From 1996 to 2019, the Lowell Spinners were a Short Season Class-A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox in the New York–Penn League. The Spinners did not survive Major League Baseball’s 2020 reorganization of Minor League Baseball, which saw the number of affiliated teams reduced from 160 to 120. While
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Louisville Bats unveil sticky new alternate identity
The Louisville Bats, Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds in the International League, will pay tribute to atmospheric moisture with a new alternate identity for 2026—the Louisville Humidity. The brand centers around an anthropomorphic baseball, sweating profusely and holding a bat and a baseball, which is not anthropomorphic but is
Somerset Patriots to play as Semiquincentennials to commemorate America’s 250th birthday
The Somerset Patriots, Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees in the Eastern League, unveiled a mouthful of an alternate identity this week. The Patriots will play four games next season as the Somerset Semiquincentennials to pay tribute their hometown’s role in the American Revolution. The word semiquincentennial, which means
Richmond Flying Squirrels unveil refreshed brand to go with new ballpark
When the Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels move in to their long-awaited new ballpark in 2026, they’ll take the field in duds that offer a fresh take on their familiar brand. The overall feel of the team’s identity first seen in 2008 remains intact, with a superhero flying squirrel set in
Pioneer League expands California footprint with Modesto Glow Riders
The Pioneer League, one of four unaffiliated MLB partner leagues, unveiled its newest team this week, the Modesto Glow Riders. The nickname is an homage to the lowrider car culture found in Modesto, California, and mixes in a tribute to “American Graffiti,” the 1973 George Lucas film that for many
Salem Red Sox rebrand as RidgeYaks in tribute to Blue Ridge Mountains, kayaks
There’s one fewer Minor League team named after its MLB affiliate. The Single-A former Salem Red Sox will be known as the “RidgeYaks” in 2026.
Windy City ThunderBolts unveil electric new look
The Windy City ThunderBolts, an independent professional baseball team in the Frontier League, will enter the 2026 with a new look for the first time in 20 years. The team, which plays in the suburbs of Chicago’s South Side, unveiled a suite of new logos and uniforms this week. The
“6-7!” Baseball Team to Play a Game Wearing “Six Seven” Uniforms in 2026
The inscrutable viral trend that is six-seven has seeped its way into the world of baseball uniforms by way of a new alternate identity in 2026.
Pensacola Blue Wahoos Take Flight With ‘Sky Jockeys’ Alternate Identity
The Pensacola Blue Wahoos are ready to take flight with their new alternate identity for the 2026 season. The Southern League team and Double-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins unveiled the identity on Monday, November 3, during an event at the Pensacola International Airport. For select games throughout the upcoming
What Happens to the Championship Merchandise of the Teams that Lose?
Somewhere at Rogers Centre there are piles of boxes full of Toronto Blue Jays 2025 World Series Champions caps and hats. So what happens to all of it now?
The Blue Jays White-Panel Cap Reversing Its “Bad Luck” Reputation from 1993
During their World Championship run in 1993 the Blue Jays suddenly decided their white-panel caps were bad luck. Thirty-two years later, it seems the tables have turned.
How the World Series Got Started, Plus Origins on its Trophy and Logos
Following a series of informal handshake championships in the late 19th Century, professional baseball got its first, yearly battle of the best in 1903. But how did it happen?