{"id":445724,"date":"2026-01-31T19:10:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T19:10:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/445724\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T19:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T19:10:09","slug":"lancaster-stormers-unveil-pair-of-alternate-identities-sportslogos-net-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/445724\/","title":{"rendered":"Lancaster Stormers unveil pair of alternate identities \u2013 SportsLogos.Net News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"806\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Stormers-Alts.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96368\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The Lancaster Stormers, an unaffiliated team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, unveiled two alternate identities that celebrate two different aspects of the Pennsylvania city\u2019s heritage.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Stormers-RedRoses-1000x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96369\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>The Lancaster Red Roses identity pays tribute to the city\u2019s nickname, the Red Rose City, which is due to its historical link to Lancaster, England. The House of Lancaster adopted the red rose as its heraldic badge in the 14th century.<\/p>\n<p>Per the team, \u201cThe identity celebrates local pride, tradition, and the deep connection between the team and the community it\u00a0represents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When the Red Roses take the field April 25, it won\u2019t be the first time a baseball team in Lancaster goes by that name\u2014two separate Lancaster Red Roses teams played from 1906 to 1911 and 1940 to 1961.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Stormers-RoadApples-1000x1000.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96370\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>A second alternate identity provides a cheekier look at Lancaster heritage. \u201cRoad Apple\u201d is a slang term for piles of horse poop left by horses pulling carriages, which are prominent in Lancaster thanks to the town\u2019s significant Amish population. The Lancaster Road Apples identity features a literal apple splattered on the ground while a carriage rides away in the distance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe use of the Road Apples name leans fully into humor, nostalgia and is the perfect fit for Lancaster\u2019s hometown team,\u201d the team said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>The Stormers will play as the Road Apples May 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Lancaster Stormers, an unaffiliated team in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, unveiled two alternate identities that&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":445725,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[49,48,462,82],"class_list":["post-445724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-mlb","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=445724"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445724\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/445725"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}