Major League Baseball will mark the 20th anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks on New York, Washington, and Flight 93 with a series of pre-game ceremonies and on-uniform tributes. For the first time since that day in 2001, the two New York clubs will meet up on 9/11 as
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New Staten Island baseball team narrows nickname options
A two-month-long open submission process drummed up more than 2,000 potential names for a new Staten Island baseball team scheduled to start play in May 2022. From those entries the team has selected seven options. A new franchise in the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball will be called one
Baseball returns to Hagerstown with Atlantic League team
Baseball fans in Hagerstown, Maryland, can look forward to naming a team in the coming months, thanks to an announcement from Downtown Baseball, LLC, owners of a new franchise in the independent Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Owners of the city’s new team said that they’ll solicit input on a
MLB Players Wearing Gold Ribbons on Jerseys Today
Why are Major League Baseball players wearing gold ribbons? All MLB ballplayers and umpires will be wearing gold (or yellow) ribbons and wristbands across the league for all games played today, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. These special yellow ribbons and gold wristbands are being worn for MLB’s Childhood Cancer Awareness
Pirates to Honour Homestead Grays With Throwback Uniforms Friday
The Pittsburgh Pirates tonight will pay tribute to the legendary Homestead Grays ballclub during their game against the St. Louis Cardinals by wearing throwback uniforms based on what was worn by the club. It’s a white jersey with navy blue piping down the front along either side of the buttons.
Memphis Redbirds to settle debate with uniforms: Wet Ribs or Dry Rubs?
The first time I visited Nashville, I asked the first person I interacted with as I got off the plane where was the best place to get ribs. His answer was short but meaningful: “Memphis.” It was my mistake to assume the state’s two biggest cities would have similar pride
Los Dodgers! Los Angeles Unveils New, Truly Dodger Blue, City Connect Uniform
This morning the Los Angeles Dodgers wrapped up Major League Baseball’s inaugural slate of the Nike City Connect jersey series. Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of “Fernandomania”, the Dodgers will wear a head-to-toe Dodger Blue design intended to salute the team’s Latino fanbase. Across the chest of the blue jersey
Baseball’s 2022 Spring Training Logos Revealed
Major League Baseball released its 2022 Spring Training schedules this afternoon, and while I’m sure the details in those are fairy interesting to baseball fans (you can see those schedules here), all I looked for were the logos! Once again it appears as if the Spring Training logos will feature
Cleveland, Angels Reveal 2021 Little League Classic Uniforms: Great Lakes vs West
Fresh off the heels of the MLB at Field of Dreams game, baseball’s set to host it’s *other* annual small stadium, small town, neutral site game, the 2021 Little League Classic this Sunday, August 22nd. Held during each non-2020 season since 2017, the Little League Classic pits two clubs against
White Sox Add “MR” Patch to Jersey Sleeves
Some of you tuning into a game this season may be wondering why the Chicago White Sox are wearing a “MR” patch on their jerseys in 2021. The White Sox added the commemorative patch featuring the initials “MR” scripted in white on a black oval in memory of Martyl Reinsdorf,
Pensacola Blue Wahoos unveil baseball’s worst uniforms
The Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos are leaning butt-first into their claim on the “worst uniform in sports.” In a series of self-deprecating announcements, the team unveiled uniforms that they’ll wear on their “Festival of Crabzilla” promotional night, a commemoration of a crab sandwich the team sells. The uniforms, which include
White Sox, Yankees Reveal Uniforms for Field of Dreams Game
“Is this Heaven?” No, it’s a uniform reveal. The Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees today unveiled the uniforms they’ll be wearing during the upcoming 2021 MLB at Field of Dreams game scheduled for Thursday, August 12th in the vast cornfields of Dyersville, Iowa. Chicago, the designated home team