Minor League Baseball continued it’s off-season of change by tweaking its primary logo, bringing it more in-line with that of Major League Baseball’s iconic Batterman symbol. While the “Prospect Icon” remains (the batter design in the middle of the logo), the colours have been darkened to match MLB, the four
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Tip of the Cap to a collection that spans four decades
“Andy from Pennsylvania” has a collection of baseball caps that has earned attention from curious strangers who travel from out of state to see it, the History Channel, local media, and minor league teams that have invited him to display it during games. He has been collecting baseball caps of
Tulsa Drillers add D logo, alternate cap
The Double-A Tulsa Drillers celebrated #NationalHatDay by introducing a new logo and on-field cap. The alternate D logo, which is drawn from the D in the Drillers’ script wordmark, will be paired with the team’s home white and road grays. While the D presumably stands for Drillers, the team is
Lansing Lugnuts to host Lemonade League
When COVID-19 restrictions gave them lemons, the Lansing Lugnuts made the Lemonade League. In the absence of affiliated Minor League Baseball in 2020, the Single-A Lugnuts will host a self-contained wood bat league in July and August at their ballpark, Cooley Law School Stadium. The league, which will feature seven-inning
More Cowbell: The Story Behind the Visalia Rawhide
Roughly 200 miles southeast of San Francisco and 200 miles north of Los Angeles sits the town of Visalia, California. With a population of just over 130,000, Visalia is situated smack dab in the middle of California’s San Joaquin Valley, known for its hot, dry summers and its prolific agricultural
Pelicans jerseys raise awareness of mental health issues
The Class A Advanced Myrtle Beach Pelicans planned to wear specialty jerseys Sunday, May 31, which would been Mental Health Awareness Night. In the absence of actual baseball, the team unveiled the design and used it as a “Wallpaper Wednesday” template on social media. Per the team, the stripes on
Presenting the 2020 Minor League Baseball Logo Colour Wheel
The postponement of live professional sports in 2020 can’t stop this important tradition! While we don’t have the opening days that were supposed to be gracing minor league baseball fields across the continent this month, we do have the 2020 iteration of SportsLogos.net’s annual minor league baseball colour wheel. As
Winston-Salem Dash unveil new logo
The Class A Advanced Winston-Salem Dash have ditched their grimacing, speeding, cartoon baseball primary logo in favor of a rounded, classic-feeling WS. The unveiling of the new mark, which was created by the Winston-Salem-based design firm The Variable, was something of a surprise, as there had not been much fanfare
Top Dog: The Story Behind the Amarillo Sod Poodles
Prairie dogs are tubby rodents that serve as food for basically every predator: hawks, coyotes, snakes, semi-trucks, you name it. So what would make a baseball team in a rough-and-tumble part of the country like western Texas want to adopt them as the foundation for their brand? That question was
Florida State League updates logo
The Florida State League will enter the 101st year since its founding with a new logo created by Florida-based Fooser Sports Design. The logo features colors you would associate with Florida, as well as imagery of a baseball, an outline of the state, and palm trees. “The Florida State League
FredNats unveil groundbreaking logo featuring Mary Washington
The Fredericksburg Nationals—FredNats to friends—unveiled a new logo today to augment the new identity they debuted earlier this year. The logo features George Washington’s mother Mary Washington. “The story of Fredericksburg, Virginia, is not just George Washington chopping down the cherry tree,” said Dan Simon, who created the entire FredNats
Twenty-Six New Copa Logos for MiLB in 2020
Minor League Baseball’s growing and increasingly popular Copa de la Diversión (Fun Cup) program will feature 92 teams in 2020, up from 72 this past season. Now in its fourth year, the initiative involves teams adopting temporary Spanish-language brands. The 2020 batch of Copa identities will feature 25 all-new identities