The Richmond Flying Squirrels will feature the face of a cat in need of a home on their uniforms during an early-season game this year. The “Caturday” game will benefit the Richmond, Virginia, SPCA, with jerseys featuring one of three longtime SPCA residents: Big Guy, Duke Silver, or Dove. (Happily,
Category: Minor League Baseball
Altoona Curve to play as Allegheny Yinzers for seven games
The Altoona Curve, Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, play in a part of the country with a distinctive mode of speech—a place where rubber bands are “gum bands,” icy roads are described as “slippy,” and something that must be accomplished “needs done.” Perhaps western Pennsylvania’s most important contribution to
Daytona Tortugas to open season with Hangover Night
Baseball fans get pretty antsy around this time of year. The offseason seems like it’s never going to end, the free agent market hasn’t brought us the big splashes we’ve been waiting for, and most of the minor league rebrands that are going to happen have already been unveiled. One
La Crosse Loggers launch latest logos, Louie
The La Crosse Loggers, a Wisconsin-based collegiate summer team in the Northwoods League, unveiled their first rebrand since the team debuted in 2003. The new suite of logos, designed by Tony Horning, includes a primary logo featuring plaid-clad mascot Louie the Logger wielding a log bat set against saw blade
Goodbye Baby Cakes: New Wichita team seeking name ideas
The 2019 baseball season will be the last for the Triple-A New Orleans Baby Cakes, an affiliate of the Miami Marlins. The Baby Cakes (formerly the New Orleans Zephyrs, formerly the Denver Zephyrs, formerly the Denver Bears) will move to Wichita, Kansas, in 2020, where they will play with a
Philadelphia Phillies Retro Cap Returns as Alternate in 2019
According to a Tweet by New Era, the Philadelphia Phillies will be wearing an alternate throwback cap on the field in 2019. The Tweet, posted this morning, shows the retro burgundy Phillies lid featuring the white “P” with a baseball in its counter (yes, that’s what the hole in a
Fremont Moo honor Nebraska cow population
The newest team in the collegiate summer Expedition League puts a new twist on mass-noun sports nicknames like the Heat, Jazz, and Wild. The Fremont Moo will begin play in 2019, celebrating Nebraska’s rich bovine heritage, hoping to become the league’s most popular brand (get it?). “Cattle have an undeniable
2018 Creamer Awards Winners: The Best New Sports Logos of 2018
Welcome to the 2018 Creamer Awards, our seventh annual celebration of the best new sports logos to debut throughout the year. Over these past twelve months, we saw a plethora of new logos across the sports world. In addition to the usual crop of fresh designs, we were treated to
Rocket City Trash Pandas break MiLB merchandise records
The Rocket City Trash Pandas won’t play a game until 2020, but already the Double-A Angels affiliate in northern Alabama is breaking Minor League Baseball sales records. The previous record for sales in a three-month period (the standard length of time that MiLB uses to gauge merchandise sales) was $300,000,
2018 Creamer Awards: Finalists Announced for Best New Sports Logos of the Year
Welcome to the 7th edition of the Creamer Awards, the annual celebration of the best new sports logos over the past twelve months! Today we’re announcing the ten finalists in each of our four categories: Best Primary Logo, Best Alternate Logo, Best Event Logo, and a new category for 2018
Leaked! A first look at the Amarillo Sod Poodles jerseys
The double-A Amarillo Sod Poodles made a splash (or at least a significant dirt tunnel) when they announced their new nickname earlier this offseason, generating a host of responses ranging from bewildered (“What’s a sod poodle?”) to enraged (“Outrageous minor league baseball nicknames make me sad and angry!”) to enamored
Albuquerque Isotopes win “Fun Cup” with Mariachis identity
Thirty-three teams across all levels participated in Minor League Baseball’s Copa de La Diversión (Fun Cup), an effort to increase awareness and promote the game to Spanish-language fans. The league announced today at baseball’s winter meetings in Las Vegas that the Albuquerque Isotopes took the contest’s top prize with their