The Connecticut Tigers, short-season single-A affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, are dipping their baby tiger toes into the world of wacky minor league branding. The team, one of fewer and fewer minor league baseball teams still named for their parent club, enlisted the services of Brandiose to come up with a
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Forrest Gump Night in Montgomery to feature Greenbow Biscuits
The Montgomery Biscuits, Double-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, will commemorate Forest Gump Night with fauxback uniforms. The team will be named for Forrest Gump’s fictitious hometown of Greenbow, Alabama, and wear uniforms meant to emulate the style of 1950s-era minor league baseball. The logo, designed by Brandiose, plays
Buffalo Bisons reignite our love for food-based baseball promos
Just when you thought that temporary food-based brands in minor league baseball had completely played themselves out, along comes the perfect team with the perfect promotion to suck us back in. Not since the trend debuted with the Fresno Tacos all the way back in 2015 or perhaps the Lehigh
Fort Myers Miracle to change name to Groupers for one game
The Fort Myers Miracle, High-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, will change their name to the Fort Myers Groupers for one game. The reason for the name change is … well, it’s hard to say. Per the team’s website, they are “paying homage to Southwest Florida’s favorite fish.” “Grouper has
Fort Wayne TinCaps complete uniform unveil
The Fort Wayne TinCaps, who have already unveiled two new uniform combinations this season, completed their four-stage uniform unveil this week. With new home whites and an alternate solid green already out there in the world, the TinCaps rolled out road grays with red sleeves and a two-tone gray batting
Carolina Mudcats commemorate old-school Brewers unis
It’s Brewers weekend in Zebulon, North Carolina, home of the High-A Carolina Mudcats. The Mudcats will play all of their games this weekend wearing jerseys inspired by the classic powder blue Milwaukee uniforms worn by the likes of Rollie Fingers, Robin Yount, and Paul Molitor in the 1970s and 1980s.
Crawdads are Crawmoms this Weekend, Fool Many with Announcement
The Hickory Crawdads, Single-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, ruffled some feathers in January when they announced that they would rebrand as the Hickory Crawmoms—without revealing right away that the rebrand was temporary. “After 25 seasons of being the Crawdads, we decided that it was time for a change,” said
Rochester Red Wings throw back to 1879 as Hop Bitters
Another minor league team unveiled a temporary, alcohol-based identity this week, but this one has quite a bit of history behind it. The Rochester Red Wings, Triple-A affiliate of the Minnesota Twins, will play a game as the Rochester Hop Bitters May 26. The nickname is the throw-backiest of throw-backs,
West Virginia Black Bears to play as Moonshiners
The West Virginia Black Bears, a Pittsburgh Pirates affiliate in the short-season single-A New York-Penn League, will change their name to the Moonshiners for three games later this season. The name change pays homage to the Appalachian region’s association with the production of the illicit alcohol—also called white liquor, white
Fort Wayne TinCaps roll out two new jerseys, more still to come
The Single-A Fort Wayne TinCaps are in the midst of an extended rollout of redesigned uniforms, with two new looks debuting this past week and two more yet to come. The TinCaps, an affiliate of the San Diego Padres, have not changed their look since changing names from the Wizards before
Frisco RoughRiders to play as Los Jinetes on Cinco de Mayo
The Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, will commemorate Cinco de Mayo with specialty uniforms and a Spanish-language nickname, Los Jinetes, which translates roughly to horse riders. The uniforms include “Los Jinetes” in the RoughRiders script, plus three elements that pay tribute to Texas’s Mexican-American heritage. First, the
Louisville Bats to pay tribute to bourbon as Mashers
The Louisville Bats, Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, will play a game as the Louisville Mashers May 26, an homage to the city’s affinity for bourbon. The team will commemorate Cheers to Bourbon Night with specialty uniforms and a bourbon-based logo designed by Brandiose. Per the team, “The name