Cardinals Minor League Team Rebrands With Greatest Alternative Team Mascot Ever

Every sports fan knows one thing: Minor League Baseball teams have some of the best nicknames and mascots in sports.

From the Jumbo Shrimp, to the Trash Pandas, and even the Yard Goats, MiLB has the market cornered on fantastic team mascots.

One team that hasn't exactly joined the world of sick minor league mascots is the St. Louis Cardinals' affiliate, the cleverly named Palm Beach Cardinals.

Operating out of beautiful Jupiter, Florida, the Cardinals decided it was time for a little rebrand, and with it, threw their hat in the ring for one of the sickest Minor League Baseball alternative mascots in the country.

Ladies and gentlemen, meet the Frozen Iguanas!

For the uninitiated, here's a little backstory.

Every once in a blue moon, it gets a little chilly, even on the southern tip of Florida, and some of the wildlife (myself included) aren't as equipped to handle the dip in temperatures.

Iguanas, being the cold-blooded bastards they are, fall into the category of wildlife that can't stand the cold, and are known to be a little dramatic.

The stories of iguanas freezing and falling out of palm trees are true, so the fact that the Palm Beach Cardinals are rebranding to the Frozen Iguanas, complete with an alternate logo of their frostbitten mascot falling out of a palm tree is so perfect for their geographic location.

The Cardinals, or, rather, the Frozen Iguanas, nailed this alternative identity, and now they will take their place among the pantheon of Minor League mascots.

The move has been almost universally praised by the fine folks on X, so the Frozen Iguanas are winning in the court of public opinion as well.

It's hard to find something that everyone on the internet can agree on, but it looks like the Frozen Iguanas just put that off with aplomb.

Now, I don't know about you guys, but I'm on my way to buy some Frozen Iguanas merch as we speak, just in time for Spring Training too!