The Somerset Patriots, Double-A affiliate of the New York Yankees, will play three video games in 2024 because the Jersey Diners. The momentary nickname is an homage to the preponderance of this specific and distinctive type of casual eatery that New Jersey is understood for.
The suite of logos, highlighted by an anthropomorphic espresso mug, features a wordmark that mimics neon lettering, and metalic parts above and beneath that evoke the distinct metalic surfaces one finds at diners, which are sometimes transformed prepare automobiles.
The Jersey jerseys (ha!) function the wordmark towards a light-weight blue background, with sleeve cuffs emblazoned with a purple and white verify sample harking back to diner desk cloths.
Designer Ryan Foose of Fooser Sports activities Design, who created the model, proclaimed on social media that “New Jersey is the land of the diner.” This level is pushed dwelling visually with an alternate mark that options eggs alongside a New Jersey–formed steak.
Different alternate marks embrace pancakes with a baseball-shaped pad of butter, a espresso pot with a J for Jersey, and a grilled bacon, tomato, and cheese sandwich—a diner staple.
The Diners will first take the sphere June 8 towards the Hartford Yard Goats.
