May the date be with you today as a simple speech impediment for some has turned into a celebration for others. Star Wars Day is here! Here’s a fun fact: of the twelve Star Wars theatrical releases, nine of them were released in the month of May… none of them
Category: Minor League Baseball
Frisco RoughRiders to play as Los Jinetes on Cinco de Mayo
The Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, will commemorate Cinco de Mayo with specialty uniforms and a Spanish-language nickname, Los Jinetes, which translates roughly to horse riders. The uniforms include “Los Jinetes” in the RoughRiders script, plus three elements that pay tribute to Texas’s Mexican-American heritage. First, the
Louisville Bats to pay tribute to bourbon as Mashers
The Louisville Bats, Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, will play a game as the Louisville Mashers May 26, an homage to the city’s affinity for bourbon. The team will commemorate Cheers to Bourbon Night with specialty uniforms and a bourbon-based logo designed by Brandiose. Per the team, “The name
Bulls Honour Durham with DURM Night Uniforms
The Durham Bulls (Tampa Bay Rays AAA) will be celebrating their hometown once again this season with their 3rd annual “DURM Night” on Thursday, May 31st. As was the case in the previous two DURM Night events, the team will be wearing custom-designed uniforms by Runaway, the local Durham, NC
Las Vegas 51s to Get New Name, New Everything in 2019
After a series of mysterious windowless black vans were seen pulling away from the main offices of the Las Vegas 51s, the team announced they’d be getting a whole new identity for the 2019 season. Named for “Area 51”, a popular name for an Air Force Base located in Nevada,
2018 Minor League Baseball Affiliate Cap Collections
The first Minor League Baseball regular season games are getting underway today and to celebrate that Major League Baseball clubs all across the league were Tweeting out photos wishing their affiliate clubs; I thought the cap collections were neat so I assembled them all together here for an easy cap/affiliate
Wheel of Logos: Your 2018 Minor League Baseball Color Wheel
It’s opening day in the minors, and with that, we bring you this tradition as old as a couple years ago: A color wheel made up entirely of minor league baseball logos. Now, you might question the usefulness of such a thing, but how else would you know that the
Smiley Goat, Heart-Eye Dog: MiLB Teams Unveil Emojis
Minor league baseball teams are constantly looking for that next big thing that will set them apart in a crowded branding landscape. Over the years, teams have tried fan activities between innings, giveaways, discounted food and drinks, rebranding with wacky team names, and promotional nights with one-game specialty uniforms, to
Round Rock Express take on role of zombie armadillos
During the past offseason, Dell Diamond, home of the Double-A Round Rock Express, served as a set for the TV show Fear the Walking Dead. The Express will carry the partnership with AMC into the new baseball season, when for one game May 5, they take on the identity of
Rumble Ponies to play game as Binghamton Spiedies
The baseball-team-as-regional-food-item trend continues in Binghamton, New York, where the Double-A Mets affiliate, the Rumble Ponies, will take on the moniker Spiedies for a game this spring. A spiedie, for the uninitiated, includes marinated cubes of meat on a stick, served on a hoagie roll. According to Brandiose, the firm
Durham Bulls to wear Dustin unis on Stranger Things Night
The Durham Bulls, Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, are on a minor league promo journey, and they’ve got their paddles. The team will wear uniforms based on beloved Stranger Things character Dustin. Most notably, the team will sport Dustin’s trademark tri-tone cap, with just the hint of a
Cap Giveaway! Cielo Azul de Oklahoma City
We’re giving away a ballcap! Yup, just givin’ it away. Thanks to a donation made by the Oklahoma City Dodgers we’re pleased to be able to offer this cap giveaway for one brand new Cielo Azul de Oklahoma City ballcap; part of Minor League Baseball’s wildly successful Copa de la