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Toledo Mud Hens honor 180th Fighter Wing as Stingers April 16, 2019 - 22:28 PM The Toledo Mud Hens will commemorate Military Appreciation Weekend by taking the nickname of the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing—Stingers—as their own for two games June 28 and 29. The 180th Fighter Wing is based out of nearby Swanton, […] Read More...

Salem Red Sox to play as Beer Mongers April 16, 2019 - 16:02 PM The Salem Red Sox are among the 15 percent of affiliated minor league baseball teams still named for their parent club, but that won’t stop them from brewing up at least a little bit of fun. The team, Boston’s Class-A […] Read More...

Baylor Athletic Department Unveils United Brand April 13, 2019 - 17:41 PM Baylor’s athletic department has lacked color consistency across its 18 sports programs for several years, but the Bears unveiled a new united brand on Saturday during the football team’s pre-Spring Game festivities, which includes new uniforms and a new secondary […] Read More...

Connecticut Tigers are looking for a new name April 11, 2019 - 16:34 PM There are 160 affiliated Minor League Baseball teams, and as of right now, 136 of them have unique, locally appropriate nicknames, which is the fun and morally correct thing to do. The other 24 are named for their parent clubs, […] Read More...

Jumbo Shrimp, Shuckers, Blue Wahoos to play Seafood Buffet Series April 10, 2019 - 23:29 PM It’s not by accident that three minor league baseball teams in the Double-A Southern League have seafood-themed team names. The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp play on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, while the Pensacola Blue Wahoos and Biloxi Shuckers are situated on the […] Read More...

Red Sox Receive 2018 World Series Rings April 9, 2019 - 18:01 PM The Boston Red Sox kicked off the home portion of their 2019 Major League Baseball schedule this afternoon by raising a new banner, wearing golden uniforms, and of course, getting some new jewellery. Boston’s 2018 World Series Championship rings were […] Read More...

Pitt Returns to Retro Color Scheme, Reveals New Secondary Logo April 7, 2019 - 21:40 PM “Respect the past, represent the future.” The Pittsburgh Panthers on Sunday afternoon announced the return of its retro color scheme and introduced a new secondary logo, as well as new uniforms and number font for all 18 athletic programs. Represent […] Read More...

Kannapolis Intimidators throwing back to Piedmont Boll Weevils April 5, 2019 - 22:45 PM From 1996 to 2000, the franchise that currently plays as the Kannapolis Intimidators was called the Piedmont Boll Weevils. Piedmont is the name of the region in which Kannapolis is located, and boll weevils are bugs that eat cotton plants—serious […] Read More...

Omaha Potholes April Fools joke becomes reality April 3, 2019 - 17:52 PM When the Omaha Storm Chasers announced on Twitter earlier this week that they would they would play a game as the Omaha Potholes, it did not seem that farfetched an idea. It would hardly be the most outrageous temporary minor […] Read More...

Fort Wayne TinCaps channel Dwight Schrute in Office tribute March 27, 2019 - 16:44 PM The Fort Wayne TinCaps, Single-A affiliate of the San Diego Padres, will wear uniforms that evoke the iconic sickly yellow dress shirt and awkward brown tie that Dwight Schrute wore on the TV show The Office, which has remained on […] Read More...

Battle of the Birds features classic MLB, MiLB brands March 27, 2019 - 11:33 AM When the Triple-A Memphis Redbirds hosted their parent club, the St. Louis Cardinals, for their final Spring Training game of the season March 25, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to make my way to the home of the blues, the […] Read More...

RiverDogs honor Trivial Pursuit & Seinfeld as Moops March 22, 2019 - 16:44 PM This year marks the 40th anniversary of the board game Trivial Pursuit, but that fact alone wasn’t enough for one minor league team to honor the game’s contribution to our cultural lexicon. The Charleston RiverDogs are going one level further […] Read More...

MiLB unveils Copa de la Diversion logos: Part 2 March 19, 2019 - 01:27 AM Minor League Baseball’s Copa de la Diversion program has grown from just four teams in 2017 to 33 last year to 72 this season. It’s so many that we had to break our post into two parts. Below are the […] Read More...

MiLB rolling out Spanish-language Copa de la Diversion brands March 18, 2019 - 18:17 PM Minor League Baseball’s successful Copa de la Diversión (Fun Cup) program, in which teams reimagine their brands in the Spanish language and in the traditions of Latin communities, has grown to more than twice its previous size this season. The […] Read More...

Durham Bulls throwback to Tobacconists days March 14, 2019 - 17:36 PM The Durham Bulls franchise, currently the Triple-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays (and the only Triple-A affiliate the Rays have ever had), has been around since 1902, when they were called the Tobacconists, a nod to the local agricultural […] Read More...

Rochester Red Wings to wear hockey-themed jerseys March 13, 2019 - 18:02 PM You’d be forgiven if your thoughts go to hockey when you hear the name of the Triple-A baseball team in Rochester, New York. Even though Minor League Baseball’s Rochester Red Wings pre-date the NHL’s Detroit Red Wings by three years, […] Read More...

NH Fisher Cats honor Franco-American heritage with Expos unis March 12, 2019 - 22:54 PM The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will honor their region’s French heritage with uniforms that evoke a team that once played in the second-largest French-speaking city in the world. That city is Montréal, Québec, just over 250 miles northwest of Manchester, […] Read More...

Sacramento River Cats unveil new uniforms for 20th season March 12, 2019 - 12:34 PM The Triple-A Sacramento River Cats will commemorate their 20th season with a redesigned set of uniforms.The uniforms incorporate a mixed bag of the team’s traditional maroon, black, and white and its alternate gold and black. The redesigned set incorporates a […] Read More...

Jumbo Shrimp to fight crime in style on Vice Night March 7, 2019 - 23:33 PM The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Double-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins, will play a game dressed as inimitable and iconic Crockett and Tubbs (well, more Crockett than Tubbs). In a promotional schedule that includes such gems as World’s Largest Outdoor Cocktail […] Read More...

Louisville Bats to play as Derby City Mint Juleps March 7, 2019 - 19:19 PM Every time it seems that the wave of food-based promotional identities in minor league baseball has played itself out, along comes the perfect team with the perfect promotion to draw me back in. Today it’s the Louisville Bats rebranding as […] Read More...

Rochester Red Wings to wear sign language jerseys on Deaf Culture Day March 6, 2019 - 11:33 AM The Triple-A Rochester Red Wings will commemorate Deaf Culture Day with specialty jerseys and caps. The uniform set replaces the word Red Wings across the chest of the jersey and the R featured on the cap with illustrations of hands […] Read More...

Charlotte Knights throw back 50 years as Hornets March 1, 2019 - 20:03 PM The Charlotte Knights, Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago White Sox, have been around since 1989, when they debuted as Double-A farm club in the Chicago Cubs’ system. One of the franchise’s predecessors in North Carolina’s Queen City was the Charlotte […] Read More...

Syracuse Mets to play as Butter Sculptures March 1, 2019 - 17:23 PM For 50 years, the New York State Fair has featured an enormous sculpture made entirely of butter, portraying such scenes as Dairy Princess Coronation (1973), Boy with Double Dip Cone (1991), and Thanks for the Milk, Moo York! (2015). Suffice […] Read More...

Binghamton Rumble Ponies to play a game as Stud Muffins February 28, 2019 - 03:34 AM When the Double-A Binghamton Mets rebranded in 2016, four of the six finalists in the name-the-team contest paid homage to the town’s status as the carousel capital of the world. The final selection, Rumble Ponies, beat out Rocking Horses, Timber […] Read More...

Flying Squirrels to play a game as the Richmond Hushpuppies February 26, 2019 - 00:48 AM The Double-A Richmond Flying Squirrels have been minor league baseball fashion makers during their decade in existence. They were among the early adopters of the current era of wacky nicknames and cartoonish logos, and way back in 2010, they were […] Read More...