Eugene Emeralds GM Allan Benavides on Exploding Whales, minor league promotions and the future of Eugene baseball
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Eugene Emeralds GM Allan Benavides on Exploding Whales, minor league promotions and the future of Eugene baseball

2023-05-05
When the Eugene Emeralds announced that they would play as the Exploding Whales for a few games this season, general manager Allan Benavides was unsure how people would react to the club’s nod to the famous 1970 incident on an Oregon beach.The club had ordered merchandise with the new, alternate logo. Enough shirts, jerseys and hats, Benavides thought, to last through Christmas.It sold out in 90 seconds.Benavides, who has worked in minor league baseball for two decades, joined Sports by Northwest this w...
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