The Wichita Wind Surge announced a new alternate identity, Turbo Tubs, that pays homage to a tradition of racing antique bathtubs on the Arkansas River. The Turbo Tubs identity, created by Todd Radom, who also created the team’s primary brand, is has distinct identifiers specific to the city. Per the
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Durham Bulls unis commemorate 25 years as Rays affiliate
The Durham Bulls are the only Triple-A affiliate the Tampa Bay Rays have ever known, and the team will celebrate a quarter century of that partnership with commemorative uniforms this year. For every Thursday home game, the Bulls will wear caps and jerseys that evoke the gradient blends of the
Wild Wild West League adds teams, expands to Texas
The Wild Wild West League, a summer wood bat baseball league for high school and college players, expanded from four teams to eight this week, establishing a four-team Texas Division to go with its existing four-team Portland (Oregon) Division. The new teams include the Cleburne Eagles, Joshua Trees, Fort Worth
Minor League Baseball Launches Ten New Team Names, Logos for Copa 2022
Minor League Baseball’s Copa de la Diversión is back with eight new teams joining the fun, and two other teams coming back with entirely new Latino-inspired looks. The eight new teams joining Copa are the Fort Wayne Tin Caps, Frisco RoughRiders, Great Lakes Loons, Quad Cities River Bandits, Somerset Patriots,
MiLB restores league names, introduces new Pacific Coast League logo
There were more casualties of Major League Baseball’s 2020 reorganization of the minor leagues than just the 43 teams who lost their affiliated status. The leagues that hosted the 120 teams who retained or gained affiliations lost the unique names that in some cases went back generations—according to Benjamin Hill
New Rocky Mountain Vibes jerseys celebrate “The ‘Springs” and fan-favorite Toasty
Since 2019, Colorado Springs has been home to the Pioneer League’s Rocky Mountain Vibes. The Vibes recently unveiled two new jerseys that are a bit of a departure for the team: a powder blue Hometown Series top that pays homage to Colorado Springs and a mostly white Home Field jersey
Portland Sea Dogs to play as Maine Bean Suppahs
The Portland Sea Dogs will take on one of their home state’s favorite meals—and social occasions—as a temporary identity this summer. The Sea Dogs, who have previously played as the Maine Whoopie Pies and Maine Red Snappers, will add Bean Suppahs, New England accent and all, to the menu. Bean
New West Coast League logo celebrates Pacific Northwest landscape
Nearly two decades after the league’s founding, the collegiate summer level West Coast League updated its logo for the first time. In a SportsLogos.net exclusive, we sat down with WCL commissioner Rob Neyer and Portland Pickles owner Alan Miller to discuss the league’s new look. The new logo, created by
Akron RubberDucks to play as JoJos, Homers
The Akron RubberDucks unveiled two promotional identities that they’ll don in 2022: the Akron JoJos and the Akron Homers. The RubberDucks join the food-based nickname frenzy with an homage to fried, breaded potato wedges called jojos. The nickname is a regionalism that the team attributes to Lebanese immigrants Alfred Ajamie
Springfield Sliders rebrand as Lucky HorseShoes
Since 2007, the local baseball team in the collegiate summer-level Prospect League has been called the Springfield Sliders. Today, at 2:17 central time on February 17 smack dab in the middle of the 217 area code, the franchise retired its turtle-based brand of 15 years and announced it would heretofore
Atlantic League welcomes Kentucky Wild Health Genomes
The newest team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball is the Kentucky Wild Health Genomes. There are a few things to unpack here, so we’ll start with the low-hanging fruit. The geographic signifier is Kentucky. They’ll play in Lexington, the second-largest city in the state and the horse capital
Peoria Chiefs to play as Orange Barrels, Pork Tenderloins
The Peoria Chiefs, High-A affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, unveiled two alternate brands that they’ll wear in 2022 that have special significance to the local community. For three games this season, the team will play as the Orange Barrels. The nickname pays tribute specifically to construction on the Murray