The Akron RubberDucks unveiled two promotional identities that they’ll don in 2022: the Akron JoJos and the Akron Homers. The RubberDucks join the food-based nickname frenzy with an homage to fried, breaded potato wedges called jojos. The nickname is a regionalism that the team attributes to Lebanese immigrants Alfred Ajamie
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Akron RubberDucks to become ConeTown USA for one game
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
Akron RubberDucks rebrand as giant ice cream helmets
I’m going to try not to get emotional about this, but I happen to have a certain affinity for ice cream served in helmet sundae cups. I have what I believe to be one of the largest collections of unique plastic ice cream helmets out there—about 200 Major League and
Akron Rubber Ducks Unveil New Uniforms with Fancy Socks
Remember back in October when we covered the Akron Aeros becoming the Akron RubberDucks (which resulted in this awesome headline)? The team has now unveiled their uniform set for their first season under their new identity, and there are plenty of uniforms and a pretty cool pair of socks to
Hey Bert! Check the New Name of the Akron Aeros
I’ll preface this by reminding everyone that this is a Minor League Baseball team. Everyone good? Great. The Eastern League’s Akron Aeros (Double A, Cleveland) became the Akron RubberDucks this morning. No foolin’! “Coming into Akron my goal was to listen more than talk, so this wasn’t something that we rushed