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The 160 affiliated Minor League Baseball teams sold a record $70.8 million worth of merchandise in 2017, a 3.6 percent increase over 2016’s sales numbers, which were also a record. The increased sales can be attributed in part to a growing number of rebrands, promotional uniforms, and temporary identity changes.
The Louisville Bats, Triple-A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, will wear orange and black Halloween-themed jerseys tonight, just 117 days before the actual holiday. “Halloween in July” at Louisville Slugger Field will feature trick-or-treating on the concourse and a costume contest, among other spooky festiveness. The jerseys feature Halloweenish bats,
May the date be with you today as a simple speech impediment for some has turned into a celebration for others. Star Wars Day is here! Here’s a fun fact: of the twelve Star Wars theatrical releases, nine of them were released in the month of May… none of them
The Idaho Falls Chukars, a Kansas City Royals affiliate in the Rookie-level Pioneer League, are not named for the most intimidating bird out there. “No, in fact, it’s essentially a little partridge,” said the team’s longtime president and general manager Kevin Greene. “It’s a fat little bird. They’re out in
The ECHL will be celebrating their 30th anniversary in style next season with this new commemorative logo. The logo was unveiled via a post on their official site early last week. Designed by Dan Royer, Creative Director for the ECHL’s Toledo Walleyes as well as Minor League Baseball’s Toledo Mud
Minor League Baseball’s list of the top 25 teams in terms of merchandise sales in 2016 is out, and it features a mixed bag of traditional powerhouses and trendy newcomers. There are 160 affiliated teams in the minors, including 30 each at Triple-A and Double-A, with the remaining 100 playing
Minor League Baseball just released its annual list of its top 25 teams in terms of merchandise sales, and the only consistent thing about it is that there is no consistency. The list represents a wide diversity of teams and approaches to branding. It includes a range of classifications, from Triple-A
There’s a whimsical anecdote on a Wikipedia page dedicated to the Charleston RiverDogs about how the team’s owners, the Goldklangs, had a chocolate lab named Taco, or possibly Chazz, and how the neighbors called Taco/Chazz a “RiverDog.” The story goes that the Goldklangs took a liking to the phrase “RiverDog” and decided to name
The Milwaukee Admirals have unveiled a new set of team logos and uniforms for the upcoming 2015-16 American Hockey League season during a fan event held earlier tonight. A loud applause could be heard from the crowd as the new logo first flashed on the video scoreboard at the BMO
I thought this one was going to be easy. The Buffalo Bisons are the triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays. They play in a town called Buffalo, which is the common name of the animal technically called a bison. Case closed. My shortest Story Behind the Nickname ever, right?
Durham Bulls, Sacramento River Cats, Toledo Mud Hens… y’all can step aside. The Brooklyn Cyclones just ended the Star Wars uniform contest. On the front of the jersey is a menacing image of Darth Maul surrounded by red and black. Across the front of Maul’s head is “Brooklyn” written in Aurebesh
Mr. Celery, the Montgomery Biscuit, and now Mr. Hop Cone. The Hillsboro Hops yesterday unveiled their new name and logo via their Facebook page, immediately adding themselves to the list of the best of the best in terms of branding and logos in Minor League Baseball. A member of the
