The Texas Rangers will unveil their City Connect uniforms on April 17, which will make them the second team to reveal the alternate look this season, joining the Atlanta Braves.
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Mets Add NewYork-Presbyterian Ad to Uniforms
The New York Mets will begin wearing an advertisement for NewYork-Presbyterian, a non-profit academic medical centre, on their jersey sleeves for their home opener on Friday. The patch will then continue to be worn for the remainder of the season. The advertisement shows the NewYork-Presbyterian logo in red on an
Guardians Honour Longtime Drumming Fan With Memorial Patch
The Cleveland Guardians will pay tribute to the memory of their biggest (and loudest) fan with a special patch for two games this season. Back in 1973, John Adams purchased a $25 drum to bring into Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium to replicate and amplify the sound of fans drumming on the
Binghamton Rumble Ponies to play as Southern Tier Shortcakes
The Binghamton Rumble Ponies, Double-A affiliate of the New York Mets, will commemorate the 41st annual Owego Strawberry Festival by rebranding for the weekend as the Southern Tier Shortcakes. The festival, which takes place 25 miles down the road from Binghamton, is a signature event in New York’s Southern Tier,
Rookies to Wear “MLB Debut” Patch During First Big League Games in 2023
Players making their big league débuts will have something extra on their uniforms to mark the occasion in 2023. Fanatics Collectibles and Topps announced the MLB Debut Patches program this morning, “the first-ever memorabilia made in partnership with a professional sports league specifically for inclusion on trading cards.” All players
What’s New in MLB Logos and Uniforms for 2023
The 2023 Major League Baseball season is here! Finally. Fantastic! Thus begins seven consecutive months of not trying to figure out what to watch on television every night, at least in my house; if it’s baseball season, we’re watching a game. I love it. Every year I take a look
Erie SeaWolves to play as Pepperoni Balls
The Double-A Erie SeaWolves unveiled an alternate identity just moments ago, highlighting one of western Pennsylvania’s favorite regional foods, Pepperoni Balls. Erie enters the Minor League Baseball food frenzy with a food item that was popularized by Stanganelli’s Italian Foods, which started making them in 1961. The logo, created by
Lakeshore Chinooks rebrand as Lakeshore Chinooks for a weekend
For one weekend this season, the collegiate summer level Lakeshore Chinooks, who play in Mequon, Wisconsin, will replace their longtime salmon-based Chinooks brand with one based on Chinook helicopters. The helicopter-based alternate identity portrays the Boeing CH-47 Chinook, with its signature tandem rotor, first introduced in 1962 with a top
Charleston Dirty Birds roll out Pepperoni-themed identity
The Charleston Dirty Birds, who play in the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, will change their name to the Pepperoni Rolls for a game this season, paying tribute to a local favorite that has its roots in West Virginia. According to a 2010 article in the New York Times,
For the A and the Hammer: Atlanta Braves Unveil New City Connect Uniforms
The Atlanta Braves this morning got the 2023 MLB Nike City Connect Uniform series underway by unveiling their tribute to “The Hammer.” Débuting on Saturday, April 8, at home against San Diego, the new Braves City Connect design throws things back to Atlanta in the early-1970s, bright blue and white,
2023 MLB Nike City Connect Teams and Dates Announced
It’s here! Major League Baseball and Nike this morning announced the details of their 2023 City Connect uniform collection, including the teams getting the new looks this season as well as when we can expect to see each of them making their on-field débuts. This marks the third season of
Eugene Emeralds to play as Exploding Whales
More than half a century ago, Oregon’s Highway division, in consultation with the United States Navy, tried to remove the carcass of a 45-foot sperm whale that had washed ashore on the beaches of Florence, Oregon, by blowing it up with dynamite. The predictably terrible consequences became the stuff of