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The Mobile BayBears is the name of a former Minor League Baseball club, which was affiliated with the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Established in 1997 in Mobile, Alabama, the BayBears played their last season in the Southern League in 2019, and relocated to another city in the same state, changing the name to the Rocket City Trash Pandas.
Meaning and history
The history of the team started in 1976 in Charlotte, North Carolina, where it played under the name the Charlotte Orioles. The name Mobile BayBears was adopted in 1997 after the franchise relocated to Mobile, Alabama. Under the new name, the team has won the League Championship four times, with the latest win in 2012.
An important part of the team’s history is the relocation to Madison, Alabama, in 2020. This is when the Mobile BayBears team stopped existing. However, a new franchise was born — the Rocket City Trash Pandas.
In terms of visual identity, Mobile BayBears always stuck to the name of the team, with the image of a cartoonish bear character making up the basis of the composition. After the redesign of 2009, the friendly animal became aggressive and powerful, showing the growth and confidence of the franchise.
1997 — 2009
The 1997 Mobile BayBears logo perfectly fit the name of the club. There was a bear and a lot of water around it, as well as a baseball bat. The anthropomorphized bear was wearing a striped shirt with the letter “M” on its chest for “Mobile.” The name of the team was given below. The word “BayBear” featured a script imitating handwriting, while the name of the city was given in a plain sans serif type.
2010 — Today
Although the 2010 version preserved the main character, the bear, it was a totally different animal now. The angry, yet cartoonish, bear was replaced by a wild, ferocious creature. The choice of colors – dark and light blue – helped to create a midnight mood.
Colors
The Mobile BayBears logo adopted in 2010 featured the combination of light blue and dark blue with ecru and white.
