The Double-A Altoona Curve will play as the Altoona Pizzas for a full week later this season, paying tribute to a culinary wonder that combines Sicilian-style pizza with square, processed American cheese. The announcement has been met with a chorus of social media pundits yucking Altoona pizza lovers’ yum. Altoona-style
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Springfield Cardinals to play as Cashew Chickens
Not only are the Springfield Cardinals a minor league baseball team named for their parent club—a practice this author would like to see outlawed by way of Constitutional amendment—but they have played since 2005 without ever adopting event a temporary alternate identity. That ends this season when the team let
Lehigh Valley IronPigs to salute Philly by playing as Hoagies
The Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs polled vans about what they call the area’s iconic sandwich, and Hoagie beat Sub soundly (of course). With that, the team will take on the nickname “Hoagies” on its annual “Salute to Philly” night, which in previous years has seen the team play as “Jimmies,”
Mariners New City Connect Uniform Taps Into City’s Long Baseball History
It’s “Past Presents Future,” it’s “Future Nostalgia,” it’s… it’s… the Seattle Mariners new 2023 Nike MLB City Connect uniform! A celebration of “over a century of baseball in the Pacific Northwest” is the focus of Nike’s latest MLB City Connect uniform to drop on the baseball world, officially unveiled by
Corpus Christi Hooks update Blue Ghosts brand
The Double-A Corpus Christi Hooks unveiled an updated version of an alternate identity that pays tribute a famous aircraft carrier just off the city’s coast. Since 2018, the team has played several games a year as the Blue Ghosts, a nickname that refers to the USS Lexington, a WWII aircraft
Winston-Salem Dash to play as grammatically correct Hyphens
The High-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has gone by the nickname Dash since 2009. It’s an homage to the piece of punctuation that unites the two towns that have been officially merged as one since the late 1800s. The problem is, grammar nerds (of which
2023 MLB Mother’s Day Caps Revealed
Today, Major League Baseball unveiled its 2023 Mother’s Day cap collection, these special caps will be worn on-field by all thirty clubs during their games played on Sunday, May 14th. This year’s design sees each club wearing a khaki-coloured crown and visor with a pink button, per usual club logos
Padres Honour Johnny Ritchey With 1948 PCL Throwback Uniforms
The San Diego Padres will be throwing it back to their days in the Pacific Coast League by wearing special 1948 turn-back-the-clock uniforms tonight against the Atlanta Braves. The 75-year-old uniform design includes a white jersey with “Padres” scripted across the chest in blue, trimmed in red. Down the front
Dreaming the Big Dream: Texas Rangers Unveil New City Connect Uniforms
It’s important, every now and then, to pause and look back at those who came before you, those who did the work, laying the path for the future. The Texas Rangers are doing just that by way of their brand new Nike MLB City Connect uniform. Unveiled just this morning
Drillers pay tribute to music heritage with TulsaSound identity
The Double-A Tulsa Drillers will play four games this season as the TulsaSound in tribute to the unique style of blues music the city is known for. The logo for the TulsaSound (one word when we’re talking about the baseball team) was created by Brandiose, and features a guitar, the
Portland Sea Dogs to play as Maine Clambakes
The Double-A Portland Sea Dogs will play a game this season as the Maine Clambakes, paying tribute to a New England tradition that derives from Wampanoag and other coastal Native Americans in the area. The logo features an anthropomorphic clam holding a baseball bat, peering out from between its shells. In addition
2023 MLB Jackie Robinson Day Jerseys & Caps Revealed
Major League Baseball players and coaches will again all wear jersey number 42 in honour of Jackie Robinson Day this year on Saturday, April 15th. This season, as was also the case in 2022, will have all #42 jersey numbers in Dodger blue and the Dodgers’ style numbering regardless of