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
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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 —
SF Giants Bring Back Player Names to Uniforms
The San Francisco Giants made it official yesterday that they will be adding player names to the back of their home cream jerseys for the 2021 season. News of the Giants plans had been reporated as far back as this past August. This will be the first time the team
Cincinnati Reds to Wear #8 Patch in Memory of Joe Morgan
The Cincinnati Reds today announced they would be wearing a memorial patch in 2021 in memory of Hall of Famer and two-time National League MVP Award winner Joe Morgan. Cincinnati will wear a black circle with Morgan’s number 8 in white on the right sleeve of each of their jerseys
Coastal Plain League adds Spartanburgers to menu
A collegiate wood-bat summer league that already features the Savannah Bananas, Macon Bacon, and Tri-City Chili Peppers (not to mention the Lexington County Blowfish and Morehead City Marlins) added another food-based team yesterday. The Spartanburgers—who resisted the urge to capitalize the B in burger—will represent the city of Spartanburg, South
Beloit Snappers push back rebrand, give Snappy reprieve
The Beloit Snappers have been saying since last summer that they were going to have a new name to go along with their new stadium in 2021, going as far as announcing finalists in their name-the-team contest. But the Beloit Cheese Balls, Polka Pike, Supper Clubbers, Sky Carp, or Moo
Unified: MLB 2021 Preview
Episode Three of the new UNIFIED podcast co-hosted by Paul Lukas and myself was published today. In it Paul and I discuss the Vegas Golden Knights and those new shiny gold helmets, we take a look at what changes are coming to Major League Baseball logos and uniforms (or lack
Appy League unveils Bluefield Ridge Runners
The collegiate wood bat Appalachian League resumed its flurry of new brand announcements this morning with the unveiling of the Bluefield Ridge Runners, named for a historic train. Per the team: “The new Ridge Runners name of the team is reflective of the rich railroad history of the Bluefield area.
A Breakdown of Minor League Baseball’s Total Realignment for 2021
The world of Minor League Baseball was completely turned on its head last week when Major League Baseball announced a total restructering of the entire system. What was previously fourteen leagues spread out over five levels is now eleven leagues over four levels, massive re-alignments were implemented to accomodate this
Appy League’s Kingsport Axmen pay tribute to Daniel Boone
In 1775, Daniel Boone and 35 axmen began clearing the forests of eastern Tennessee, in what would later become the town of Kingsport, to create the Wilderness Road, one of two major routes used by western settlers at the time. Since then, portions of the trail have been preserved in
Appy League introduces Pulaski River Turtles
Just as the world of baseball branding is set to lose one turtle-themed brand, another is introduced. We know that the Single-A Beloit Snappers will have a new name in 2021, but as of this morning, the collegiate level Appalachian League gives us the Pulaski River Turtles, formerly the Pulaski