Besides being a fan, John Oliver has had a certain affinity for minor league baseball. On Saturday night, the comedian and host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” saw his latest crazy creation set out into ...

Oliver and his comedy writers went to work, dug deep and found the story of George Moon, who discovered a 12,000-year-old ...

On Saturday night, excitement was in the air in Erie, Pennsylvania, as the MiLB's Erie Seawolves started playing under a new name: the Erie Moon Mammoths.

Thousands of fans gathered at UPMC Park in Erie on Saturday for the opening night of the Moon Mammoths, a temporary rebranding of the Erie SeaWolves inspired by talk show host John Oliver. The ...

July 19 was a sellout crowd with “Last Week Tonight's” John Oliver in attendance leading the game day comraderies and cheers.

George Moon has to be the only person in history who scuba dove and discovered … a Minor League Baseball team. It was 34 ...

The City of Erie’s Minor League Baseball team, the Erie SeaWolves, was in the national spotlight thanks to a famous ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Detroit Tigers' Double-A Erie Seawolves will be renamed the Erie Moon Mammoths after being picked by John Oliver of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight.” Oliver devoted a May 4 segment to ...

The Erie SeaWolves will change to the Erie Moon Mammoths for four games this season after winning a contest with HBO and renowned comedian John Oliver.

John Oliver Is Rebranding Erie SeaWolves — Here's The Twisted Catch One Minor League Baseball team just handed over its identity—completely—to John Oliver. Last week, on "Last Week Tonight With John ...

Erie, Pa — (WJET/WFXP) — Ticket prices for the Erie SeaWolves’ game, where they’ll be debuting as the Moon Mammoths, have already reached well over $100 and above for their debut weekend.