We have the new name for the Binghamton Mets, as the Class AA Eastern League team adopts new branding and logos as the Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
Rumble Ponies emerged as the winner in a name-the-team contest held this offseason, out of a final group that included Bullheads, Gobblers, Stud Muffins, Timber Jockeys and Rocking Horses.
The explanation of Rumble Ponies from the team:
A tribute to the Triple Cities’ carousel heritage, the “Binghamton Rumble Ponies” is a herd of fierce horses that no carousel center pole can contain.
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