2020 logo/jersey changes for MiLB, MILB, and other
 

Might as well get this started as we should expect changes to happen within MLB/MiLB along with the OOTP world for 2020.

• Potomac Nationals will move to Fredericksburg in 2020. Team Branding TBD.
• New Orleans Baby Cakes will move to Wichita in 2020. Team Branding TBD.
• Mobile BayBears will become the Rocket City Trash Pandas.
• Kannapolis Intimidators will re-brand for 2020.
• First Tennessee Park, home of the Nashville Sounds, will become First Horizon Park.
• River City Rascals will cease operations after the 2019 season.
• The Can-Am and Frontier Leagues are merging with a Midwestern Division and Can-Am Division.
• Ottawa Champions (Can-Am) are suspending operations
• Florida Fire Frogs (Florida League) will be moving, no idea if they'll rebrand.
• Connecticut Tigers (NY-Penn League) will be rebranding.
• Florence Freedom (Frontier) will be rebranding.
  
  

Were logos, caps, jersey's for this year ever made? Im looking for all the leagues outside of MLB/MILB.

Yep. I didn't start the thread last year. I'd have to look for it.

River City moved to the Prospect league, college summer league. No word yet if they'll still be the Rascals

Do you happen to have a file that I can download?

Thanks in advance

Here's the thread for last year: 2019 Logo/Uniform/Affiliation Changes

If I had to make an educated guess the new Wichita AAA team is going to be called the Prairie Schooners.

https://twitter.com/WichitaBaseball/...646720/photo/1

Abl
 

Adelaide Bite - Rebranded to the Adelaide Giants

Canberra Cavalry - Rebranding

Im working on a preliminary set of 2020 MLB uniforms with Nike patches and the #20 on the front of uniforms when applicable. These right now are just what I hope/expect them to look like and Ill make adjustments once uniforms start being unveiled.

Currently have the Brewers, Cardinals, Pirates, and the NL West left.

The former Potomac Nationals are keeping their nickname when they move to Fredericksburg...say hello to the "FredNats"!
http://news.sportslogos.net/2019/10/...ats-by-george/

Primary logo:
http://news.sportslogos.net/wp-conte...ry-590x590.png

Home wordmark:
http://news.sportslogos.net/wp-conte...pt-590x296.png

Away wordmark:
http://news.sportslogos.net/wp-conte...pt-590x285.png

Alternate George Washington logo:
http://news.sportslogos.net/wp-conte...GW-590x626.png

Alternate Cityscape logo:
http://news.sportslogos.net/wp-conte...pe-590x533.png

The Can-Am and Frontier Leagues are merging.
The Florida Fire Frogs (Florida League) will be moving, no idea if they'll rebrand.
Connecticut Tigers (NY-Penn League) will be rebranding.
Florence Freedom (Frontier) will be rebranding.

Coming to the WAPB next season:

https://ballparkbiz.files.wordpress....derson-hoo.png

Finalists for the CT Tigers rebrand:

I hate them all

I would choose Salty Dogs... that makes me think of a bunch of rough and rowdy sailors and a crusty old captain all rolled up into one.

Golden Roses is alright... especially if it is really well known for roses.

Don't care for the others... the names are strange to me and not very interesting.

The former Kannapolis Intimidators (A South Atlantic League) are now known as the Kannapolis Cannon Ballers.
https://www.milb.com/milb/news/kanna...rs/c-311239580

Roundel logo:
http://news.sportslogos.net/wp-conte...FC-590x595.png

Primary cap logo:
http://news.sportslogos.net/wp-conte...FC-590x662.png

Uniforms:
http://ballparkdigest.com/wp-content...s-uniforms.png

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers
 

Cool name and logo, but the proposed jerseys are somewhat basic. Maybe they'll have an Evel Knievel theme night.
Added my own design as a Sunday jersey.

Kannapolis Cannon Ballers continued
 

Ballcaps

I really like these.

Fredericksburg Nationals
 

Caps are available on their team store. However, the red and blue color shades are different than the recently released logos. I integrated the new logo colors with the team store designs.

Not good imo but i guess this is what we're going with...

IIRC, the Brewers and Padres have been leaked since they announced the 2020 schedules. The Padres are going back to the Friar swinging the bat and making brown the primary color.

There's no reason to even touch the old Brewers ball & glove. Just bring it back full-time and leave it alone, forever.

It's one of the best logos of all time.

Everyone knew it would be recolored to navy and either yellow or athletic gold, but there was absolutely zero reason to modify it.

It's technically not a glove. It's a "M" and "b".

not anymore.

I don't know why everyone's so upset...I'm just ELATED to see the BiG FINALLY back as the primary again.

:ohmy: You don't say?

Not sure if you're being facetious. But here's your own avatar highlighting the 2 colors. You can't unsee it once it's been seen!

I was being totally sarcastic. And yes, I know it's an M & B, and always have. That's why it's so great.

One of the best ever!

I've seen a lot of folks hating on the new Brewers logo but I like it. I think if they were going to update the classic BiG logo this was the way to do it. I'll be more curious to see the new unis and hats.

The Missoula Osprey, a Diamondbacks affiliate, is rebranding to the Missoula Paddle Heads.

Where have i seen this logo from....

That was easy...

The Arizona Diamondbacks unveiled their new 2020 uniforms:

https://twitter.com/Dbacks/status/1192828063140069376

hahaha. that gradient gave us fits for a while. ingenious yes...but man I couldn't deal with it and took it out of all the dbacks uni's I ever made.

Diamondbacks have some of the worst unis in baseball.

Especially those Gray unis… lack of contrast on the colors is the big problem for me.

Hope these are better.

Help me... what is a Sod Poodle and a Paddle Back?

These are strange nicknames.

But they are nice logos.

Sod Poodles

Paddle Heads

I like them. Simple, no BS.

Diamondbacks Uniforms
 

Diamondbacks 2020 Uniforms

Thanks a bunch... I guess what you do is create a stupid names that no one likes and this publicizes the team... even bad publicity is better than none, I guess.

I could handle something like Sodbusters... but not Sod Poodles.

My area had to endure the stupid Baby Cakes in New Orleans... sadly they lost their team to Wichita... maybe someone will move to New Orleans and pick a sensible nickname like Buccaneers, Dixielanders, Cottonmouths, Moccasins, Gators or Bayou Bombers... they do have a nice stadium... somebody might come, but I'm not sure it's a baseball town... attendance for the Baby Cakes was dwindling fast.

Diamondbacks Hats

Well, the plan is to resurrect the Baby Cakes as a AA team in the Southern League, as per this article.

Nice article... thank you.

Yes, the Baby Cakes made money off the name... but the people of New Orleans hated it... they wanted something that connected to the city and its heritage... Baby Cakes was a contrived name that tried to tie in with the New Orleans King Cake tradition... it was a very poor and forced attempt.

I really hope if the Southern League comes to New Orleans, they will choose a name that ties in with the city's history and heritage.
Something like New Orleans Bayou Blues... connecting the city's jazz heritage and the swamp land and swamp life... or New Orleans Buccaneers that is associated with Jean Lafitte and Dominique You, two smugglers, who helped Andrew Jackson beat the British in the Battle of New Orleans in 1814.
Incidentally, "bayou" is pronounced "by- you".... not "by-yo" as in the great Hank Williams' song "Jambalaya"... Roy Orbison and Linda Ronstadt got it right in their hit versions of the song in the 60s and 70s.
(Orbison) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex2MsgpPafo

(Ronstadt) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHwGqV6YOwo

and yes, I know about the American Basketball Association team, the New Orleans Buccaneers in the late 60s... know the Bucs very well... I married one of their cheerleaders... I really loved the Buccaneers with Doug Moe, Jimmy Jones, Larry Brown, Steve Jones, Jackie Moreland and Red Robbins, coached by Babe McCarthy.
Link to New Orleans Buccaneers:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Orleans_Buccaneers

The ABA used a red, white and blue ball... see the logo.

And for all you little darlin's and buckaroos, here's Johnny Horton singing his #1 song from 1959: "The Battle of New Orleans".

https://www.bing.com/search?q=battle...&setlang=en-US

I've always struggled with the nickname D-Backs. It sounds too similar to D-Bags, which I grew up hearing all the time. Not a positive moniker, imo. :)

The new D-Backs uniforms look clean, I like them.

Well, unfortunately the powers that be have chosen the Baby Cakes identity for that Southern League franchise, because SOMEone someWHERE likes it.

I know minor league teams have trended towards the ridiculous ("marketable") when it comes to nicknames but I absolutely HATE Babycakes.