In the summer of 1991, a scuba diver named George Moon was combing the depths of Lake Pleasant in Erie County, Pa. When he ...

The Detroit Tigers' Double-A Erie Seawolves will be renamed the Erie Moon Mammoths after being picked by John Oliver of HBO's "Last Week Tonight." ...

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.

In preparation for the Erie Moon Mammoths game on July 19, businesses are celebrating with promotions and merchandise based on the SeaWolves' rebrand.

Tickets for the Erie Moon Mammoths (SeaWolves) baseball game July 19 are, technically, still available. Just don't expect to ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Minor league baseball has always been the laboratory for sports marketing creativity, but the Erie Sea Wolves’ transformation into the “Moon Mammoths” might just take the ...

A big, fuzzy mammoth mascot appeared alongside host John Oliver on the “ Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” show June 29.

John Oliver will turn the Erie SeaWolves into the Moon Mammoths, and some local businesses are getting ready for the hype. Oliver’s Rooftop on Erie’s bayfront will be temporarily changing its name to ...

HBO’s John Oliver, the host of Last Week Tonight, recently put out an offer to Minor League Baseball teams across the country for a complete rebrand. Forty-seven minor league squads took Oliver up on ...

The Erie SeaWolves are getting a makeover courtesy of comedian John Oliver. The "Last Week Tonight" host issued a pitch to Minor League baseball teams with a "very special offer" for one team: to give ...

The Erie SeaWolves are receiving a new name -- at least for certain games later this season. The team is being rebranded as the Moon Mammoths after winning a contest held by comedian John Oliver.