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NBC News
a day ago
- Entertainment
- NBC News
John Oliver's Moon Mammoths make minor league debut in Erie, Pennsylvania
The Erie Seawolves, a minor league team, won a contest for a total rebrand courtesy of comedian John Oliver and his HBO show Last Week Tonight. NBC News' Erin Mclaughlin was on hand for the minor league team's first at bat as the Moon Mammoths and caught up with John Oliver to talk about the team's temporary makeover and the new mascot, 21, 2025
CBS News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- CBS News
Erie Seawolves debut as rebranded Moon Mammoths after winning contest on HBO's "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver"
On Saturday night, excitement was in the air in Erie, Pennsylvania, as the MiLB's Erie Seawolves started playing under a new name: the Erie Moon Mammoths. The Seawolves are the Double-A affiliate for the Detroit Tigers, and they got their new alter ego after winning a rebranding contest put on by none other than HBO's "Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver and his team. The Seawolves beat out 47 other minor league teams to win this rebrand, and the only stipulation the Seawolves had to agree to for all this was that they would have no say in the new name, logo and mascot. Oliver and his comedy writers went to work, dug deep and found the story of George Moon, who discovered a 12,000-year-old Mammoth fossil in Erie County in the summer of 1991. From there, it wasn't a stretch for them to come up with the new team name. Oliver unveiled the Moon Mammoths on his show a few weeks ago, and on Saturday night at UPMC Park in Erie, Oliver headlined a sold-out game with over 6,000 fans to welcome the Moon Mammoths to town. "I think this is less about me," Oliver told KDKA-TV. "I am excited to see what Erie does with this in the future because now we are done. So, I am excited to see what you'll do with this group of ingredients. It is like a very odd episode of "Chopped." We have given you some odd ingredients here. I cannot wait to go and see the cake-adjacent thing that you are about to bake." When asked how he felt about all the hype around this new mascot, George Moon, the mammoth fossil finder said, "If you had bet me 34 years ago on something like this, I would have not taken the money, I would have lost. This is great. I love it for Erie. It is great for the community, for the ballpark, for everybody around." Fans were over the moon for this rebrand, too. "I thought it was awesome. As soon as I saw the logo and the mascot, I was excited and I was flipping out," said Kim Conti from Erie. And Moon Mammoth merch was flying off the shelves both at the park and online. "My husband was right on it," said Sharon Correll of Erie. "He is a Seawolves fan. He heard about this on the John Oliver show, and he was right there getting everything ordered." The Moon Mammoths will be the SeaWolves' alter-egos. The team will appear as the Mammoths for several games this season and could potentially play as them for a few games next year as well. For more information on the Erie Moon Mammoths or to get some of their merchandise, click here.
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
SeaWolves clinch series victory with win over Richmond
The Erie Seawolves defeated the Richmond Flying Squirrels by a final score of 4-2 on Saturday night. The win gives Erie a series victory, and keeps them at the top of the Eastern League Southwest Division. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
SeaWolves let late lead slip away, fall to Reading and more in FNL part I
The Erie Seawolves fell to the Reading Fightin' Phils by a final score of 5-4 on Friday night. The Fightin' Phils scored two runs in the bottom of the ninth to win the game in walk-off fashion. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
John Oliver thrillingly revealed minor league team he's full-on rebranding
John Oliver is wading into minor league baseball, which should be absolutely hilarious. The Last Week Tonight host used some of his airtime a few weeks ago to give a shoutout to minor league teams that have wild names like Rumble Ponies and which have some fun promotions. And in the most recent episode he gave an update on his offer: he wants to rebrand a minor league team with a new name, mascot and theme night, "as long as they ... promise to do whatever we told them." So we now know the team that he's choosing to rebrand out of the 47 (!) franchises that reached out: it's ... the Erie Seawolves! This is the most exciting! Watch this thrilling announcement: Just went you think this Detroit Tigers season couldn't get any more fun, you find out John Oliver is re-branding the Erie Seawolves with a new name, mascot and theme night 👌🏻 — Ron W (@FIPmyWHIP) May 19, 2025 John Oliver on @LastWeekTonight: Minor League Baseball is clearly both incredibly special and inescapably stupid in the very best spot on if you ask us 🤣 — Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) May 19, 2025 Can't wait. This article originally appeared on For The Win: John Oliver minor league team rebrand revealed on Last Week Tonight
