Why are Major League Baseball teams wearing red and blue caps this weekend? To celebrate the Fourth of July weekend! Yes, on July 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 2021 every big league club will wear either a scarlet red or navy blue lid (it’s each team’s preference) with an intricate stars
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Lake Country DockHounds unveil logo
The Lake Country DockHounds announced their name last month, and this week, coinciding with the groundbreaking on their new stadium, Wisconsin Brewing Company Park, the team unveiled its logo. The logo centers on team mascot Louie (an homage to Louisville Slugger bats) wearing a fishing hat and a DockHounds jersey.
2021 MLB All-Star Game Uniforms Unveiled, Worn In-Game for First Time
Major League Baseball today unveiled the uniforms that players will be wearing during the 2021 All-Star Game to be held next month in Denver… and yes, I said “worn during” the All-Star Game. We’ll get to that bit of news after we take a look at the designs. Despite the
Portland Rosebuds aim to keep Negro Leagues history alive
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
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