The Fort Wayne TinCaps belong to the Midwest League and are the Class-A affiliates of the San Diego Padres. While the history of the baseball franchise dates back to 1947, it received its current name and brand identity only in 2009. Initially, the team was based in Mattoon, Illinois, while it relocated to Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1993.
What is Fort Wayne Tincaps?
Fort Wayne Tincaps is the name of a baseball club from Indians State. The club was established at the beginning of the 1990s, and today it competes in the Minor League Baseball and is managed by Anthony Contreras.
The very first logo for Fort Wayne Tincaps was created in 1993 when the team was just established under the name Fort Wayne Wizards. The original emblem featured a white and black portrait of a Wizard man, who was holding an enlarged baseball in his hands. The image was placed in a dark blue background and has no additional lettering.
The redesign of 2005 introduced a modern and cool version of the Fort Wayne Wizards logo. The color palette got extended to blue, green, white, and light gray, which looked cold, close to silver. The Wizard portrait was replaced by the drawing of a large green lizard, which was holding a white baseball bat. The creature was placed on a circular background with a starry pattern, and complemented by a stylish custom wordmark in gray, with a double blue and green outline.
The centerpiece of the Fort Wayne TinCaps logo is an angry red apple wearing a silver cooking pot instead of a hat. The words “Tin” and “caps” in a grey script are placed to the left and to the right respectively.
On their caps, the players wear the same angry red apple as on the primary logo but without the script.
The five-color palette includes forest green, red, tin, black, and white.