The Hickory Crawdads, Single-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers in the Carolina League, introduced an alternate identity just moments ago that pays tribute one of the area’s earliest industries, as well as one of its popular contemporary pastimes. The Hickory Goat-Karts brand is an homage to both auto racing and
Category: Baseball
Gastonia fans choose Ghost Peppers after a season of what-ifs
The independent Gastonia Baseball Club, a North Carolina-based team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, played the 2024 season in a series of seven potential identities, giving fans the chance to see them in action before voting for a permanent brand. That vote is in the books, and the
Bird Dawgs Replace Wood Ducks Down East
Kinston, North Carolina, won’t miss a beat when it comes to professional baseball in 2025. The town lost its Single-A team, the Down East Wood Ducks, at the end of the 2024 season, when that franchise headed south to become the Hub City Spartanburgers. Before residents could miss having a
Mississippi Mud Monsters join Frontier League
Just about a month after the Double-A Mississippi Braves recorded their final out before relocating to Georgia for the 2025 season, the town of Pearl, Mississippi, is welcoming a new baseball team to Trustmark Park. The Mississippi Mud Monsters joined the independent Frontier League, unveiling their name and logo this
MLB, Nike to Fix Most 2024 Uniform Issues in 2025-26
This is why pencils have erasers! This afternoon, Major League Baseball announced a series of changes to their on-field Nike uniforms following the disastrous rollout of the new Vapor Premier line before the 2024 season. The decision was finalized following discussions between MLB, Nike, Fanatics, and the Major League Baseball
MLB Announces Usual Team Uniforms Returning for 2025 All-Star Game
Fans of Major League Baseball’s All-Star Game, I have some news for you. Starting with next year’s Mid-Season Classic, players will wear their usual team uniforms again during the All-Star Game (still paired with a special cap) MLB’s All-Stars wore their standard team uniforms right up until 2019, with a
MLB Announces Strauss Logo on all Helmets in Postseason, World Series, and MiLB Through 2027
They’re startin’ to run out of space. Major League Baseball announced this morning a multi-year partnership with German workwear company Strauss. The deal will see their logo added to both sides of all 12 team batting helmets during every MLB Postseason and World Series game from now through the end
MiLB introduces peachy new Columbus Clingstones
The 2025 Minor League Baseball season will see one fewer affiliated team named for its parent club. After this season, the Mississippi Braves will relocate to Georgia to become the peach-themed Columbus Clingstones, the new affiliate of the Atlanta Braves in the Double-A Southern League. The nickname draws on Georgia’s
Babe Ruth ‘Called Shot’ Jersey Sells for Record $24M at Auction
Jersey doesn’t reach $30 million forecasts, but still smashes records for most expensive game-worn jersey ever sold and most expensive piece of sports memorabilia ever sold
Gastonia Baseball Club’s Season of What-ifs Culminates in Fan Vote
The generically named Gastonia Baseball Club, a North Carolina-based team in the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, has taken a decidedly not generic approach to selecting a permanent brand. The team has spent the season playing in a series of seven potential identities, giving local fans the chance to
The Midwest All-Stars, an MLB Team that Lasted Just One Game in 1970
What happens when a league’s schedule makers forget to include a team for an entire weekend? In 1970, the American League was forced to solve that exact problem when they inadvertently left the Boston Red Sox off the Grapefruit League schedule entirely over the weekend of March 7-8. Of course,
First Look at the 2025 MLB Spring Training Logos
Is it that time of the year already? This week, Major League Baseball released its new official logos for its 2025 Spring Training schedule. This year’s logos for the annual six-week slate of exhibition games include an all-new primary mark, a slightly modified alternate design, and designs for both the