The Portland Sea Dogs, double-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, will commemorate National Hot Dog Month by changing their name to the Red Snappers for a game. The alternate identity pays homage to a distinctive New England-style hot dog that is dyed bright red and whose natural casing makes
Category: Minor League Baseball
Disco Turkeys unveil groovy uniforms
The Carolina Disco Turkeys’ newly unveiled home and away uniforms draw inspiration by a variety of uniforms from the disco era—roughly the 1970s and 80s—with an overall aesthetic that is best described as funky. “The home jersey is heavily inspired by the iconic 1974 Braves’ home uniforms worn by the
Danville Otterbots unveil “cold” uniforms
Outkast asked the question, “What’s cooler than being cool?” and answered it themselves: “Ice cold!” With that in mind, the collegiate summer level Danville Otterbots unveiled today what they’re calling “the coldest jerseys in baseball.” The look is surprisingly simple for a team whose brand is based on robotic river
Gwinnett Stripers to honor frontline workers with special jerseys
The Triple-A Gwinnett Stripers will pay tribute to individuals in their community who worked (and are working) on the frontlines during the pandemic. The team will wear specialty jerseys with pin stripes that feature the names of frontline workers. Per the team on Twitter, “Each pinstripe consists of submitted names
Short-lived minor league Havana Sugar Kings still have a big impact
The Miami Marlins will take the field later today in “City Connect” uniforms inspired by a short-lived but influential minor league baseball team that played in Havana, Cuba, in the mid-20th century. The Havana Sugar Kings played an eventful six seasons as a Cincinnati Redlegs affiliate in the Triple-A International
Pioneer Baseball League introduces new branding for new era
In advance of its first season as an independent “MLB Partner League,” the Pioneer Baseball League unveiled a new look today, including two new logos and a redesigned website. Per the league, the new identity is meant to reflect “a classic baseball look and feel while paying homage to the
Madison Mallards rebrand focuses on local community
The Madison Mallards, a Wisconsin-based collegiate summer team in the Northwoods League, unveiled a new identity this weekend that plays on connections to the local community. The suite of logos, designed by Planet Propaganda, a creative agency based in Madison, are headlined by mascot Maynard G. Mallard calling his shot
New St. Paul Saints Uniforms Pay Tribute to Twins Affiliation
The St. Paul Saints will head into their first year as a Triple-A Twins affiliate with a uniform set that acknowledges the team’s new status in minor league baseball. The Saints will wear traditional home whites and road grays, an alternate in the team’s traditional blue, and brand new this
Frontier League merges two teams into Team Quebec for 2021
Two Québécois teams in baseball’s independent Frontier League will join forces and play exclusively as a road team to begin the 2021 season. Due to COVID-19 travel restrictions, the Capitales de Québec and les Aigles de Trois-Rivières will merge to form Équipe Québec and play road games in the United
Springfield Cardinals unveil classic-feeling uniforms
The Springfield Cardinals introduced three jerseys that they’ll wear on the field in 2021, including their traditional white, an alternate powder blue that will become a permanent fixture, and an all-new red jersey. While baseball tradition would have the team wear “Cardinals” across the front of their home jerseys, the
West Coast League to add Springfield Drifters in 2022
Beginning in 2022, the collegiate summer West Coast League will expand to 16 teams, including, with the announcement of the Springfield Drifters, four in Oregon. The Drifter logo, set in the soothing colors of the Pacific Northwest, highlights the natural features of the Willamette Valley, including the Willamette River and
MiLB announces Copa de la Diversión brands
For the first time since the program debuted with just four teams in 2017, Minor League Baseball’s Copa de la Diversión (“Fun Cup”) will feature fewer teams than the previous season. Seventy-six of 120 affiliated Minor League Baseball will participate in the program, compared to 92 of 160 teams that