The Old North State League, a 15-team collegiate wood bat league in North Carolina, introduced the Pineville Porcupines as the latest brand in the world of community-level baseball. The nickname was selected by a fan vote, winning “by a landslide,” per the team. The logo features a grimacing porcupine with
Category: Minor League Baseball
Akron Rubberducks will rebrand for one night as Sauerkraut Balls
The Akron RubberDucks, Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians, will pay homage to a local delicacy for one night only when they play as the Akron Sauerkraut Balls this summer. This carries on the team’s tradition of highlighting local foods, including playing as the Jojos—a local term for seasoned potato
Hickory Crawdads to play as Dickory Docks
The High-A Hickory Crawdads unveiled an alternate brand that plays off a popular nursery rhyme. They’ll play three games this summer as the Hickory Dickory Docks. The alternate brand features the titular clock, which, depending on which version of the traditional song you sing, is visited by either a series
Erie SeaWolves revive “Howling Dead” logo
When the Double-A Erie SeaWolves refreshed their brand in 2013, the end result was an updated version of their wolf pirate character, smirking at the viewer from behind an eye patch over a pair of crossed baseball bats with sword handles. The rebrand was well received and is still in
Grand Junction Rockies rebrand as Jackalopes
The Grand Junction Rockies, an independent minor league baseball team in the Pioneer League, made the long-overdue decision to rebrand two seasons after losing their affiliation with the Colorado Rockies. The team announced today that it will heretofore be known as the Grand Junction Jackalopes. The nickname derives from a
Hudson Valley Renegades add Cider Donuts alternate identity
The High-A Hudson Valley Renegades will play four times next season as the Cider Donuts, a tribute to a regional, seasonal delicacy associated with New York state. The team’s alternate logo, the latest in a long line of food-based brands in minor league baseball, features new mascot Dusty the Donut
Charlotte Knights go blue with brand refresh
The Triple-A Charlotte Knights revealed a new identity that brings them in line with Charlotte’s other professional sports teams. Like the NFL’s Carolina Panthers, NBA’s Charlotte Hornets, and MLS’s Charlotte FC, the Knights’ brand is blue. The team unveiled a suite of logos created by David Ruckman Creative using the
Dishing it Out: Here Come the Minot Hot Tots
The newest offering on the collegiate summer level Northwoods League’s menu is the Minot Hot Tots, a team named for tater tot casserole, a meal popular with residents of Minot, North Dakota. The team unveiled its name and a suite of logos highlighted by an anthropomorphized tater tot wielding a
El Paso Chihuahuas mark Padres NLDS win with Rally Goose cap
For years, it may have seemed that the rivalry between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres was one that only fans of the Padres were aware of. That changed with San Diego’s unlikely victory over the heavily favored Dodgers in last week’s National League Divisional Series. Pundits attribute
Day Two of Marvel’s Minor League Baseball Logos
It’s day two of Minor League Baseball’s marathon of Marvel’s logo unveilings. In case you missed it yesterday, both MiLB and Marvel Entertainment announced they’d have special “Marvel’s Defenders of the Diamond” logos for 96(!!!) teams to be worn for at least one game per season in 2023 and 2024.
Marvel, MiLB Team Up for Series of 96 New Team Logos and Uniforms
Minor League Baseball and Marvel Entertainment announced the launch of the first batch of logos belonging to Marvel’s Defenders of the Diamond series, a collection of special Minor League Baseball team logos and uniforms. The designs, all created by Marvel, will be worn on-field at least once per season by
Grand Junction Rockies announce impending name change
The Pioneer League baseball team that plays in Grand Junction, a town of 60,000 residents just east of the Utah border on Colorado’s western slope, has gone by the nickname Rockies since 2012. That made a lot of sense (though it was a bit boring) through 2020, because the team