It鈥檚 been 45 years since the Mounties played baseball in Vancouver, but the red insignia will return to Nat Bailey Stadium this summer in the shape of a cleft-jawed Mountie wearing jodhpurs and a grin.听
The 麻豆传媒映画Canadians revealed new branding in January and honoured the city鈥檚 past by introducing the playfully manly character, which will appear on four new team jerseys and additional merchandise.
"Baseball goes back more than a century here in 麻豆传媒映画and we understand our responsibility to preserve the integrity of the game,鈥� Canadians owner Jake Kerr said at the time.
The 麻豆传媒映画Mounties competed in the Class AAA Pacific Coast League and, starting in 1956, played 12 seasons at Capilano Stadium until 1969, which was renamed Nat Bailey Stadium in 1978 when the Canadians were moved to town.
The C鈥檚 also unveiled a dedicated 鈥渘ooner鈥� jersey for daytime games and edited the apostrophe in their trademark letter for a small maple leaf, which hints at their affiliation with the Toronto Blue Jays, Canada's only Major Leage team.
Bob Brown Bear, the club鈥檚 cherished mascot, is not going anywhere, said Vancouver鈥檚 general manager J.C. Fraser, adding that the club had been considering a historical tribute for several years.
鈥淲e wanted to make sure that the timing was right when we finally did it,鈥� he told the Courier on Monday. 鈥淎fter three straight championships, we couldn鈥檛 possibly find a better time to come out with something like this.鈥�
The unnamed character, called a "historical mark" by the club, was almost endowed with a handlebar mustache, but the look was deemed too aggressive. While he does have three baseball bats and a pair of spurs, he doesn鈥檛 have a name 鈥� yet.
The Canadians will turn to their fans for suggestions in May and pick a winning name before the season begins June 13 on the road against Salem-Kaiser.
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