Apparently, this offseason was meant for name changes, logo changes, and movement amongst eastern Minor League Baseball teams. First, the Reading Phillies announced the team’s name would change to reflect their individuality. The team changed its name from the Reading Phillies to the Reading Fightin Phils.
Another team, in a similar situation, and geographically close to Reading also made a name change. The Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees, formerly the Red Barons, made the change from “Yankees” to the RailRiders. The Railriders also changed the team’s logo, making it a porcupine riding on train tracks imitating a train car. The team’s new colors are electric gold, rich maroon, and Yankee’s navy. The maroon was meant as a nod towards the Red Barons while the navy keeps a bit of the short-lived Yankees around. The new name for the team was voted on, and won convincingly.
In addition to the new name in Scranton, up in Buffalo, the triple A Buffalo Bison have a new logo. The team made the change after the MLB affiliation switched from the NY Mets to the Toronto Blue Jays. The orange and blue tones that shouted Mets are gone, replaced by a dominant red with classic white and blue accompaniment. The new color scheme harkens back to the 80’s and 90’s Bison Baseball, something that team officials believe fans will like. The new logo also has Buffalo mascot Buster in the center holding a bat, ready to swing away.
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Thursday’s answer: Navy.
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