple Kings, the latest entry in the trend of minor league
Lansing Lugnuts let fans choose new name for one game
The Lansing Lugnuts, Single-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, are letting fans pick a temporary nickname Choose Your Own Adventure-style for a game later this season. The Lugnuts, one of the trailblazers in the era of Minor League Baseball’s wacky nicknames, have provided lists of 10 adjectives and 10
Jumbo Shrimp target world record on Words With Fans Day
The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Double-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins, will wear Scrabble-themed uniforms on a day when they try to set a world record this weekend. The Jumbo Shrimp put out a call for 30 participants to play the board game against North American Scrabble champion Will Anderson, who
P-Nats to wear lobster-print jerseys on Cosmo Kramer Night
The Potomac Nationals will wear jerseys inspired by the Seinfeld character Cosmo Kramer this weekend. The jerseys are designed to look like the iconic button-down shirts that Kramer wore, and include a Nationals logo that emulates that of the long-running TV show. The P-Nats announced the promotion with a nearly
Durham Bulls go red and black for Hockey Night
The Durham Bulls, Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, will don jerseys and caps inspired by their in-state neighbors, the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes, who play about 20 miles away from Durham in Raleigh. The Bulls will ditch their familiar blue and brown in favor of Hurricanes red and black