Get a look at the most unbelievable minor-league baseball team yet
Move over Hartford Yard Goats, Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, Savannah Bananas and El Paso Chihuahuas — the New Orleans Baby Cakes have come to claim the crown of most unbelievable but actual Minor League Baseball team.
On Tuesday, the New Orleans Zephyrs — the Miami Marlins Triple-A affiliate — announced that they’d rebranded themselves as the Baby Cakes, a move that, if nothing else, got people talking. It immediately became a trending topic on Twitter, where was there no shortage of opinions about the team’s new look, which is inspired by actual New Orleans king cakes, which are popular at Mardi Gras and often have a small plastic baby inside of them.
This baby, though? Looks like he could be Negan’s youngest underling, popping out of a cake ready to bash your skull in. Or maybe just hit a baseball. It’s no surprise that the Baby Cakes have a lot of new merchandise and some different jerseys to wear, both of which celebrate the new identity.
Score our newest merchandise items here at the stadium or online at https://t.co/1WqgpJcpFF! pic.twitter.com/u1zmipQCuC
— NOLA Baby Cakes (@cakesbaseball) November 16, 2016
Here's your first look at our new uniforms! Alongside our home and road jerseys, we have 2 alternates and two sets of Pelicans throwbacks. pic.twitter.com/dRH6vM08bw
— NOLA Baby Cakes (@cakesbaseball) November 15, 2016
People on Twitter seemed to give the Baby Cakes the thumbs down, but take that with a grain of salt, because people on Twitter hate almost everything. Nonetheless, some of the responses were funny:
@cakesbaseball Angelica’s imaginary sibling from Rugrats is now a team logo. pic.twitter.com/qdmmocedg3
— Tyler Sullivan (@TylerSully) November 15, 2016
@cakesbaseball @MiLB pic.twitter.com/KjWHUPjtr7
— TheShark (@TheShark77) November 15, 2016
@cakesbaseball pic.twitter.com/IYgWNlt4AD
— Del Reid (@DelReid) November 15, 2016
Like most offseason moves, we’ll wait to see how this one looks on the field before making any firm judgment.
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