Benjamin Hill travels the nation collecting stories about what makes Minor League Baseball unique. This excerpt from his newsletter is a mere taste of the smorgasbord of delights he offers every week.

New Era debuted the latest MLB Spring Training hats recently on their website and Pittsburgh’s is an all-black cap with the buccaneer logo that was seen back in the late 1990s.

As MLB.com detailed in 2021 ... "It wasn't until after Finley sold the team to the Haas Family in '80 that the elephant made its return. The logo was placed on the left sleeve of all iterations ...