The Akron RubberDucks will celebrate all things construction for one game this season. The team will rebrand as ConeTown USA, an alternate identity they’re promoting with the tagline, “No matter how long it takes, Akron’s a city building towards a better tomorrow.” The ConeTown logo features an anthropomorphized construction cone
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Blue Wahoos to go powder blue in 2020
The Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos announced that they will wear powder blue uniforms for some games in 2020. The Blue Wahoos will pair their unique brand of bright pink—Rubine Red, to be exact—with the light blue popularized on the 1970s and ’80s road uniforms of teams like the Philadelphia Phillies,
Lexington Legends to play as Kentucky Beer Cheese
The Lexington Legends made a cheesy choice for their first-ever food-based alternate brand. They’ll take on the identity of beer cheese, a local specialty. Beer cheese is most often served as a spread on crackers, as depicted in the team’s logo, but it can also be a topping on sandwiches
Altoona Curve to play as Brookies
The Altoona Curve, Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, will pay homage to central Pennsylvania’s fishing culture by playing a series of games as the Altoona Brookies. Brookies, a nickname for brook trout, are a popular target of local recreational fishers in the freshwater lakes and creeks in the northeastern
2020 Spring Training New Team Uniforms, Patches, and Logos
Psst… there’s a full slate of baseball games today. Just reading that it’s startin’ to feel a little more like Spring now isn’t it (just, try not to look out the window) With the new Spring Training season upon us, we get a whole new collection of Major League caps,
OKC Dodgers commemorate 25th anniversary of Oklahoma City Bombing
The Triple-A Oklahoma City Dodgers will retire the number 168 and wear a commemorative patch to honors the victims of the Oklahoma City bombing, which will mark its 25th anniversary in 2020. The number signifies the number of lives lost in the terrorist attack, which occurred April 19, 1995. The
Spring Training 2020: A Look at MLB Spring, Cactus & Grapefruit Logos
With Spring Training finally here(!), what better time to take a good look at Major League Baseball’s logo package for the 2020 Spring Training session. As has been a running theme now over the past several springs, the league is going with a road trip overall look with their Spring
Minor League Baseball to commemorate Negro Leagues 100th anniversary
Minor League Baseball unveiled a new logo today that signals their participation in commemorations of the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues. The Negro National League was founded by Hall of Famer Rube Foster 100 years ago today, on February 13, 1920. MiLB will partner with the Negro Leagues Baseball
Round Rock Express to Play as Hairy Men
As local legend in central Texas has it, the area is haunted by the spirit of a boy from pioneer times who got separated from his fellow European settlers and was left to raise himself in the woods. He grew up on his own, becoming, in the tradition of Big
San Antonio Missions to play as Puffy Tacos
The Triple-A San Antonio Missions will pay homage to a staple food item from their hometown in 2020. For a three-game set early in the season, the Missions will take the field as the Puffy Tacos, sporting distinctive jerseys and a custom logo for the occasion. The Puffy Tacos logo
Inland Empire 66ers wonder what might have been as Cherubs
When the Inland Empire 66ers gave their logos a much-needed overhaul in 2014, the team considered going a step further and completely rebranding. One nickname that they seriously considered was Cherubs. That identity would have been a play on the team’s relationship with its parent club in Anaheim, since cherubs
BlueClaws add beach-themed alternates
The Lakewood BlueClaws, Class A affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, have long embraced their location along the iconic Jersey Shore as part of their brand. It’s not just that the team is named for that most delicious part of the crabs that fishermen pull from the nearby Atlantic Ocean. It’s