Reading Fightin Phils Logo

Reading Fightin Phils Logo PNG

Since 1999, the logo of minor league baseball team Reading Fightin Phils has undergone three major overhauls.

Meaning and history

The club was established in Reading, Pennsylvania, under the name Reading Phillies. They played their first official game against the York White Roses in 1967.

1999 — 2007

The 1999 logo features a train riding over a baseball. The red seam looks like a railroad track here. The name of the team was written across the baseball. The design was placed inside a blue rhombus with rounded corners.

2008 — 2012

The logo, used by the baseball club from 2008 until 2012, was composed of just a stylized red “R-Phils” lettering placed on a white background. The wordmark was executed in thick smooth red lines and featured a double white and red outline. The dot above the letter “I” was replaced by an elegant sharp five-pointed star in two shades of blue. It was also outlined in white and red. The logo was pretty simple but bright and memorable.

2013 — 2018

The Reading Fightin Phils logo showcases a cartoonish ostrich putting up his fists in a fighting stance. The text “Fightin Phils” placed above goes perfectly well with the bird theme due to the peculiar elements on the letters resembling feathers. The word “Reading” in a more traditional typeface is placed on the top.

2019 — Today

The redesign of 2019 introduced a new logo, which is fully based on the version from 2008. The red “R-Phils” inscription in a white outline is placed on a light cream rectangle. The inscription is executed in a custom handwritten typeface, with softened edges and a thick edges white outline. The right part of the lettering also has a slightly visible red underline, which is getting more intense to the right border of the badge.

Colors

While the official palette consists of red, nighttime navy, cream, and white, the Reading Fightin Phils logo additionally incorporates grey (for the body of the ostrich).

What is Reading Fighting Phils?
Reading Fighting Phils is the name of the baseball club from Pennsylvania, which was established in 1967. Today the club competes in the Minor League Baseball and is managed by Shawn Williams.