The Double-A Tulsa Drillers celebrated #NationalHatDay by introducing a new logo and on-field cap. The alternate D logo, which is drawn from the D in the Drillers’ script wordmark, will be paired with the team’s home white and road grays. While the D presumably stands for Drillers, the team is
Category: Minor League Baseball
Gastonia Honey Hunters join Atlantic League
The city of Gastonia, North Carolina, will be home to the Honey Hunters, a new baseball team in the independent Atlantic League beginning this season. Per the team, the nickname “pays homage to the original Honey Hunter, Hunter Ransom – Gaston County’s first freed slave and African American land owner.
St. Paul Saints commemorate affiliation with a twist on a classic
The St. Paul Saints, a franchise that has made a name for itself with unique promotions and a sense of humor, have been an iconic independent minor league baseball team since 1993. Most recently, the team celebrated its 2019 American Association championship with a one-block, three-minute parade that featured players
Hudson Valley Renegades update brand with NY affiliation
Minor league baseball has undergone seismic changes in recent weeks, with Major League Baseball imposing a new order on the system of farm teams that serve as the pipelines for the big league clubs’ players. Teams have changed everything from affiliation status, classification, and parent clubs. One of those teams
Frontier League introduces Ottawa Titans
Baseball’s independent Frontier League will add a 15th team in 2021, the Ottawa Titans, whose logo features a giant baseball player meant to signify the history, strength, and pride in Canada’s capital. Per the team, the “Titans emblem will feature a red super slugger wielding his bat over his shoulder,
Expedition League adds Spuds, Tommyknockers, Sunfish
The collegiate summer level Expedition League, which currently includes teams in the Dakotas, Wyoming, Nebraska, and Manitoba, will debut at least three new teams when it resumes play (fingers crossed!) in 2021. The most recent addition came yesterday with the announcement of the Canyon County Spuds, who will play in
Lakewood rebrands as Jersey Shore BlueClaws
The Lakewood BlueClaws, Single-A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, have billed themselves as the Jersey Shore’s team since their inception in 2001. The team made it official yesterday, changing their geographic signifier from Lakewood to Jersey Shore, and unveiling a suite of logos created by Brandiose. The new logos feature
Prospect League introduces Johnstown Mill Rats
The first Pennsylvanian team in the collegiate summer level Prospect League will pay tribute to that state’s blue collar heritage with its brand. The Johnstown Mill Rats’ nickname derives from a term used to describe coal miners and steel workers. The term originally had a derogatory connotation, but it’s been
Gastonia baseball team announces five name finalists
The city of Gastonia, North Carolina, will be home to a new baseball team in the independent Atlantic League beginning with the 2021 season. After a summer of collecting suggestions in a name-the-team contest, the team unveiled its five finalists this week: Fire Ants, Hogzillas (the early leader, based on
Appalachian League changes mean new team names
The first domino in the long-anticipated changes to affiliated Minor League Baseball has fallen, and the result will be 10 new team brands. The Appalachian League, whose teams have been affiliated with Major League Baseball parent clubs since 1911, will become an independent collegiate summer wood bat league. All 10
West Coast League expands to include Edmonton Riverhawks
The rapidly growing collegiate summer level West Coast League introduced its third new team scheduled to begin play in 2021. The Edmonton Riverhawks are the 15th team in the WCL, and the first outside British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. The nickname derives from the North Saskatchewan River, which features prominently
Beloit Snappers unveil team name finalists
The Class A minor league baseball franchise known as the Beloit Snappers for the last quarter-century revealed five finalists for their new name over the course of this week. Fans will have the opportunity to vote on the team’s website on the options listed below. Every time a minor league