Back in May, late night host John Oliver wanted to highlight minor league baseball and invited teams to send in proposals on ...

The idea began in May when comedian John Oliver, the host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” invited teams to pitch why they ...

On Saturday night, the comedian and host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” saw his latest crazy creation set out into the world as ...

Just over two months after Last Week Tonight offered its services to rebrand a team, the Detroit Tigers affiliate debuts to a ...

The Erie Seawolves were chosen by comedian John Oliver and his "Last Week Tonight" staff for a temporary rebrand as a tribute ...

The SeaWolves had no say on their rebrand name or logo. The Last Week Tonight team dug into Erie’s history to pick Moon ...

The City of Erie’s Minor League Baseball team, the Erie SeaWolves, was in the national spotlight thanks to a famous ...

Follow GoErie.com for coverage of the first Erie Moon Mammoths game and promotional events for the temporarily rebranded SeaWolves at UPMC Park.

Erie's George Moon was honored before Saturday's Eastern League baseball game between Chesapeake and the rebranded Erie Moon ...

The Detroit Tigers’ Double-A Erie SeaWolves will be renamed the Erie Moon Mammoths after being picked by John Oliver of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight.” Oliver devoted a May 4 segment to names and ...

Comedian John Oliver offered to rebrand a minor league baseball team, with the Erie SeaWolves being selected. The new logo features a purple mammoth in a space helmet, and the team will debut the ...

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