One minor league team for the Miami Marlins is getting a new name for the 2017 season – and it’s something you would never expect.
Ken Babby, owner of the franchise that was called the Jacksonville Suns, announced that the franchise will have a new nickname next season – the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.
The franchise, which has been affiliated with the Marlins since 2009, revealed their new logo and uniforms at a Wednesday press conference.
Quick look at the new uniforms @UniWatch pic.twitter.com/pBDEvxXSBU — Jax Jumbo Shrimp (@JaxShrimp) November 2, 2016
Road (pictured) & home fitted hats along with some shirts are available for our purchase at the park or https://t.co/UNjzHd9TK5. pic.twitter.com/5If45jNYw1 — Jax Jumbo Shrimp (@JaxShrimp) November 2, 2016
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“There’s something fun and quirky about minor-league team names,” Babby told the Florida Times Union. “In our league alone, you have the [Pensacola] Wahoos and [Montgomery] Biscuits. When people see this logo and hear the name for the first time, they’ll see this experience is all about fun.”
Babby hired a company out of San Diego to put together a Jumbo Shrimp logo back in the spring. He didn’t see it until mid-July.
“It’s a gritty, tough, hard-working shrimp,” Babby said. “The word that probably best describes it is tenacious.”
