The Trenton Thunder, a member of the collegiate summer level MLB Draft League, will pay tribute to their tradition of bat dogs with the team’s first alternate identity in six years. The Thunder will play two games as the Trenton Goldens, an homage to the family of golden retrievers who
Category: Minor League Baseball
MiLB teams commemorate eclipse with on-field gear
Do not look directly at these logos without protective eyewear! Many of the affiliated Minor League Baseball teams along the path of today’s eclipse had or are having promotions to commemorate the rare celestial event. MiLB is calling the series of coordinated events, most of which entail giving away branded
Chattanooga Lookouts pay tribute to towing industry with Wreckers alternate
The Double-A Chattanooga Lookouts will pay tribute to an industry that was born in their city when they take to the field as the Chattanooga Wreckers. Per the team, the identity recognizes Chattanooga as the birthplace of the wrecker, a nickname for tow truck, and of the towing industry. Chattanooga’s
Winston-Salem Dash to play as Hype Hens
Last year, the High-A Winston-Salem Dash rebranded as the Hyphens on Salute to Winston-Salem Night. It was a response to a decade and a half of grammar nerds (myself included) pointing out that the piece of punctuation that conjoins Winston and Salem is in fact not a dash, but rather
Kenosha Kingfish to play as Kenosha Kickers on Home Alone Night
Cue the accordion! The collegiate summer-level Kenosha Kingfish hope to be the Polka Kings of the Midwest when they take to the field as the Kenosha Kickers for one game this season. The Kenosha Kickers are a fictional polka band from the movie Home Alone, led by John Candy’s Gus
Asheville Tourists unveil new look for Hippies alternate
The High-A Asheville Tourists first adopted their alternate Hippies identity after losing (actually tying) a Twitter-fueled bet with the Greenville Drive in 2017. After the Drive repeatedly taunted Asheville with jokes on social media about their town being filled with hippies, the two teams made a bet that the loser
Biloxi Shuckers honor seagulls with Beach Chickens identity
Just a few weeks after unveiling their first-ever alternate identity, the Double-A Biloxi Shuckers unveiled a second alternate for the 2024 season. The team will play as the Biloxi Beach Chickens, a wink and a nod to the seagulls that frequent the town’s beaches. (Of course, Beach Chickens is not
Columbia Fireflies to play as Carolina Grits
Grind up dried maize or hominy and make a porridge out of it and what do you have? The newest entry in Minor League Baseball’s decades-long food frenzy, the Carolina Grits. The Columbia Fireflies are celebrating the Southern culinary staple with a new alternate identity just unveiled this week. “Dating
Lehigh Valley IronPigs to play as Cats
The Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs have honored dogs with alternate identities a number of times, playing select games over the years as the Corgis, IronMutts, IronWeiners, and IronPugs. But for the first time, the team will pay tribute to dogs’ finicky, clawful cousins when they take the field as the
Wichita Wind Surge to play as Chili Buns
The Double-A Wichita Wind Surge will pay tribute to a time-honored midwestern culinary tradition when they play as the Chili Buns for two games this season. The logo features the confection itself, a cinnamon roll nestled in a bowl of chili—not to be confused with another style of chili buns,
Myrtle Beach Pelicans commemorate 25 seasons with logo
The year was 1999. We were Livin’ La Vida Loca with Ricky Martin, Jar Jar Binks graced the big screen for the first time in Star Wars Episode 1, and batteries and canned goods were flying off the shelves as we braced for the global meltdown that would be Y2K.
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, masters of their domain?
The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes, a Single-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, found themselves with a bit of a mess on their hands when they unveiled their Spanish-language “Copa de la Diversión” identity this week. The team announced it will play select games this season as the Chaquetas, a Spanish