Picture, if you will, a domesticated bovine species native to the Himalayas that has discovered the game of baseball, developed the ability to travel via paddle-powered watercraft and can now be found in and around the mountains of Virginia. You have pictured the newest team identity on the Minor League Baseball scene. You have pictured the Salem RidgeYaks.

The Salem, Va., team was previously known as the Red Sox, dating to the 2009 start of their ongoing Boston affiliation. The Single-A Carolina League club was owned by Red Sox subsidiary the Fenway Sports Group until 2023, when it was sold to Diamond Baseball Holdings (which also owns two other teams in the Red Sox system, Double-A Portland and Triple-A Worcester).

The new RidgeYaks identity was unveiled on Saturday evening at Salem Me

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