{"id":33606,"date":"2026-08-09T01:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33606"},"modified":"2026-08-09T01:16:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:16:13","slug":"everyone-wants-what-one-minor-league-baseball-team-put-out-as-a-hilarious-tribute-to-the-carolina-hurricanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=33606","title":{"rendered":"Everyone wants what one minor league baseball team put out as a hilarious tribute to the Carolina Hurricanes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">I love minor league sports.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">That&#8217;s because, while at the top levels they&#8217;re often worried about taking political stands to the point that the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_281\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/wnba\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WNBA<\/a> is like, &#8220;Meh, we&#8217;re not going to slam the door on letting fellas play just yet,&#8221; minor league teams have to focus on putting butts in seats. The best way to do that is with fun promotions.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">So, that&#8217;s what we&#8217;re getting from one minor league ballclub&#8217;s unintentionally \u2014 or, I think more likely, intentionally \u2014 hilarious tribute sweaters to the Stanley Cup champion <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_282\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/nhl\/carolina-hurricanes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/eric-staal-cup.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/eric-staal-cup.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/eric-staal-cup.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/eric-staal-cup.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/eric-staal-cup.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Eric Staal lifting Stanley Cup\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>A minor league baseball team&#8217;s jersey giveaway to honor the Carolina Hurricanes is getting attention for a very funny reason.<\/span> <span>(Photo by Bruce Bennett\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The Fayetteville Woodpeckers \u2014 the Single-A affiliate of the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_283\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/mlb\/houston-astros\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Astros<\/a> \u2014 don&#8217;t play too far from Raleigh, home of the Hurricanes. So, it makes sense that they would want to bathe in the warm glow of a Stanley Cup win.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">And the best way to do that? This phenomenal jersey!<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">I know what it says.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_284\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE OUTKICK SPORTS COVERAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_285\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Imagine wearing that jersey outside a 100-mile radius of Fayetteville. There&#8217;s a good chance no one will have any clue why you own a hockey sweater that says &#8220;PECKERS&#8221; across the front.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">And, frankly, I don&#8217;t think it&#8217;s anyone&#8217;s business. You do you, pal.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">I also get the feeling at least one kid will have to take a detour to the principal&#8217;s office or flip their jersey inside-out in a couple of weeks when school gets underway. I promise you, some humorless school marm who only knows baseball from Ernest Lawrence Thayer&#8217;s 1888 poem, &#8220;Casey at the Bat,&#8221; won&#8217;t get it (but will somehow still understand that &#8220;pecker&#8221; is a slang term for male genitalia).<\/p>\n<div data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"image-ct inline\">\n<div class=\"m\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/343\/192\/fayetteville-woodpeckers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/686\/384\/fayetteville-woodpeckers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"192\" width=\"343\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1023px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/672\/378\/fayetteville-woodpeckers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1, https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1344\/756\/fayetteville-woodpeckers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1 2x\" height=\"378\" width=\"672\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxnews.com\/static.foxnews.com\/foxnews.com\/content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1200\/675\/fayetteville-woodpeckers.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Fayetteville Woodpeckers\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"info\">\n<div class=\"caption\">\n<p><span>The Fayetteville Woodpeckers \u2014 the Single-A affiliate of the Houston Astros \u2014 have a giveaway jersey honoring the Carolina Hurricanes that is going to be in high demand.<\/span> <span>(Andrew Craft \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>SIGN UP TO GET THE LATEST SPORTS NEWS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-sports_article_main-content_article-body_6_287\" href=\"https:\/\/link.podtrac.com\/fearless_article\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>STAY &#8220;FEARLESS&#8221; ON THE GO! TAKE TOMI LAHREN WITH YOU. DOWNLOAD THE TLIF PODCAST NOW!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">But the public response has been about as good as the organization could hope for.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">You rarely do anything on the internet that garners universal acclaim \u2014 trust me; I know \u2014 but I think the Peckers sweater may have done it.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Unfortunately, unless the plans change, only the first 1,350 fans at the Woodpeckers&#8217; game on August 15 will be able to cop them.<\/p>\n<p> <!----> <!----> <\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p>Matthew Reigle is a writer for OutKick.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love minor league sports. 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