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In the late fall of 2018, one of the most viral sports stories was about a new Minor League Baseball (MILB) team in Madison, Alabama. The reason for all the hype wasn't their game so much as their name: the Rocket City Trash Pandas

The name was unveiled in September 2018, after the "Trash Pandas" moniker won a public vote, beating out four similarly absurd space-animal combinations: Moon Possums, ThunderSharks, Space Chimps, and Comet Jockeys. 

The newly-named Trash Pandas generated plenty of headlines, and they got an extra boost in late October when the team's amazing astronaut raccoon logo was unveiled. The space-related look and "Rocket City" reference are a nod to the large NASA hub, including Space Camp, in nearby Huntsville. Read more...

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