The San Antonio Missions, Double-A Texas League affiliate of the San Diego Padres, have unveiled their new logos and uniforms at a rainy-day ceremony held at The Alamo earlier today. Designed by Brandiose, the current stars of the Minor League Baseball branding circuit, the new logo features a silhouette of
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No pinstripes, gold added to new Twins jersey for 2015
Update: The Minnesota Twins have officially unveiled their new home jersey less than 24 hours after the uniform was leaked by an online retailer. The original article, written at the time of the leak appears below. We have added updated content such as new photos and quotes from the team
New York Mets Release Uniform Changes for 2015
The New York Mets unveiled a series of minor jersey and cap changes for the upcoming 2015 season today on their official Twitter account. Most noticeable is the change to their primary home jersey, cream is gone replaced by (ironically, more traditionally appropriate) plain old white. Pinstripes remain, sleeve patch featuring the
Farewell Pinstripes: Twins Dropping Classic Look
The Minnesota Twins are shedding the pinstripes from their home uniform in 2015. This according to a tweet from Star Tribune Sportsdesk Editor Ken Chia. Ken’s tweet below: Interesting news from a visit to Twins Pro Shop: New white jersey unveiling next week. Pinstripes gone for first time since 1987.
KC Royals 2014 World Series Phantom Champs Merchandise
What a finish to a fantastic baseball season, with a runner on third in a one-run game, bottom of the ninth during the seventh game of the World Series. You can’t beat that, and kudos to the San Francisco Giants on claiming their third title in the past five seasons.
Random Observations on the 2014 World Series Branding
A few random observations and opinions of mine about last night’s World Series opener in Kansas City, from a uniform and logo point-of-view, of course. By far, the 2014 jersey and cap patch designs are the least interesting in the history of this patch. A simple wordmark, and nothing more, adorned
Waterfalls, a Crown, and Sasquatch: The Story Behind the Northwest Arkansas Naturals
The hottest team in baseball is the Kansas City Royals, and their surge to the World Series has been sparked by players who came up through their minor league system. Players like Mike Moustakas, Salvador Perez, and American League Championship Series MVP Lorenzo Cain are among 13 out of 25 players
Nashville Sounds Introduce New Logo
Just a few weeks after switching their Major League affiliate from the Milwaukee Brewers to the Oakland Athletics, the Nashville Sounds are now switching up their logos and uniforms. It’s all a part of their complete organization re-branding, new affiliation, new logo, new colour, new uniforms, and a new stadium,
Akron RubberDucks, You Are the One. You Make Baseball So Much Fun
It’s okay if you heard the name of minor league baseball’s Akron RubberDucks, double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Indians, and you thought, “Okay, now they’re just flipping open the dictionary and naming teams after the first word they point to.” But the RubberDucks’ name has a specific and meaningful origin
Aces Are Wild: The Story Behind the Reno Aces
When I reached out to the Reno Aces, triple-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, to talk to them about their logo and team name, I did not expect to end up talking about Ewoks. But when I asked Aces marketing director Brett McGinness about how the team’s sophisticated, traditional look bucks
Did the Mets Try to Sneak a New Logo Past Us?
Did the New York Mets just get caught trying to alter the skyline of their famous logo? Last night, thanks to a couple of sharp-eyed Twitterers, we learned that the Mets were using a different version of their logo on their Facebook and Twitter accounts. The difference was in the skyline —
Little Rascals: The Story Behind the Quad Cities River Bandits
The Quad Cities River Bandits, the Midwest League’s low-A Houston Astros affiliate, have done things a little differently. They are embodied perfectly by their logo and mascot, Rascal the raccoon—scrappy, undersized, and kind of adorable, but they’ll hold their own in a fight. In a market a fraction of the