The Las Vegas 51s will still be looking up to the sky for their new identity… just not quite so high next year. According to some Grade-A sleuthing by Clark Rasmussen of DetroitHockey.Net we’ve learned that it sure looks like the 51s (New York Mets-AAA, for now) will be using
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Baseball Club to Wear Washington Capitals Uniforms
With the nearby Washington Capitals locked in the Eastern Conference Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning right now, the Frederick Keys (Class A-Baltimore Orioles) of the Carolina League will be doing their best to support the boys in red. No, they won’t be wearing the logo I quickly whipped up
Rubble Hits a Double! Paw Patrol Jerseys tonight in Iowa
Pups to the Rescue! Anyone who has young kids at home is no doubt familiar with the call of the rescue puppies from the show Paw Patrol. Five years into this new chapter of my life I’m pretty certain I’ve watched the entire series beginning to end at least ten
Las Vegas 51s to Get New Name, New Everything in 2019
After a series of mysterious windowless black vans were seen pulling away from the main offices of the Las Vegas 51s, the team announced they’d be getting a whole new identity for the 2019 season. Named for “Area 51”, a popular name for an Air Force Base located in Nevada,
2018 Minor League Baseball Affiliate Cap Collections
The first Minor League Baseball regular season games are getting underway today and to celebrate that Major League Baseball clubs all across the league were Tweeting out photos wishing their affiliate clubs; I thought the cap collections were neat so I assembled them all together here for an easy cap/affiliate
Wheel of Logos: Your 2018 Minor League Baseball Color Wheel
It’s opening day in the minors, and with that, we bring you this tradition as old as a couple years ago: A color wheel made up entirely of minor league baseball logos. Now, you might question the usefulness of such a thing, but how else would you know that the
Rumble Ponies to play game as Binghamton Spiedies
The baseball-team-as-regional-food-item trend continues in Binghamton, New York, where the Double-A Mets affiliate, the Rumble Ponies, will take on the moniker Spiedies for a game this spring. A spiedie, for the uninitiated, includes marinated cubes of meat on a stick, served on a hoagie roll. According to Brandiose, the firm
Durham Bulls to wear Dustin unis on Stranger Things Night
The Durham Bulls, Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays, are on a minor league promo journey, and they’ve got their paddles. The team will wear uniforms based on beloved Stranger Things character Dustin. Most notably, the team will sport Dustin’s trademark tri-tone cap, with just the hint of a
MiLB es Divertido, 33 Clubs Unveil Spanish Rebrands for 2018
As part of “Copa de la Diversión” (“Fun Cup”), Minor League Baseball has spent today rolling out all-new name, logo, and uniform packages for 33(!) teams; presumably as a way to drive me mad a mere 24 hours after Major League Baseball unveiled 120 new caps. In case you were
Timber Rattlers to play a game as Wisconsin Brats
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, Single-A affiliate of the nearby Milwaukee Brewers, will play a game as the Wisconsin Brats June 9, joining an increasingly long list of minor league teams taking on promotional identities based on local food specialties. Brats, short for the German “brätwurst,” which translates to “finely chopped
Storm Chasers to play game as Omaha Runzas
The Omaha Storm Chasers, Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals, are the latest minor league baseball team to adopt a local food item as a temporary team name. For one game on June 9, the Storm Chasers will become the Omaha Runzas. Runzas—which also go by the names bierock,
33 MiLB teams to feature Spanish-language brands in 2018
Minor League Baseball teams in 33 cities will adopt Spanish-language promotional identities throughout the upcoming season as part of the league’s “Copa de la Diversión” (“Fun Cup”) initiative. MiLB introduced the program in four markets late last season, when the Triple-A Las Vegas 51s played as the Reyes de Plata