Listen around the backstop at a youth baseball tournament, and you’re certain to encounter plenty of opinions -- from coaches ...

The Detroit Tigers’ Double-A Erie Seawolves will be renamed the Erie Moon Mammoths after being picked by John Oliver of HBO’s ...

Tonight with John Oliver" introduced the Erie Moon Mammoths as a promotion for the SeaWolves on June 29. With the new name ...

Check out the latest episodes of The Show Before the Show, MiLB.com's official podcast. A segment rundown is listed below, in ...

In the summer of 1991, a scuba diver named George Moon was combing the depths of Lake Pleasant in Erie County, Pa. When he ...

On the May 4, 2025, episode of "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver," the comedian put out a call to Minor League Baseball ...

Rocking his own new jersey and stepping onto a fake home plate, Oliver announced the SeaWolves’ new alternate identity on ...

Two Nebraska college baseball standouts found themselves included in cable comedian John Oliver’s lead-up to an announcement ...

The Erie SeaWolves are getting a makeover courtesy of comedian John Oliver. The "Last Week Tonight" host issued a pitch to ...

Oliver gleefully noted that 47 minor league teams got in touch for the “Last Week Tonight” treatment. The “Last Week Tonight” team decided on Pennsylvania’s Erie SeaWolves for a rebrand.

On the May 5 installment of "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver," the host said minor league baseball clubs should get more creative with their marketing and team names.

An extended feature on the Captains made John Oliver’s "Last Week Tonight" recently. Only in minor league baseball can we drop SeaWolves and a row of toilet seats into a story with brilliant ...