The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will honor their region’s French heritage with uniforms that evoke a team that once played in the second-largest French-speaking city in the world. That city is Montréal, Québec, just over 250 miles northwest of Manchester, New Hampshire, and the team, of course, is the long-lost
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Sacramento River Cats unveil new uniforms for 20th season
The Triple-A Sacramento River Cats will commemorate their 20th season with a redesigned set of uniforms. The uniforms incorporate a mixed bag of the team’s traditional maroon, black, and white and its alternate gold and black. The home whites feature the River Cats script on the jersey and the team’s
2019 Spring Training Logos and Caps for all 30 Teams
With Spring Training in full “swing” (pun, I guess), let’s take a look today at the different logos being used by the league and its teams for the Spring Training portion of the 2019 season. As with past Spring Trainings, the logos follow a common theme which is templated across
Jumbo Shrimp to fight crime in style on Vice Night
The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Double-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins, will play a game dressed as inimitable and iconic Crockett and Tubbs (well, more Crockett than Tubbs). In a promotional schedule that includes such gems as World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail (Sauce) Party, Ramen Noodle Night, and the hilarious “Florida Man”
Louisville Bats to play as Derby City Mint Juleps
Every time it seems that the wave of food-based promotional identities in minor league baseball has played itself out, along comes the perfect team with the perfect promotion to draw me back in. Today it’s the Louisville Bats rebranding as the Derby City Mint Juleps who have restored my faith
Tampa Bay Rays Change Logo, Tweak Unis, Announce Throwbacks
A few small changes to the overall look of the Tampa Bay Rays heading into 2019 include a new primary logo, a new uniform patch, and the return of a 90s uniform treasure. Starting with the primary logo — The Tampa Bay Rays have joined the chorus of primary logo
Rochester Red Wings to wear sign language jerseys on Deaf Culture Day
The Triple-A Rochester Red Wings will commemorate Deaf Culture Day with specialty jerseys and caps. The uniform set replaces the word Red Wings across the chest of the jersey and the R featured on the cap with illustrations of hands forming letters in American Sign Language. “Throughout history, baseball and
New Phillie Bryce Harper Sets Jersey Sales Records
He’s yet to play a single game for them, but Bryce Harper is already setting records in Philadelphia. According to ESPN, Harper’s new number three jersey for the Phillies has established a new record for the most Fanatics jersey sales in the first 48-hours after its launch. This bests the
Charlotte Knights throw back 50 years as Hornets
The Charlotte Knights, Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, have been around since 1989, when they debuted as Double-A farm club in the Chicago Cubs’ system. One of the franchise’s predecessors in North Carolina’s Queen City was the Charlotte Hornets, who first played in 1892 and existed in various
Syracuse Mets to play as Butter Sculptures
For 50 years, the New York State Fair has featured an enormous sculpture made entirely of butter, portraying such scenes as Dairy Princess Coronation (1973), Boy with Double Dip Cone (1991), and Thanks for the Milk, Moo York! (2015). Suffice it to say, the butter sculpture is a big deal—literally.
Binghamton Rumble Ponies to play a game as Stud Muffins
When the Double-A Binghamton Mets rebranded in 2016, four of the six finalists in the name-the-team contest paid homage to the town’s status as the carousel capital of the world. The final selection, Rumble Ponies, beat out Rocking Horses, Timber Jockeys, and Stud Muffins. (The other two finalists were Gobblers
Oakland Athletics to Wear MGM Patch on Uniform
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