The Lehigh Valley IronPigs have announced they will be known as the Cheesesteaks for one night only in 2016, a nod to their in-state Major League affiliate, the Philadelphia Phillies. This follows the popular “Taco Night” promotion held by the Fresno Grizzlies last season (and will again this Summer) in
Category: Minor League Baseball
The Evolution of Dinosaurs in Utah: The Story Behind the Ogden Raptors
The Ogden Raptors, advanced rookie level affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, were never meant to be. In 1993, Dave Baggott, who describes himself as the founder, president, owner, and janitor of the team, went to the mayor of Ogden, Utah, with the idea of bringing a minor league team
Bulls keep Durham classy with Bull City Blues unis
In 2016, minor league baseball teams at all levels will trot out alternate uniforms featuring the likes of tacos, asparagus, zoo animals, and Saul Goodman, to name just a few recent examples. In the face of these increasingly wacky promotional duds, the Durham Bulls have done an about face with their elegant “Bull
It Is Easy Being Green: Stockton Ports to Celebrate Asparagus Night
The Stockton Ports are finding that it is easy being green. There are at least four cities in the United States alone that claim the status of asparagus capital of the world, but only one of them will send a minor league baseball team out on the field wearing asparagus-themed jerseys
Mississippi Braves to support Jackson Zoo with wild jerseys
The Double-A Mississippi Braves will take to the field April 9 in jerseys commemorating the Jackson Zoo, which is less than seven miles away from the M-Braves’ stadium. The jerseys, which feature stylized drawings of zoo animals and a Jackson Zoo sleeve patch, will be auctioned after the game, with
Mighty Asparagus Has Struck Out! The Story Behind the Stockton Ports
Stockton, California, is the asparagus capital of the world. The stinky green stalk is one of the San Joaquin Valley’s major crops, and the city of Stockton is home to the San Joaquin Asparagus Festival, which celebrates all things asparagussy. The problem is, Hadley Massachusetts; Oceana County, Michigan; and Isleton, California,
Frisco RoughRiders throwback to the 1980s with promotional jerseys
The Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, have only been around since 2003, but they’ll spend 2016 throwing back to the 1980s with a series of promotional uniforms. The best of the lot is “Salute to 8-Bit and Arcades Night” on July 8, when the RoughRiders will take to
Reading Fightins honor 50 greatest players on promotional jersey
The Double-A Reading Fightin Phils will celebrate 50 years as a Phillies affiliate (a-Phil-iate?) this season by honoring the 50 greatest players to play for the franchise since 1967. Included among those 50 are classics like Robin Roberts, Mike Schmidt, and Larry Bowa; recent Phillies greats like Cole Hamels, Ryan Howard, and Jimmy
New Britain Bees unveil new character logo
The New Britain Bees, the newest addition to the independent Atlantic League, have not played a game yet, but they’ve already added a new logo to complement their original identity unveiled back in November. The team announced the logo on social media, posting the logo on Facebook with a simple, “New Character
On a Mission from God: The Story Behind the Joliet Slammers
When Jake Blues makes his dramatic exit from prison at the beginning of the 1980 classic The Blues Brothers, he emerges from beneath a guard tower atop the east gate of the Joliet Correctional Center, a real prison that opened in 1858. Jake finds his brother Ellwood waiting for him in a
A Colour Wheel of Minor League Baseball logos
When Isaac Newton devised the first colour wheel in the late 1600s, he famously observed the fruits of his labor and thought, “Now, where do the El Paso Chihuahuas fit on this thing?” Well, we’ve answered that question with this thing here, a colour wheel made up of the logos of
Ladies and gentlemen, the Savannah Bananas!
Within 48 hours of unveiling their logo late last week, the brand-new Savannah Bananas of the collegiate summer Coastal Plain League had sold merchandise to fans internationally and in 44 of the 50 United States. According to the logo’s creator, Dan Simon of Louisville-based Studio Simon, the identity was trending on