During the Mexican holiday Dia de los Muertos, which traditionally falls on October 31 and November 2, celebrants honor deceased love ones with festivals and parades and altars and costumes, among much else. In Corpus Christi, Texas, which has a large Mexican population—it’s far enough south that it’s due east
Category: Minor League Baseball
Fifth-grader designs Tacoma Rainiers jerseys
Let’s be honest, there are some minor league baseball uniforms that look like they’ve been designed by fifth graders. But later this season, the Tacoma Rainiers, Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners, will wear some nice-looking jerseys that were ACTUALLY designed by a fifth grader. Isayas Hampton, a student at Tacoma’s Franklin Elementary,
Daytona Tortugas jerseys feature artwork of Guy Harvey
What happens when you cross minor league baseball with marine biology? You get tonight’s Daytona Tortugas jerseys, which will feature the artwork of marine conservationist and wildlife artist Guy Harvey. Harvey, founder of the Guy Harvey Research Institute at Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, is well known among sports
Albuquerque Isotopes to play one game as Green Chile Cheeseburgers
Food-based team identities have been all the rage in minor league baseball promotions in recent years, and the Albuquerque Isotopes are the latest to join the fray. The ‘Topes will play as the Green Chile Cheeseburgers for one game later this season. The chile, of course, is a staple of
The 2017 Minor League Baseball Colour Wheel
Around this time last year, we brought you the world’s first-ever colour wheel made up entirely of all 160 affiliated Minor League Baseball logos. But there’s nothing more ephemeral than MiLB’s logo landscape, so with nine new identities gracing the minors as the 2017 season begins, it’s time for an
Durham Bulls mark 20th anniversary of affiliation with Tampa Bay Rays with alt uniforms
The Durham Bulls have been around since the 1900s and received a huge boost in notoriety following the release of a movie in the late ’80s that you may have seen once or twice. However, for the past 20 years of the Bulls’ experience, they’ve served as the Triple-A affiliate
Charlotte Knights will cook out and become Pitmasters for one night
The Charlotte Knights have a pretty simple visual identity for a minor league baseball team. In a world of Baby Cakes, Jumbo Shrimp, Scrappers, and Iron Pigs, the Knights are relatively tame in comparison to most of their counterparts. However, for one night in this upcoming mid-July, that will change.
Scrappers Give Kids a Chance to Design a Jersey
There’s a common response I hear whenever a fairly unimpressive new uniform or logo is unveiled, something along the lines of “Wow, my 5th grader coulda done a better job than that!”… Well, we’re about to find out if you’re right. The Mahoning Valley Scrappers, Class-A Short affiliate of the Cleveland
Lansing Goes Nuts, Unveils Three New Caps
“Luggy the Lugnut” is ready for his closeup. The baseball world’s most adorable fastener will be featured prominently, and how, on two of the three new caps unveiled today by the Midwest League’s Lansing Lugnuts, a Single-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. Introduced was a new road cap, an
Florida Fire Frogs unveil cool look in new jerseys
The Florida Fire Frogs are just over a month from taking the field for their first season, and we know now what they’ll be wearing when they do. The team, formerly the Brevard County Manatees and now the new high-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves in the Florida State League,
Fightin Phils to Become Reading Whoopies for a Day
Of all the associations you might have with the distinctive Pennsylvania Dutch culture—barn raising, religious tolerance, zipperless pants, etc.—it’s unlikely that the first one you think of is whoopie pies. But sure enough, we have those 18th-century German settlers to thank for that delicious dessert, two cakey cookies sandwiched around
Lowell Spinners Go Gator-Centric with New Look
The Lowell Spinners, short-season single-A affiliate of the nearby Boston Red Sox, are named for their hometown’s industrial past. The team’s ballpark is situated among the town’s historic textile mills, which you will find represented in the team’s new suite of logos. What you’ll notice first in the new logos, however,