The Sussex County Miners will play four games as the Sons of Liberty to commemorate the US semiquincentennial in 2026. Read about it on @sportslogos.net at news.sportslogos.net/2025/11/29/s...

This week on the Baseball By Design podcast, I was honored to be asked to speak with the Chicago chapter of SABR, the Society for American Baseball Research. John Racanelli hosted and graciously granted permission to share the recording. Listen wherever you get podcasts!

Now that the California League affiliation merry-go-round has stopped spinning, the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes are marking the occasion of their new parent club with an Angels-red set of logos. Read about it on @sportslogos.net at news.sportslogos.net/2025/11/25/r...

The Beloit Sky Carp updated their Supper Clubbers alternate identity with a minty fresh “Grasshopper” theme. Read about it on @sportslogos.net at news.sportslogos.net/2025/11/25/b...

The new baseball team in Modesto, California, has a NEW new name—after a memorable two weeks as the Glow Riders, the team unveiled a new identity, the Modesto Roadsters. Read about it on @sportslogos.net at news.sportslogos.net/2025/11/24/m...

The Beloit Sky Carp will tell the story of a nearby haunted road with their Eerie Wearies alternate. Read about it on @sportslogos.net at news.sportslogos.net/2025/11/24/b...

The Reno Aces unveiled a new Sunday Biggest Little City Edition cap that features a poker chip and playing cards arranged to form the city’s area code. Read about it on @sportslogos.net at news.sportslogos.net/2025/11/23/r...

The Jersey Shore BlueClaws will pay tribute to Philadelphia, the US semiquincentennial, and beach toys with a new on-field cap logo in 2026. Read about it on @sportslogos.net at news.sportslogos.net/2025/11/23/j...

Just finished watching “Who Killed the Montreal Expos?” on Netflix—it’s a tough story but a really well-done doc.

After six seasons away, the Lowell Spinners will return with a new look as a collegiate summer level team in 2026. Read about it on @sportslogos.net at news.sportslogos.net/2025/11/21/l...

The Louisville Bats will celebrate atmospheric moisture in 2026 when they play five games as the Louisville Humidity. Read all about it on @sportslogos.net at news.sportslogos.net/2025/11/20/l...

Episode 192: A team that’s been around for over 20 years in San Francisco, the San Francisco Seagulls are owned by Marc Caviglia. Marc tells us about the teams that comprise the CCL and about his background and the organization. #AmericaLowerYourStandards podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

The Double-A Somerset Patriots will play 4 games as the Semiquincentennials in 2026 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the USA. (They couldn’t just call it America 250 like everyone else?) Read about it on @sportslogos.net at news.sportslogos.net/2025/11/19/s...

The Richmond Flying Squirrels unveiled a refreshed brand from Brandiose to go with their new ballpark in 2026. Check it out on @sportslogos.net at news.sportslogos.net/2025/11/18/r...

This week on Baseball By Design, yoinks—it’s the Richmond Flying Mummies! Guests include GM Trevor Amerson and designer John Worthen. Listen wherever you get podcasts!

The Pioneer League continued its westward shift with the addition of the Modesto Glow Riders, whose brand pays tribute to low rider car culture and the 1973 film American Graffiti. Read about it on @sportslogosnet at news.sportslogos.net/2025/11/15/p...

This week on Baseball By Design, explore the nation’s tightest hairpin railroad turn with the Altoona Curve! Guests include GM Nate Bowen and Jason Klein of Brandiose! Listen wherever you get podcasts

Another parent club nickname bites the dust. The Salem Red Sox will rebrand as the RidgeYaks in 2026, a tribute to the Blue Ridge Mountains and kayaks. Read about it on @sportslogos.net at news.sportslogos.net/2025/11/09/s...

The Windy City ThunderBolts unveiled new branding for the first time in two decades this week. Check it out on @sportslogos.net at news.sportslogos.net/2025/11/08/w...

The State College Spikes will play a game on 6/7 as the Six Sevens. What does it all mean? Check it out on @sportslogos.net at news.sportslogos.net/2025/11/07/s...

This week on the Baseball By Design podcast Val the Stadium Food Girl stops by and we share our favorite food-based baseball logos. Listen wherever you get podcasts!

The state of Colorado has lost three independent professional baseball teams in less than a year—the Northern Colorado Owlz with a Z, the Grand Junction Jackalopes, and the Rocky Mountain Vibes

Wow, sad news that the Rocky Mountain Vibes are no more. One of the best brands in minor league/indy baseball

Episode 189: What does a new team mean for a city that lost a MLB team? We chat with Casey Pratt, the VP of Communications & Fan Entertainment for the Oakland Ballers of the Pioneer League. We also chat about the league and stadium. #AmericaLowerYourStandards podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

This week on Baseball By Design, we discuss the collegiate summer level Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp and their alternate Radioactive Shrimp brand with broadcaster Lucas Burris and wildlife correspondent @rangeramy.bsky.social. Listen wherever you get podcasts!

We’re a couple innings from game 3 of the World Series running into game 3 of the Nippon Series

In Canada's northernmost city, 1,455 miles from Toronto, where polar bears and narwhals roam - there's a bar called The Storehouse. It's filled with diehard Blue Jays fans who'll be eagerly watching Game 3 tonight. “It feels like we’re on the moon." www.mlb.com/news/blue-ja...

I went back and added custom cover art to nearly four years worth of Baseball By Design episodes so that listeners can see the logos we’re talking about.

The Frederick Keys announced their return to affiliated ball with authority—unveiling a new brand to coincide with their status as High A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles. Read about it on @sportslogos.net at news.sportslogos.net/2025/10/26/f...

We ask, “How did this gambling scandal ever happen?” coming up next on the DraftKings Halftime Show!

Episode 188: We are joined by Eddie Hull, the owner of the Queen City Corndogs. Eddie talks about his playing days and what it’s like playing summer collegiate baseball in Charlotte. We also talk about the new Blue Ridge League for 2026. #AmericaLowerYourStandards podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

This week on the Baseball By Design podcast, there’s nothing normal about the Normal Cornbelters! Guests include GM Jarrett Rodgers, MiLB super fan Lynn Smith, and of course Dan Simon with a Studio Simon Stumper! Listen wherever you get podcasts!

Very cool new additions to the Sundae Helmet Hall of Fame from @iaskiheho.bsky.social. Thank you Lynn!

The Winston-Salem Dash upped the ante in the minor league baseball spicy pepper wars with their new Carolina Reapers alternate identity. Read about it on @sportslogos.net at news.sportslogos.net/2025/10/18/w...

Watched early in the morning with my friend Masa across the ocean as the Hanshin Tigers clinched Nippon’s Central League championship! Baseball is the best…

Got up early to watch the Hanshin Tigers move within one game of a Nippon Central League championship thanks to a walkoff homer in the 10th!

I have this minor league baseball community starter pack. Let me know who I’m missing! go.bsky.app/7Zs6fjt

My Hanshin Tigers just won game 1 of the Central League’s Climax Series, giving them a 2-0 lead in the series. (In the Nippon League, the top seed in the league championship series starts with an automatic one-game lead.)

Episode 187: In the second half of our recording with Patrick Larson & Donnie Wise we discuss the MLB playoffs. From the wild card games to the divisional series, the league championship series and the ultimate World Series matchup, hear who we have winning. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

New on Baseball By Design, the Ontario Tower Buzzers will take to the field in Southern California in 2026. Guests include GM Allan Benavides, designer Dan Simon, and wildlife correspondent Ranger Amy! Listen wherever you get podcasts

The most intriguing World Series matchup to me would be Mariners-Brewers. Two teams who have never won, plus maybe there’s bad blood over the history of Bud Selig purchasing the Seattle Pilots and moving them to Milwaukee?

The Banana Ball universe will expand from 4 teams to 6 with the addition of the Indianapolis Clowns and Loco Beach Coconuts in 2026. I interviewed designer Dan Simon about the new brands for @sportslogos.net. Read about them here: news.sportslogos.net/2025/10/12/b...

The collegiate summer level Illinois Valley Pistol Shrimp will play a game as the Radioactive Shrimp in 2026. Read about it on @sportslogos.net at news.sportslogos.net/2025/10/04/i...

The Richmond Flying Mummies are the newest team in the collegiate summer Northwoods League. Read all about them on @sportslogos.net at news.sportslogos.net/2025/10/07/n...

New on the Baseball By Design podcast, the Greenville Drive’s brand is a celebration of their hometown. Guests include Drive GM Eric Jarinko and Heath Dillard of VisitGreenvilleSC. Listen wherever you get podcasts!

Thank you Adam Hazel for this fantastic Oakland Ballers addition to the Sundae Helmet Hall of Fame!

No playoff baseball today? How about a random minor league logo instead? Here’s the erstwhile Beloit Snappers (now the Beloit Sky Carp), featuring Snappy the snapping turtle.

Sedimentary rocks and processes this week in class.🪨 Today's #HatoftheDay, with a slab of mudstone, is from the Toledo Mud Hens. I had the pleasure of attending a Mud Hens game during #SuperOhioBaseballWeek this summer. @baseballbydesign.bsky.social #ToledoMudHens #MudHens #SedimentaryRock

It’s the 200th episode of Baseball By Design, and we’re marking the occasion by celebrating the logos listeners love! Download episode 200 wherever you get podcasts!

MLB is going to owe me a new remote control by the end of the day