We’ve been inundated with minor league baseball promotions featuring Star Wars and Ghostbusters jerseys this year, so when a team decides to take on another cultural icon, it kind of catches us off guard. Next Friday night…yes… #HarryPotter Night with jerseys and a Snitch Baseball Giveaway https://t.co/kS0DfHmCWn pic.twitter.com/BiWLceUdmA — Jersey
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MLB Play Ball Weekend to Feature Jersey Patches, BP Tops
Major League Baseball has announced that they will be holding “Play Ball Weekend” this upcoming weekend (May 14-15) which will feature in-game jersey patches and special batting practice tops as part of their promotion of youth participation in baseball and softball. The patch (shown in the image above), which will be
MLB Teams Wearing Pink Uniforms for Mother’s Day Today
When you tune in to the ball game today, you’ll notice Major League Baseball is looking a little pink. Actually a lot pink. All thirty MLB teams will be wearing pink and graphite versions of their usual uniform and all jersey wordmarks, team logo patches, ballcap logos, player names, and numbers
Nothing Normal about them: The story behind the Cornbelters
Stretching across the plains of the midwestern United States, you’ll find a part of the continent defined in many ways by its most prominent crop. Last year, four states produced more than a billion bushels of corn each: Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska, and Minnesota. “They refer to it as the Corn
El Paso Chihuahuas to wear retro Padres uniforms
New will meet old this weekend in El Paso, Texas. The minor league baseball team that some point to as the pinnacle of the current era of wacky team names will adopt a look some point to as the pinnacle of awful Major League uniforms. The Padres’ brown and mustard uniforms of the 1970s have found a certain
Phillies will wear totally sweet pillbox hats on throwback night
The Phillies will throw it back to the 1970s with retro uniforms and sweet, sweet pillbox hats for two games this summer (pictured above in a photo by Phillies beat writer Ryan Lawrence). June 3 and 5, when the Phils play the Brewers (who have some pretty nice throwbacks of their
Video: DBacks Read Mean Tweets About New Uniforms
The Arizona Diamondbacks knew some out there in the baseball world would be throwin’ shade when they introduced their new uniforms this past off-season. Spoiler alert… they were right. “There’s going to be some people that don’t like them, this is a really different look when it comes to Major League Baseball.”, Diamondbacks
Asheville Tourists proclaim their town Beer City
There are a lot of places in North America that could lay claim to the title “Beer City,” but only one of them took the initiative to put the slogan on their baseball team’s uniforms. The Asheville Tourists will change their name for one night to the Beer City Tourists, opening the
Pilot Episode: The Story Behind the Lakeland Flying Tigers
In March of 1941, the US was not yet officially involved in World War II—that would come in December after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Despite their official neutrality, though, the Americans were sending supplies to allies like Britain, Russia, and China. With China on the cusp of succumbing to Japanese invasion, one
Savannah Bananas tickets have a certain appeal
The Savannah Bananas made a splash this offseason when they unveiled their fun new identity, selling merchandise like crazy, trending on Twitter, and being featured on all sorts of new sites. Now they’ve upped the ante with bright yellow, banana-shaped tickets. And it’s not just the season tickets pictured here that
Tampa Bay Rays owner discusses road uniform changes and throwbacks
Ever since the Tampa Bay Rays rebranded to their current identity, the team has worn the word “Rays” on every one of their jerseys. From the regular home-and-away set to their alternate jerseys, each and every one of their tops has featured the word “Rays” on the front. As a
New Orleans Zephyrs to change name next season
When the Denver Zephyrs moved to New Orleans before the 1993 season, they kept the team’s nickname, which derived from a steel passenger train that ran between Denver and Chicago. While New Orleans had no connection to the train, it did have its own Zephyr—an iconic roller coaster at a local