Comedian and TV host John Oliver brought his quirky humor to minor league baseball with the debut of the Erie Moon Mammoths.

The idea began in May when comedian John Oliver, the host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” invited teams to pitch why they ...

The SeaWolves had no say on their rebrand name or logo. The Last Week Tonight team dug into Erie’s history to pick Moon ...

The Erie Seawolves were chosen by comedian John Oliver and his "Last Week Tonight" staff for a temporary rebrand as a tribute ...

The Erie Moon Mammoths, a minor league baseball team rebranded by John Oliver, made their debut Saturday to a record-setting ...

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

Follow GoErie.com for coverage of the first Erie Moon Mammoths game and promotional events for the temporarily rebranded SeaWolves at UPMC Park.

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

John Oliver was at the ballpark for it all, as was George Moon, whose incredible discovery inspired the Moon Mammoths name.

Erie resident George Moon, the man partially responsible for the Erie Moon Mammoths rebranding, was honored before Saturday's game at UPMC Park.

HBO host John Oliver played bat boy, public address announcer, concession stand worker and more Saturday at UPMC Park. Relive his Erie experience through this timeline.

The Baysox tied the game in the second on a home run by Adam Retzbach and went ahead in the third when Alfredo Velásquez stole home. Velásquez had singled and moved to third on a single from Reed ...