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SWB Yankees to be renamed Empire State Yankees for 2012

Via Mike Ashmore, the Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees will be renamed the Empire State Yankees for the 2012 season. The club will play all of its home games on the road this summer because of extensive renovations to PNC Field, including 60 games throughout New York. The new logos can be seen here and here, and will be featured on the team’s caps this season. They’ll go back to being the SWB Yanks in 2013. Pretty neat, guess I have to buy a hat while they’re available.

Categories : Asides, Minors

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Andy in Sunny Daytona says:

March 7, 2012 at 2:34 pm

I thought all the minor league teams were going to have to come up with another nickname besides the Yankees?

Mike Axisa says:

March 7, 2012 at 2:37 pm

So did I. Haven’t heard anything yet.

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John says:

March 7, 2012 at 3:09 pm

Maybe this only applies to teams not owned by the Yankees.

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Owen Two says:

March 7, 2012 at 3:09 pm

Why are the minor league teams being re-named?

#OutOfTheLoop

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Craig says:

March 7, 2012 at 2:59 pm

Surely I wasn’t the only one that thought of this:

http://images.wikia.com/starwa.....ROTJHD.jpg

Tony says:

March 7, 2012 at 3:38 pm

where can you buy a hat with this logo?

Joe says:

March 7, 2012 at 4:17 pm

@Tony redwingsbaseball.com they are actually cheap compared to most at $26.99 neat looking too they are a little different similar to SI. Bought myself both already!

Tony says:

March 7, 2012 at 4:40 pm

thanks joe!

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- Joe says:
  
  March 7, 2012 at 4:45 pm
  
  You’re Welcome! Also, does any one know what the Jerseys will look like? I am a big fan of the SWB blue jersey with the small logo hope there is something similar this year.
  
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Tyrone Sharpton says:

March 7, 2012 at 4:23 pm

WOW THAT’S like the yankees playing at fenway and calling it home. what is the mets problem

RetroRob says:

March 7, 2012 at 4:53 pm

Perhaps they should be called the Port Ruppert Yankees, in honor of Philip Roth’s story of the first permanent road team.

Plank says:

March 7, 2012 at 4:58 pm

The name is awesome. I hate the bat and hat logo though. I always have.

I wouldn’t be at all surprised if the team unveils a new logo and name next year when they are in their new stadium. I bet it will be something like Red Barons. Navy Barons? Blue Barons?

Joseph Cecala says:

March 7, 2012 at 5:39 pm

So original and creative…

Ron Maciejewski says:

April 5, 2012 at 9:28 am

How about them Blue Wahoos