When Major League Baseball opens the 2019 regular season in Japan later next month, they’ll do so with advertisements on the uniforms. The Oakland Athletics, the designated home team for the two-game series against the Seattle Mariners, will wear a patch featuring the logo of MGM Resorts Japan on their
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Flying Squirrels to play a game as the Richmond Hushpuppies
The Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels have been minor league baseball fashion makers during their decade in existence. They were among the early adopters of the current era of wacky nicknames and cartoonish logos, and way back in 2010, they were one of the first teams to base a single-game promotional
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum commemorates centennial
The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City is taking the lead in commemorating the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Negro Leagues, which took place February 13, 1920. The museum took the occasion of the 99th anniversary of the Negro Leagues earlier this month to unveil its centennial
Milwaukee farm club Carolina Mudcats to play as Micro Brews
The Carolina Mudcats, Class-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers, will play four games this season as the Micro Brews. It’s not just an homage to the parent club, or that the minor league players in Milwaukee’s farm system are like little Brewers, but North Carolina is home to one of
Photos: Marlins Wear New 2019 Home Uniform vs Cardinals Today
Baseball’s back this afternoon(!) and with that, we’re getting our first look at the newest logo and uniform of the year in an actual game-like scenario. The Miami Marlins today decided to forego their Spring Training uniform and go out there in their full new home uniform for their game against
Round Rock Express to don classic Astros fauxbacks
The Round Rock Express, newly minted Triple-A affiliate of the Houston Astros, already unveiled new logos this offseason to reflect their new parent club, and now they’ve unveiled “fauxback” jerseys and hats that emulate one of the most distinctive looks from the Astros’ fashionable history. The team announced that for
Reds, Orioles Add Memorial Patch for Frank Robinson
The Cincinnati Reds and Baltimore Orioles will both pay tribute to the memory of Hall of Famer Frank Robinson throughout the 2019 season. Both patches will feature Robinson’s number 20 in a black circle. Robinson, who died on February 7th at the age of 83, played ten seasons with the
Kansas City Royals Make Changes to Primary Logo for 2019
The Kansas City Royals have removed the “Royals” from their primary logo for 2019, they’ve also eliminated black from their colour scheme entirely. It’s one of three super subtle logo changes throughout the American League this off-season, the Baltimore Orioles were one, we’ll get to the other one soon. You
Omaha Storm Chasers steak claim to rare promo
The Omaha Storm Chasers, Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, play in the first place you think of at the mention of steak. Not only does Nebraska have more cattle than any other state besides Texas, but the mail-order meat distributor Omaha Steaks International, which was founded as a
Bowling Green Hot Rods commemorate five years since Corvette sinkhole
On February 12, 2014, the nation was transfixed by video of a 40-foot-wide sinkhole opening under the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, swallowing eight classic cars. Five years later, the Single-A Bowling Green Hot Rods—whose whole identity is based on their hometown’s association with the automotive industry—commemorated the
MLB 150: All 30 MLB Teams to Wear Jersey Patch in 2019
Major League Baseball today announced that all clubs would be wearing a special MLB 150 patch on their sleeves throughout the 2019 regular season. The announcement follows a bit of a leak which showed part of the patch on the sleeve of a jersey back in January. The patch contains
Baltimore Orioles Change Primary Logo for 2019
This couldn’t have come as a surprise to any of you. The Baltimore Orioles are making a minor change to their official logo designations for the upcoming 2019 season. Getting the promotion *officially* from secondary to primary logo is the classic “cartoon bird” logo the club has been wearing on