Minor League Baseball’s growing and increasingly popular Copa de la Diversión (Fun Cup) program will feature 92 teams in 2020, up from 72 this past season. Now in its fourth year, the initiative involves teams adopting temporary Spanish-language brands. The 2020 batch of Copa identities will feature 25 all-new identities
Category: Minor League Baseball
All Grown Up: Introducing the Wichita Wind Surge
The franchise that once served as the poster child for minor league baseball’s era of outrageous logos today unveiled a classic-feeling new brand that it hopes will set a new standard going forward. The erstwhile New Orleans Baby Cakes, whose creepy baby tenure lasted a mere three seasons, launched their
Gwinnett Stripers update caps, uniforms
The Gwinnett Stripers, Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves, unveiled a new pinstriped home jersey, a new batting practice cap, and an updated retro alternate cap today. The new jersey is a simplified version of one the team wore last year. The 2020 version removes piping from the neck and
A River Runs Through It: Introducing the Missoula PaddleHeads
After two decades as the Missoula Osprey, the Rookie-level affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks announced today that they are rebranding as the Missoula PaddleHeads. Their logo, created by Brandiose, features a moose character that is living it up in the great Montana outdoors, particularly along the Clark Fork River. With
Is this Logo a Sandwich? The Story Behind the Chicago Dogs
Chicago-style hot dogs are more works of art than they are food items. Don’t get me wrong, they’re delicious, but it’s amazing to watch a street vendor construct one of these things, and even more amazing when you work out the geometry required to actually fit one in your mouth.
Logo Unveiled for 2020 Texas League All-Star Game in Amarillo
Minor League Baseball’s Texas League unveiled the logo for its 2020 All-Star Game yesterday afternoon. The Double-A circuit is home to eight Major League affiliated teams across Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Missouri. Hosted by the Amarillo Sod Poodles (Padres affiliate), the logo features a blue and yellow star with the
Launching the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
The Single-A Chicago White Sox affiliate in Kannapolis, North Carolina, will have a new name in 2020. Just moments ago, the team announced it will be the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, an homage to the textile plant Cannon Mills. The team’s identity, designed by Dan Simon of Studio Simon, centers around
Taking Flight: The Story Behind the Las Vegas Aviators
The 2019 season brought an armful of change for the Triple-A baseball team in Las Vegas. After 36 years playing in downtown Las Vegas at Cashman Field—a symmetrical 18 seasons as the Stars and 18 as the 51s—the team moved to a jazzy new ballpark in nearby Summerlin, signed a
Connecticut Tigers announce team name finalists
Fans of the short-season Class A Connecticut Tigers will select a new nickname from five finalists that the team just unveiled today. All five options include the geographic signifier of the team’s hometown, Norwich, rather than Connecticut, which they have used since their inception in 2010. Three of the options
Introducing the FredNats, by George!
When the Potomac Nationals, high-A affiliate of the nearby Washington Nationals, announced that they would be moving about 40 miles south to Fredericksburg, Virginia, for the 2020 season, there was an expectation that the franchise would be the latest in the parade of minor league teams with wacky nicknames. But
Bowling Green unveils 2020 Midwest League All Star Game logos
The town of Bowling Green, Kentucky, will host the Midwest League All Star Game in 2020 for the first time in the 56 years the event has taken place. The Single-A Bowling Green Hot Rods unveiled the logos at their stadium just moments ago. The announcement took place at Bowling
Of Happy Campers and Bull Testicles: The Story Behind the Rocky Mountain Vibes
When the Triple-A Colorado Springs Sky Sox moved to Texas to become the San Antonio Missions before the 2019 season, the void left in professional baseball’s highest-elevation stadium was filled by the short-season single-A Helena Brewers, who moved to Colorado from Montana. From the outset, the process of naming the