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John Oliver-Branded Minor League Baseball Team the Erie Moon Mammoths Play First Game
The Erie Moon Mammoths, a minor league baseball team rebranded by John Oliver, made their debut Saturday to a record-setting ...
The Moon Mammoths? Erie’s minor-league franchise celebrates a ‘ludicrous idea’
The idea began in May when comedian John Oliver, the host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” invited teams to pitch why they ...
John Oliver’s Moon Mammoth rebrand of Erie’s minor league baseball team draws record-sized crowd
The SeaWolves had no say on their rebrand name or logo. The Last Week Tonight team dug into Erie’s history to pick Moon ...
George Moon honored before Erie minor league baseball game that bore his name
Erie's George Moon was honored before Saturday's Eastern League baseball game between Chesapeake and the rebranded Erie Moon ...
Erie Moon Mammoths, John Oliver's minor-league baseball creation, debuts to a record crowd
The comedian and host of HBO's "Last Week Tonight" saw his latest crazy creation set out into the world as the Moon Mammoths made their debut in front of a record crowd of 7,070 at UPMC Park in Erie, ...
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Erie Seawolves minor league team gets temporary rebrand thanks to late night host John Oliver
Back in May, late night host John Oliver wanted to highlight minor league baseball and invited teams to send in proposals on ...
Erie Moon Mammoths take the field for special theme night after rebrand by comedian John Oliver
The Erie Seawolves were chosen by comedian John Oliver and his "Last Week Tonight" staff for a temporary rebrand as a tribute ...
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John Oliver minor league baseball: Meet Erie Moon Mammoths
The Tigers' Double-A team, the Erie SeaWolves, won John Oliver's competition to rebrand and now have a new alt identity as the Erie Moon Mammoths.