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Arkansas Travelers Unveil New Road Jerseys and Alternate Logo

Little Rock Featured On Travs Road Jersey

Ray Winder Field, Little Rock, AR - The Arkansas Travelers today introduced their brand new 2004 road jerseys and alternate caps. Paying homage to the Travs’ home city, the new road jerseys have “Little Rock” written across the chest. Travelers’ jerseys have either featured “Arkansas” or “Travelers” ever since the 1950s.

“Nostalgia is in these days and the retro look has become stylish,” said Travs’ Executive Vice President/General Manager Bill Valentine. “We were the Little Rock Travelers for years and after all this time we thought we lost the identification with Little Rock. Some people actually didn’t know we’re from Little Rock. The LR logo has had success on our replica caps and we thought that the time to make this change was right now.”

Named the Little Rock Travelers at the team’s inception in 1895, the Travs were the first professional sports team to claim an entire state in 1957 when they became the Arkansas Travelers. While the team will continue to be known as the Arkansas Travelers, it is shifting its logos towards an emphasis on the city of Little Rock. A white interlocking “LR” logo is now featured on the Travs’ new red batting helmets and batting practice jerseys.

The new alternate cap is gray and features the Travs’ main logo with one change. General Robert E. Lee is riding on his horse, named Traveler, as he jumps through an “A”.

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