In celebration of Women’s History Month, Ohio-based vintage-inspired apparel company Homage has just released a brand new line of t-shirts “that pay homage” to the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. The AAGPBL, arguably the most famous professional women’s baseball league thanks in part to the 1992 film A League of
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Rays Drop Road Greys, Make Devil Rays Throwbacks Official Alternate Uniform
The Tampa Bay Rays have dropped a traditional baseball look in exchange for one of their own classic uniforms for the 2023 season. This is due to Nike’s new “Four Plus One” guidelines across Major League Baseball, which cap teams at four uniforms plus one additional City Connect set (which
Lexington Legends rebrand as Counter Clocks
The professional baseball franchise in Lexington, Kentucky, played as the Legends for more than two decades, dating back to 2001. That changed today, when the team announced that it will heretofore be known as the Lexington Counter Clocks, a tribute “to Kentucky’s historic spirit of independence,” per the team. The
Arkansas Travelers to play as Mad Mallards
The Double-A Arkansas Travelers will play an entire six-game series this summer with an alternate brand that pays tribute to a bird that is hunted during baseball’s winter offseason. The team will play as the Mad Mallards, sporting a duck-themed brand designed by the Little Rock-based firm Eric Rob &
Kannapolis CannonBallers pay homage to BBQ with Q’s identity
The Kannapolis Cannon Ballers, single-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, announced today, on National Pig Day, that they will pay tribute to the tradition of Carolina barbecue—as well as a huge local barbecue festival—with a pig-based alternate identity. They’ll take the field as the Q’s to coincide with Kannapolis’s
Tampa Bay Rays Wearing “O” Cap for Orlando on Tuesday
The Tampa Bay Rays will be paying tribute to their last-minute, temporary Spring Training home with a special throwback “O” cap. For today’s exhibition contest against the New York Yankees at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in the Walt Disney World Resort, the Rays will wear a black cap bearing the
Cincinnati Reds Add Kroger Logo to Jersey Sleeves
The Cincinnati Reds will wear an advertisement for the Kroger chain of supermarkets on their jersey sleeves during the 2023 season. Much like most other advertisement deals struck in the league thus far, the company purchasing this space is headquartered in the city in which the team calls home. Our
Miami Marlins To Wear Teal Throwback Uniforms To Celebrate 30th Anniversary
The Miami Marlins will celebrate their 30th anniversary by wearing teal pinstripe throwback uniforms for at least five Friday home games this season.
Houston Astros Announce “OXY” Advertisement will be worn on Jersey Sleeves in 2023
The Houston Astros will wear the logo of the Occidental Petroleum Corporation (or “OXY” as it is commonly abbreviated) on the sleeve of their jerseys throughout the 2023 season. The patch shows the company’s logo, which features “OXY” in red lettering on a white circle with two blue lines, one
Hartford Yard Goats to play as Bouncing Pickles
The Double-A Hartford Yard Goats will play a game as the Bouncing Pickles this summer, an homage to an apocryphal tale of an obscure law in Connecticut (so obscure that there’s no real evidence that it actually exists). The logo, designed by Caroline Jette, features an anthropomorphized pickle with a
Two baseball teams to share Lake Winnebago Shantymen identity
The High-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers and collegiate-summer level Fond du Lac Dock Spiders will share an alternate identity for one game each this summer. Both teams will play as the Lake Winnebago Shantymen, a tribute to the popular pastime of sturgeon spearfishing that occurs in the Wisconsin winter. The unique
Los Angeles Angels Add FBM Advertisement to Jerseys in 2023
The Los Angeles Angels today revealed the advertisement patch they’ll be wearing on their jersey sleeve in 2023. The company’s logo has been (mostly) recoloured to better match the Angels jersey it’ll be worn on. The patch shows FBM in white (or cream for the City Connect) serifed lettering on