FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WOWO): The TinCaps will be called the “Manzanas Luchadores de Fort Wayne” during six games next season.
The name, which translates to “fighting apples” in Spanish, is part of Minor League Baseball’s “Es Divertido Ser Un Fan” (It’s Fun to be a Fan) Hispanic fan engagement initiative.
The mask over the apple logo is to represent luchdores, who usually wear masks in the ring.
The TinCaps will transform to the Manzanas Luchadores for six games at Parkview Field next sesaon: May 1-3 and June 26-28. The team will also wear special jerseys and hats, which will be unveiled in March of next year.
A special ticket package to each of the six games includes a Manzanas Luchadores hat for $72 through Dec. 21. Manzanas Luchadores gear is available now at The Orchard Team Store at Parkview Field and on the TinCaps website.
Last season, 24 of the 58 players who appeared in a game for the TinCaps grew up in a Latin American country. Also, about 10 percent of the city’s population is Hispanic/Latino.
Tickets for all TinCaps games will go on sale in February.
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Enough of this PC pandering, please! This is Fort Wayne, Indiana — not Tijuana North. What’s next, will they decide to change the name to 錫キャップ (Suzu kyappu) or ブリキキャップ (Burikikyappu) because the game is popular in Japan? Seriously, Baseball was created and popularized in America First. It is not a crime nor a sin to recognize and celebrate that.
An FYI to the Tin Caps. Since when are the Tin Caps or Hispanics “wrestlers”? Isn’t that a stereotype? I’m a Hispanic, and I DON’T like it!!!! The Tin Caps didn’t do their due diligence on this! In Mexico, e.g., if that it is the type of Hispanic, wrestling is a crude sport for the “ignorant.” Otherwise, if they wish to portray an underdog or one who battles back against all odds, then a better name would be “Vencedores.”
Furthermore, outside of Mexico, is wrestling that popular in Latin or Spanish countries? Lastly, the noun “manzanas,” which is in the feminine, used as an adjective in this case, would require “luchadoras.”