The Toronto Blue Jays will wear a patch on their uniform sleeve throughout the 2016 season to commemorate their 40th season in the American League. Toronto’s cap/alternate logo is the centrepiece of the patch, which is a roundel with a banner laid across the bottom of it. The team name
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Toronto Blue Jays 2015 AL Champs Phantom Merchandise
Oh… OH! Now I understand why some fans don’t like seeing phantom champs merchandise. Up until, oh, 17 hours ago I had never seen a current season phantom championship shirt, cap, bottle opener, whatever for one of my teams. Yeah, it kinda stings a little. Anyways, the Toronto Blue Jays
2015 ALCS, NLCS Program Covers Unveiled
The first 2015 League Championship Series gets underway tonight as the Toronto Blue Jays take on the defending AL champion Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, just in time for game one we’ve got our first look at the cover designs for the commemorative programs which will be sold throughout the
Friendly Twitter Feud Leads to Giant Baseball Logos
A friendly game of online oneupsmanship has led to the cities of Arlington, Texas and Toronto, Ontario painting giant logos supporting their respective baseball teams. As the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers continue their American League Division Series against one-another, the respective parks departments of the two cities are
Primary Colors: The Story Behind the New Hampshire Fisher Cats
Here are some important facts about the small carnivorous animal known as the fisher cat: 1. It is not a cat. 2. It does not eat fish. Fisher cats are members of the weasel family, and their name derives from a linguistic quirk of European settlers in North America, who
Blue Jays White-Panel Caps Making a Comeback
Things really are starting to look like the glory days once again for the Toronto Blue Jays. The team announced this afternoon that they will be breaking out a white-panel cap again for just one game (at least, for now) this Sunday when they take on the New York Yankees. Caps will feature
Blue Jays, Red Sox to Honour Canada on Uniforms Today
“It’s Canada Day up Canada way on the first day of July, and we’re shoutin’ “hooray!” up Canada way, when the maple leaf flies high”… the words of the apparently mortal, late, great Stompin’ Tom Connors. The Toronto Blue Jays will be hosting the Boston Red Sox this afternoon in their
Dizzy in Michigan: The Story Behind the Lansing Lugnuts
Lansing, Michigan, is known for being an industrial center, home for more than 100 years to Oldsmobile, which was founded as Olds Motor Vehicle Company in 1897 and produced more than 14 million cars at its Lansing factory before production ceased in 2004. The state capital, Lansing is located in mid-Michigan,
Toronto Blue Jays Legally Oppose Creighton Logos
The Toronto Blue Jays have filed an opposition with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) over the Creighton Bluejays logos from their most recent rebrand. According to a letter [read it here] attached to their opposition Rogers Blue Jays Baseball Partnership feels that “[Creighton]’s Jay Design mark is comprised of a blue
Pics: Edwin Encarnacion Lou-ses His Gehrig Patch
Yesterday Major League Baseball paid tribute to the 75th anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s famous “Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth” speech by having all players wear a temporary patch depicting the moment. These temporary patches are added quite quickly, and with the intention to be removed easily following
Blue Jays Going Red for Canadian Military Tonight
In honour of “Canadian Military Appreciation Day” the Toronto Blue Jays will don their new red, maple leaf batting practice caps for their game against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim tonight (Friday, May 9), the team confirmed to SportsLogos.Net in an email earlier today. Here in Canada, today is
NewEra Unveils 8 New *Alternate BP* Caps for 2014
It’s hard to believe there was a point in time when most Major League Baseball clubs wore just one cap from the beginning of Spring Training straight through the end of the World Series. Today, NewEra, the exclusive provider of on-field caps for MLB unveiled new *alternate batting practice caps*