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The 5 candidates for the rebranded Edmonton Prospects name are

Months of waiting for the short list of name options that will forge the new identity of the Edmonton Prospects Baseball Club came to end on January 23rd. The Club released the 5 candidates for the team moniker but did not specify if they would use Edmonton, Spruce Grove or Parkland as their named location (likely depends on the outcome of the name vote). With each potential choice, they included a hype message. Here we go:

The baseball Club plays in the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL). The Saskatoon Berries likely wins the most untraditional name in the league. Minor league baseball is supposed to be about fun and the soon-to-be former Prospects have embraced being different. Each name promises to deliver some beauty merchandise! Think of a Jacked Rabbit on a hat!

Running unofficial polls through the subreddit "r/edmonton" and the editors chat at Shotgun, here is how the voting tallied up as of press time:

  • Cobra Chickens 54.2%
  • Prairie Pirates 20.8%
  • Jacked Rabbits 12.5%
  • Cactus Rats 12.5%
  • Burrow Bandits 0%

Are you even Canadian if you have not moved all the way over on the sidewalk to slide past a Canadian Goose? The fun you can have incorporating the fans into the game by having them honk. Imagine how loud that could make the bottom of the ninth with the closer going for the final out!

If Prairie Pirates wins, one would hope the Captain Tractor song "The Last Saskatchewan Pirate" takes the traditional spot of "Take Me Out to the Ballgame". This is an example of going with the location Parkland making the name roll off your tongue.

How to vote

To submit your vote, visit nameyourteam.net or scan the QR code.

Why the name change?

The 2025 season will be the first season the team plays in the still under construction Myshak Metro Ballpark in Spruce Grove. The first game at Myshak is scheduled for Saturday June 7th and the Club mentioned on their socials that they wanted it to be a fresh start for the organization. New ballpark = new name and new look = logical thought process.

Let us know what your vote is in the comment section!

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