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Category: Baseball
Red Sox to Wear Heart-Shaped 49 Patch for Tim Wakefield
The Boston Red Sox will wear a special patch on their jersey in memory of former pitcher Tim Wakefield throughout the 2024 season. Today, the Major League Baseball club announced they would be adding a navy blue heart with Wakefield’s #49 in a red Boston Red Sox jersey-style font trimmed
Dodgers, Padres to Wear Commemorative Seoul Patches in Korea
The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres are getting set to kick off the 2024 Major League Baseball championship season with a pair of games in Seoul, South Korea, this week. As part of the historic two-game opening series, the Dodgers and Padres are both sporting commemorative patches on
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
Pigs in Space! Lehigh Valley to commemorate eclipse
Just days after the Rochester Red Wings unveiled an alternate identity that will pay tribute to the Great North American Eclipse next month, their on-field opponents for that series announced they will join their counterparts in outer space. The Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs unveiled a Space Pigs alternate featuring their
Burlington joins the bark side, introduces Sock Pups
The Burlington Sock Puppets, who have played in the collegiate summer level Appalachian League since 2021, introduced a second team that will play in the Old North State League, the Burlington Sock Pups. The announcement comes a week after the Danville Otterbots made a similar move, conjuring the Danville Dairy
Texas Rangers Celebrate World Series Title with Touch of Gold for Opening Day
2023 MLB champs go with completely gold hat logo and gold outlines on chest script, names and numbers on back of jerseys
Rochester Red Wings commemorate eclipse with Moon Rocs alternate
What do the cities of San Antonio, Indianapolis, and Rochester, New York, have in common? Among many others, they fall on the path of the Great North American Eclipse that will cast a shadow across the continent just over a month from now. To celebrate the celestial occasion, the Triple-A
Spokane Indians honor civil rights leader with “King Carl” campaign
The High-A Spokane Indians will pay tribute to local civil rights activist and champion boxer Carl Maxey with an alternate brand called the “King Carl Campaign.” Maxey, who passed away in 1997, was the first African American to graduate from Gonzaga Law School and worked to integrate schools in Spokane,
Rockies Officially Remove Black Jersey from Rotation
Those who follow the Colorado Rockies on the regular are about to be both surprised and not surprised by the very next sentence. The Rockies have eliminated their black jersey from their uniform rotation. So… what’s the surprise? Well, that the Rockies even still had this jersey in their rotation!
Winston-Salem Dash salute North Carolina, to play as Tobacco Beetles
The Winston-Salem Dash are following in the storied footsteps of baseball teams who have featured annoying and destructive pests in their brands. Like the erstwhile Sugar Land Skeeters, Piedmont Boll Weevils, and Savannah Sand Gnats before them, the Dash will play as the Winston-Salem Tobacco Beetles for one game this
Harrisburg Senators embrace island life with City Island Luau
The Double-A Harrisburg Senators play in FNB Field, located on the one-mile-long City Island, in the middle of central Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna River. The team announced they will celebrate island life with specialty Hawaii-themed jerseys and a temporary rebrand this summer. The announcement came with a series of logos featuring aspects