The first day of Logovember, Minor League Baseball’s unofficial month-long celebration of new brands and rebrands, did not disappoint. The Class A Greensboro Grasshoppers today unveiled what they’re calling a “refreshed” suite of logos. The brand update was implemented by Louisville-based Studio Simon, replacing the only mark the team has
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Banana Ball introduces Firefighters as third team
Since the Savannah Bananas took the field for the first-ever game of Banana Ball in June of 2020, the traveling show has taken the sports entertainment world by storm. Banana Ball, a close approximation of baseball with circus tricks and performance art mixed in, has become such a phenomenon that
Minor League Baseball Gets a Major League Logo
Minor League Baseball has a new league logo… well, new for them, at least. Unveiled this evening, the new MiLB logo features the silhouette from the long-used Major League Baseball logo, a step or two closer to the pitcher in the batter’s box, with a new double blue colourway and
Northwoods League unveils updated branding
The collegiate summer level Northwoods League unveiled a new suite of logos, including specific identities for their longstanding baseball program and a brand-new softball program set to launch in 2024. The Northwoods league currently features 24 baseball teams in the upper midwest ranging from Wisconsin to North Dakota. The suite
Atlantic League delivers Hagerstown Flying Boxcars
A new team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball takes its identity from an icon of aviation history tied to Hagerstown, Maryland. The Hagerstown Flying Boxcars pay tribute to military cargo planes manufactured by Fairchild Aircraft in the 1940s and ’50s. Nearly 1,200 of the planes—technically two different planes,
Reno Aces introduce historic Silver Sox alternate identity
The Triple-A Reno Aces will revive a classic brand from their hometown’s past next season, playing select games as the Reno Silver Sox, honoring a minor league team that played off and on from 1947 to 1992. The Silver Sox, named for the “Silver State” of Nevada, played most of their tenure
Myrtle Beach Pelicans to play as Pelisaurus Rex
It’s not unusual for fossil hunters to have a certain amount of success along the South Carolina coast. Almost exactly a year ago, an eight-year-old boy made the national news after finding a massive shark tooth fossil, just this week Myrtle Beach’s WPDE featured an 80,000-year-old fossilized beach that is
Pensacola Blue Wahoos to honor military, Ted Williams
The Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos will pay tribute to all branches of US Military and honor the military legacy of Ted Williams’ during Salute to Service Night tonight. They’ll wear customized jerseys and give away a Ted Williams “Bronsons Bombers” bobblehead. The jerseys, presented by the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation,
Rome Braves to rebrand with unique nickname
Since 1968, the minor league baseball franchise that currently plays as the High-A Rome Braves has played under the name of its parent club, including stints as the Greenwood Braves (1968–1979), Sumter Braves (1980–1985), Macon Braves (1986–2002), and its current iteration since 2003. That tradition will end in 2024, giving
Durham Bulls to play in ‘Canes colors on Hockey Night
The Triple-A Durham Bulls will reprise their annual tradition of playing in a look borrowed from their neighbors, the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes. The Bulls will ditch their familiar blue and burnt orange in favor of the red and black worn by the Hurricanes, who play about 20 miles away in
75 Years Later, the New York Black Yankees Finally Get Their Own Logo
The Somerset Patriots of the Double-A level Eastern League wanted to pay tribute to a very important team from baseball history. The only problem was that team didn’t really have an identity of their own. The New Jersey-based affiliate of the New York Yankees are taking part in Minor League
Atlantic League adds Spire City Ghost Hounds
A new team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball team located in Frederick, Maryland, has been wearing jerseys with question marks on them this season while awaiting their fulltime brand. That brand was finally made public when the team recently took the field as the Spire City Ghost Hounds