The minor league baseball food-based alternate identity multi-verse converged upon itself today when two teams unveiled alternate identities with nearly the same name within hours of one another. Both the Triple-A Lehigh Valley IronPigs, an affiliate of the Phillies in the International League, and the Trenton Thunder, a member of
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They’re good dogs, Trenton: Thunder honor bat dogs with Goldens alternate
The Trenton Thunder, a member of the collegiate summer level MLB Draft League, will pay tribute to their tradition of bat dogs with the team’s first alternate identity in six years. The Thunder will play two games as the Trenton Goldens, an homage to the family of golden retrievers who
A Match Made in New Jersey: Bisons to play as Trenton Thunder
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a lot of strange things to happen in the world of sports, and here’s another one to add to the list: The Buffalo Bisons, Triple-A affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays, will play their 2021 home games as the Trenton Thunder, former Double-A affiliate of
MiLB announces record sales, top 25 teams in merchandise
Minor League Baseball set another record in overall merchandise sales in 2018, tallying nearly $74 million in total sales from all 160 affiliated teams, up more than four percent from 2017’s then-record $71 million in sales. While MiLB does not provide rankings of individual teams, it does reveal the top
Trenton Thunder to rebrand as Pork Roll on Fridays
The Trenton Thunder, double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, will celebrate an aspect of New Jersey culture that dates back to the mid-1800s—the famously cylindrical, processed ham product known as pork roll (also called Taylor Ham by some). The team will rebrand as the Thunder Pork Roll on Fridays
Top 25 Minor League Merchandise Teams Are Diverse, to Say the Least
Minor League Baseball just released its annual list of its top 25 teams in terms of merchandise sales, and the only consistent thing about it is that there is no consistency. The list represents a wide diversity of teams and approaches to branding. It includes a range of classifications, from Triple-A