The Appalachian League unveiled the last of 10 rebrands in the revamped collegiate summer wood bat league today. The erstwhile Princeton Rays will take on the nickname WhistlePigs, a colloquial name for groundhogs, a critter that is adorable, if a bit of a pest to the West Virginia town’s residents.
Category: Baseball
What Could’ve Been: Our First Look at the Cancelled Under Armour MLB Jersey
A glimpse of an alternate baseball jersey universe has been found in San Diego. Thanks to Twitter user @justintyre, we’ve gotten our first-ever look at what Major League Baseball teams might have looked like had Under Armour taken over the on-field uniform contract for 2020, as had originally been the
St. Patrick’s Day Uniforms in Sports
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Over the last few decades it’s been customary for some teams to drop their usual colours in favour of the more festive green, white, and sometimes orange for games played on or around the 17th of March. Today we’re doing a brief look around the major
Cleburne Railroaders on the right track with new brand
The Cleburne Railroaders, a baseball team in the independent American Association that has played three seasons, this morning unveiled a new brand that pays homage to their hometown’s 115-year railroad and baseball heritage. The team, founded in 2017, has since its inception embraced the importance of the railroad industry in
Evansville Otters unveil refreshed brand
Everyone who predicted that there would be two minor league baseball logos on the same day and both of them would be Otters can head straight to the cashier to collect your winnings. The Evansville Otters, who were found in 1995 and are the Frontier League’s oldest team, unveiled new
Minor League Baseball Updates Logo to Align with MLB
Minor League Baseball continued it’s off-season of change by tweaking its primary logo, bringing it more in-line with that of Major League Baseball’s iconic Batterman symbol. While the “Prospect Icon” remains (the batter design in the middle of the logo), the colours have been darkened to match MLB, the four
Appalachian League Rolls Out the Danville Otterbots
When you take all of the multi-faceted natural and cultural heritage that makes the town of Danville, Virginia, unique and roll it up into one minor league baseball brand, what you get is a menacing, futuristic version of an animal widely recognized for being cuddly and adorable—with a touch of
Tulsa Drillers to Wear Patch Honoring Victims of Race Massacre
The Tulsa Drillers, Double-A affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers, will wear a patch for the first month of their upcoming season to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. At the end of May, the jerseys will be auctioned to benefit Greenwood Rising Black Wall Street
Tip of the Cap to a collection that spans four decades
“Andy from Pennsylvania” has a collection of baseball caps that has earned attention from curious strangers who travel from out of state to see it, the History Channel, local media, and minor league teams that have invited him to display it during games. He has been collecting baseball caps of
2021 ALCS and NLCS Logos Revealed
Major Leage Baseball today officially unveiled the logos for both the 2021 American League and National League Championship Series. As they follow the exact same design style, this unveiling essentially confirms the 2021 World Series logo we saw earlier this week. The league’s announcement of the 2021 ALCS and NLCS
First Look at the 2021 World Series Logo
As the sights and sounds of Spring Training flood sports highlight shows, the last few days of winter pass us by, and we all begin to look forward to Summer … Major League Baseball gives us all a glimpse of what we can expect in the Fall. Yes, earlier this
Unified Show: The Heroes of Zero
Episode Four of our new Unified podcast co-hosted by Paul Lukas of Uni Watch and myself went live today. This week, Paul and I discuss the Jaguars switch to teal, the latest with the Washington Football Team’s quest to find a name, before moving on to our main topic —