Two weeks ago I had the pleasure of being invited to make the 2-hour trek down the QEW and see the International League’s Buffalo Bisons host the Durham Bulls for their annual Star Wars promotion. Now, admittedly, I’m not much of a Star Wars fan but I figured with the
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Greeneville Astros Update Identity to Match Houston
The Greeneville Astros, Appalachian League affiliates of the Houston Astros, unveiled their updated logo and uniform set to keep in line with the new look of the parent club. It’s a direct copy of the Houston set, the primary logo changed only to replace the H on the star with
Bisons “Get Back to Their Roots” With New Uniforms
The Buffalo Bisons unveiled their new home, road, and alternate uniforms before a crowd of about 400 fans and media at their annual Hot Stove Luncheon today at the Adam’s Mark Hotel in downtown Buffalo, NY. Buffalo’s new uniforms help the club “get back to their roots” by returning to
St Lucie Mets Flirt with new name, settle on new logo
They could have been the St. Lucie Squid, Sand Sharks, or even Salamanders but in the end the St. Lucie Mets (New York Mets Single-A, Florida State League) decided to stick with the Mets and simply upgrade the team logos and uniforms. In a move to get more in-line with
Eugene Emeralds Show Off New Home Uniform
At the Winter Meetings in Nashville, the Eugene Emeralds of the Northwest League unveiled their new home uniforms. Readers will remember that last week, the Emeralds had a big announcement for their new logo set. In an interview with The Logocast, Emeralds GM Allan Benavides explained the look. We have
Eugene Emeralds Find Bigfoot in New Team Logos
Continuing what has been a very busy week in Minor League Baseball re-brandings, the Eugene Emeralds (San Diego Padres Single-A Northwest League) yesterday unveiled their new logos and colour scheme. The new look gives the Emeralds something they desperately needed, a true identity. Having used logos in the past that showed off
Aberdeen Ironbirds Update Identity for 2013
The Aberdeen Ironbirds, owned by the Brothers Ripken – Cal and Billy, the Single-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, unveiled their new primary logo yesterday, their first logo change in team history. According to Billy the new logo is combination of the old “Angry Orioles” logo of the late 1960s
Whitecaps Acknowledge Tigers with New Logos
The Single-A Midwest League affiliate of the Detroit Tigers, the West Michigan Whitecaps, unveiled two new logos on Wednesday which pay tribute to their parent Major League club. “I’m excited about these new logos, they strengthen the Whitecaps’ identity with the Detroit Tigers in a very literal way for our
Buffalo Bisons Go Retro With New Logo
The Buffalo Bisons, Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays and member of the International League, today released their new logo via their Facebook Fan page. Buffalo had recently changed their Major League affiliation from the Mets to the Jays and took the opportunity to re-brand themselves with their own
R-Phils All Over the Place with new name, logos, uniforms
The Reading Phillies, Double-A Eastern League affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, unveiled their new name, logo, and uniforms at a fan event today at First Energy Stadium in Reading, Pa ending 46 seasons being known as the Phillies. Just a heads up that this identity is all over the place,
S-W/B Yankees Become RailRiders, Unveil New Logos
Farewell Yankees, Hello Porcupines on Rails! At a fan event held earlier tonight the International League’s Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees officially announced they would be now known as the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. This change is the third name and identity change for the Triple-A franchise in the past five years, prior to re-naming themselves
Hudson Valley Renegades Release New Logos, Jerseys
As a part of their 20th anniversary celebrations, the Hudson Valley Renegades, Single-A New York-Penn League affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays today unveiled their new colour scheme, logos, and uniforms for the 2013 season at a private press conference in Fishkill, NY. Out is the old colour scheme of