The collegiate summer level Northwoods League unveiled a new suite of logos, including specific identities for their longstanding baseball program and a brand-new softball program set to launch in 2024. The Northwoods league currently features 24 baseball teams in the upper midwest ranging from Wisconsin to North Dakota. The suite
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Atlantic League delivers Hagerstown Flying Boxcars
A new team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball takes its identity from an icon of aviation history tied to Hagerstown, Maryland. The Hagerstown Flying Boxcars pay tribute to military cargo planes manufactured by Fairchild Aircraft in the 1940s and ’50s. Nearly 1,200 of the planes—technically two different planes,
Milwaukee Brewers Add Northwestern Mutual Logo to Jersey
The Milwaukee Brewers today announced they’ll be the next MLB team to add an advertisement to their uniforms. Starting with tonight’s game against Washington, the Brewers will wear the logo of Northwestern Mutual on the jersey sleeve of each player’s primary camera-facing arm. Northwestern Mutual is a financial services company
Royals, Astros to Salute the Negro Leagues this Weekend in Kansas City
The Kansas City Royals will hold their annual “Salute to the Negro Leagues” event this Saturday, September 16th, when the Houston Astros come to Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. As part of the festivities, the Royals will don the home uniforms of the 1945 Kansas City Monarchs, while the visiting
Reno Aces introduce historic Silver Sox alternate identity
The Triple-A Reno Aces will revive a classic brand from their hometown’s past next season, playing select games as the Reno Silver Sox, honoring a minor league team that played off and on from 1947 to 1992. The Silver Sox, named for the “Silver State” of Nevada, played most of their tenure
MLB Players to Wear Ribbons on Caps for 9-11
Major League Baseball will pay respects to those lives lost and changed forever on this date twenty-two years ago during games played throughout the league tonight. All twenty-eight teams in action today will wear a commemorative patch on the right side of their cap during their game. The patch worn
MLB: Baseball Players Wearing Yellow Ribbons on Jerseys on Sunday
Why are Major League Baseball players wearing gold ribbons today? All MLB ballplayers and umpires will be wearing gold (or yellow) ribbons and wristbands across the league for all games played today, Sunday, September 3, 2023. These special yellow ribbons and gold wristbands are being worn for MLB’s Childhood Cancer
Myrtle Beach Pelicans to play as Pelisaurus Rex
It’s not unusual for fossil hunters to have a certain amount of success along the South Carolina coast. Almost exactly a year ago, an eight-year-old boy made the national news after finding a massive shark tooth fossil, just this week Myrtle Beach’s WPDE featured an 80,000-year-old fossilized beach that is
Pensacola Blue Wahoos to honor military, Ted Williams
The Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos will pay tribute to all branches of US Military and honor the military legacy of Ted Williams’ during Salute to Service Night tonight. They’ll wear customized jerseys and give away a Ted Williams “Bronsons Bombers” bobblehead. The jerseys, presented by the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation,
Rome Braves to rebrand with unique nickname
Since 1968, the minor league baseball franchise that currently plays as the High-A Rome Braves has played under the name of its parent club, including stints as the Greenwood Braves (1968–1979), Sumter Braves (1980–1985), Macon Braves (1986–2002), and its current iteration since 2003. That tradition will end in 2024, giving
Durham Bulls to play in ‘Canes colors on Hockey Night
The Triple-A Durham Bulls will reprise their annual tradition of playing in a look borrowed from their neighbors, the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes. The Bulls will ditch their familiar blue and burnt orange in favor of the red and black worn by the Hurricanes, who play about 20 miles away in
2023 World Series Logo and other MLB Postseason Logos Unveiled
Major League Baseball’s getting ready for October with the unveiling of the league’s suite of 2023 Postseason logos. This includes the 2023 World Series logo and the 2023 LCS, LDS, and Wildcard logos. The logos were unveiled courtesy of a 2023 Postseason schedule press release and their inclusion on the