Meet the ... Leaf Peepers? Thunder Chickens?! Coming soon

The Double-A Hartford Yard Goats are set to play games as both the Leaf Peepers and Thunder Chickens. Hartford's GM provides an inside look at how these alternate identities came to be.

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      We’re roughly two months away from Opening Day, but the offseason is in the books as regards one key metric: All new Minor League team names and primary logos have been unveiled. Heading into the 2025 campaign, eight Minor League teams will sport a different look. Check 'em out here.

      On the latest edition of The Show Before the Show, the podcast crew discusses Corpus Christi's new look and then interviews Hartford general manager Mike Abramson about his club's two 2025 alternate identities.

      Before Minor Leaguers fully committed to baseball, some were also star football players in high school and college. Here's a look at 18 top recruits and statistical standouts from the gridiron.