The Portland Rosebuds were one of six teams in the short-lived West Coast Baseball Association, a Negro League that lasted a mere two months in 1946 before disbanding. The league boasted some heavy hitters, so to speak, including Harlem Globetrotters owner Abe Saperstein, who headed the league, and four-time Olympic
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Blue Ribbons, Blue Logo Caps Worn Across Baseball for Father’s Day 2021
Today’s Father’s Day in the United States and Canada, and to help celebrate our dads, the trio of Major League Baseball, New Era, and Stance socks have all gotten together to outfit each and every ballplayer with special powder blue ribbons on their jerseys as well as powder blue team
Montgomery Biscuits to play as Kimchi on Korean Heritage Night
The Montgomery Biscuits, Double-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, will continue the Minor League Baseball tradition of food-based alternate identities, but with a tangy twist. They’ll play as the Montgomery Kimchi to commemorate Korean Heritage Night, in partnership with the Alabama-Korean Education and Economic Partnership (A-KEEP). The jersey highlights
Lehigh Valley IronPigs salute Philly as Jimmies
The Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs will take to the field as the Jimmies for their annual Salute to Philly game next month. The moniker Jimmies is a much-debated regional term for what most of the rest of the country calls sprinkles, that crunchy confection often used as an ice cream
Milkmen to play as Milwaukee Sweet Teats
The state of Wisconsin has a history of promotional nicknames that sound vaguely dirty but technically are not. In 2019, the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers played a game as the Wisconsin Udder Tuggers on Salute to Cows Night. (The Fond du Lac Dock Spiders considered the name Udder Tuggers as a
Phillies to Wear “Boring” Grey Unis Less Often, Alternate Reds Instead
The Philadelphia Phillies are growing tired of wearing nothing but their grey uniforms on the road. “I think wearing grey all the time is just boring,” Phillies right fielder Bryce Harper told MLB.com reporter Todd Zolecki. “We’ve been talking about it as a team. We took it up the ladder and talked
Arizona D-backs-s-s-s-s Unveil New City Connect ‘Serpientes’ Uniforms
The Arizona Diamondbacks unveil their new City Connect uniform, a sand-coloured jersey with Serpientes across the front.
Lake Country DockHounds Announced as New American Association Team
Wisconsin’s Waukesha County is home to more than 140 lakes, including two (Pewaukee Lake and Big Muskego Lake) that span more than 2,000 acres. So it’s no surprise that a new baseball club scheduled to join the American Association next year in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, will have a name that focuses
Tulsa Drillers honour Negro Leagues T-Town Clowns with retro jerseys
The Tulsa Drillers, Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, are wearing replica jerseys this weekend of the T-Town Clowns, a semi-professional Negro Leagues team that played in North Tulsa from 1946 to 1965. The Clowns name derives from the entertaining style of play the team exhibited on the field—think
Hot Rods to wear jerseys from All Star Game that never was
When the Bowling Green Hot Rods and Aberdeen IronBirds take the field Friday, June 11, and Saturday, June 12, they’ll be wearing All Star jerseys from a game that never took place for a league that no longer exists. The 56th Midwest League All Star Game was supposed to take
Chicago Cubs Reveal New ‘Wrigleyville’ Nike City Connect Uniforms
Like a good neighbour, the Chicago Cubs 2021 “City Connect” uniform is there. Paying respects to all 77 of the Second City’s neighbourhoods, the Cubbies’ new Nike MLB City Connect uniform recognizes that Cubs fans don’t necessarily all reside in their half of Chicago while also noting the uniqueness of
White Sox Wearing New “Southside” Uniforms Today
With a focus on “the resilient mentality of Chicago’s Southside community”, the Chicago White Sox are débuting their new Nike MLB City Connect “Southside” uniform on the field for the first time as they host the Detroit Tigers this afternoon. It’s a dark grey uniform base with white pinstripes, a