Long Beach\u2019s independent baseball team, which has a dual identity of sports and rap music, is set to begin play on May 19 and will be known as the Long Beach Coast, while its hip-hop \u201calter ego\u201d will be the Long Beach Regulators.<\/p>\n
The team explained in a statement, \u201cthe Long Beach Regulators alter ego taps into Long Beach\u2019s legendary \u201990s hip-hop roots, unlocking superhero-level moments, bold creative collaborations, fan-powered energy, and one-of-a-kind in-season activations.\u201d<\/p>\n
The rapper Warren G, a member of the team\u2019s ownership group and a Long Beach native, told \u201cTMZ\u201d in September he wanted Regulators be the team\u2019s nickname in honor of his 1994 single \u201cRegulate,\u201d which the team describes as \u201can anthem that defined a city and a sound.\u201d<\/p>\n
The team likened its alter ego to those of superheroes and musicians such as Bruce Wayne (Batman), Tony Stark (Iron Man) and Eminem (Slim Shady).<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Long Beach Coast and the Long Beach Regulators \u2014 a core identity paired with an alter ego, gives us room to explore different aesthetics and push the boundaries of what a baseball brand can look and feel like,\u201d team President Ena Patel said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe want to build a brand where anyone in Long Beach can see themselves in it \u2013 who doesn\u2019t have a little bit of an alter ego or super hero in them?\u201d<\/p>\n
Minor league baseball teams commonly have a secondary nickname.<\/p>\n
Coast, Regulators and Parrots were announced Oct. 22 as the three finalists for the nickname after 4,862 votes were cast online in 35 states and at ballot boxes across Long Beach. Cruisers, Grit and Groove were the other semifinalists.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Long Beach Coast celebrates the connective thread that runs through every part of the city,\u201d the team said. \u201cFew cities embody duality as Long Beach does. Eleven miles of coastline tie together the West Side and East Side \u2014 where ocean meets concrete, hustle meets chill, and old-school roots meet new-school energy.\u201d<\/p>\n
The announcement was made by Mayor Rex Richardson Tuesday during the state of the city speech.<\/p>\n
The Coast will play in the 12-team Pioneer Baseball League, one of four MLB Partner Leagues.<\/p>\n
MLB defines the partner leagues as collaborating \u201cwith MLB on various initiatives while providing organized baseball to communities throughout the United States and Canada, and also expanding the geographic reach of the game,\u201d as well as providing \u201cdevelopment opportunities for young players throughout the country and for veteran players who seek a second chance to reach the major leagues\u201d and \u201cformal, MLB-sponsored programs to give people with diverse backgrounds additional playing and coaching opportunities.\u201d<\/p>\n
Unlike minor league teams, teams in partner leagues do not have formal affiliations with major league teams.<\/p>\n
The Coast will play their opener May 19 against the Yuba-Sutter High Wheelers in Marysville to begin a 12-game road trip. They will play their home opener at Blair Field June 2 against the PBL Travel Team, which only plays road games.<\/p>\n
The Coast will be managed by former Angel star reliever Troy Percival. Their coaching staff includes former Angel Troy Glaus, the MVP of the 2002 World Series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Long Beach\u2019s independent baseball team, which has a dual identity of sports and rap music, is set to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":28494,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[2135,174,9350,68239,68240,131,133,132,30630,427],"class_list":["post-133365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-baseball","tag-beach","tag-coast","tag-independent","tag-known","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-regulators","tag-team"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133365"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133365\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28494"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133365"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133365"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}