Most minor league baseball teams would be content to commemorate hot dog night at the ballpark with an appearance by world champion competitive eater Joey Chestnut, but the High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods are not most teams. In addition to hosting the 16-time Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest winner, the
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Bowling Green Hot Rods to play as Cavemen
The ground beneath Bowling Green, Kentucky, features a sprawling network of caves. Less than 40 miles away lies Mammoth Cave National Park, which encompasses a portion of the largest known cave system in the world, with more than 426 miles of surveyed passageways. As a tribute to this totally tubular
Updated Bowling Green Hot Rods identity evokes classic car, Rays affiliation
The High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods just moments ago unveiled two new logos created by Brandon Lamarche of 3-2 Designs. Most of the team’s existing marks, which have been use since 2016, will remain intact, but the two new ones will replace parallel logos in that suite. The first new
Hot Rods to wear jerseys from All Star Game that never was
When the Bowling Green Hot Rods and Aberdeen IronBirds take the field Friday, June 11, and Saturday, June 12, they’ll be wearing All Star jerseys from a game that never took place for a league that no longer exists. The 56th Midwest League All Star Game was supposed to take
Bowling Green unveils 2020 Midwest League All Star Game logos
The town of Bowling Green, Kentucky, will host the Midwest League All Star Game in 2020 for the first time in the 56 years the event has taken place. The Single-A Bowling Green Hot Rods unveiled the logos at their stadium just moments ago. The announcement took place at Bowling
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
Minor League Baseball opens season with 11 new-look teams
We’re on the cusp of the 2016 baseball season, which means that we’ll finally be able to see in action the new minor league baseball identities that have been unveiled over the last few months. The 11 affiliated teams that rebranded during the offseason can be broken down into three categories: new teams playing with new names in new
Bootlegger Night pays tribute to Kentucky’s boozy heritage
The baseball season is rapidly approaching, and fans of wacky minor league promotions are rejoicing as teams unveil their schedules. Never one to disappoint, the Bowling Green Hot Rods, Class A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, are celebrating their home state’s boozy heritage with Bootlegger Night July 16. Per the
Bowling Green Hot Rods Get New Look
The Bowling Green Hot Rods, Midwest League Single-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, unveiled their new logos, uniforms, and colour scheme yesterday evening. The new look was designed by New York-based SME Branding. “We partnered with SME Branding when we purchased the Reno Aces and we knew they would be