The Butler BlueSox will pay tribute to the City of Butler’s long baseball tradition with a series of Throwback Sunday games this summer.
“If you look around the Prospect League, we have one of the strongest baseball traditions of any city,” Larry Sassone, one of the six BlueSox’ owners, said in a statement. “We wanted to honor that tradition in a big way this summer.”
Butler will be the first team in the Prospect League with true throwback uniforms. Thanks to a sponsorship with Honda North, players will wear uniforms from the mid-1930s-to-late-1940s era, featuring baggy off-white uniforms with high pants and Yankees across the chest as a nod to the numerous teams over the years called the Butler Yankees.
The team will wear the uniforms during their eight Sunday homes games this season. Those games will also feature older music and special food items.
“Our fans are well -versed in the history of the bal lpark; it’s a constant conversation piece at games throughout the summer,” Roger Snodgrass, another team owner, said in a statement. “We discussed some sort of retro memorabilia and the idea took off. We credit the fans for their enthusiasm about the Park’s history, as well as Honda North for helping to make it a reality.”
Opening day for the BlueSox is Thursday, May 26.
The Throwback Sunday games will start at 6:35 p.m., except for June 12 and July 24, which will begin at 1:35 p.m. and 4:05 p.m., respectively. A complete schedule is available at here. Individual tickets for Throwback Sundays and all fireworks games are on sale now, online at ButlerBlueSox.net or by email to [email protected].
The first Throwback Sunday game of the season will be on Sunday, May 29 against the Champion City Kings.
