Long Beach’s new minor league baseball team has narrowed its field of possible names to six after receiving more than 1,300 submissions from across the city, team officials said Wednesday.
The six semi-finalists are Long Beach Coast, Long Beach Cruisers, Long Beach Grit, Long Beach Groove, Long Beach Parrots and Long Beach Regulators.
Fans will also have a say in narrowing the field even further, with another round of voting beginning Wednesday and concluding at 11:59 p.m. Oct. 15.
Following the close of voting, the team — currently called the Long Beach Baseball Club — will undertake a comprehensive review to determine the finalists, after which another round of voting will take place from Oct. 22-29. Once that process is complete, the team will commission the design of a new logo and branding, with the official team name scheduled to be announced in January 2026.
“The people of Long Beach have been incredible,” team President Ena Patel said in a statement. “It’s clear that this community wants to be part of building the team’s identity and is excited about us making Blair Field our home in 2026. We believe these six semi-finalists reflect the creativity, heart, and energy of this city.
“The public vote will be one important factor in deciding the finalists and ultimately the winning name. This city keeps showing up for us, and now we’re asking fans to do it again: cast your vote, and encourage everyone you know in Long Beach to do the same.”
Fans can vote at longbeachbaseballclub.com and in person at select locations around Long Beach, including Long Beach Airport, Joe Jost’s, SteelCraft, District 4 Pizza, Riley’s on 2nd Street and Ism Brewing & Kitchen.
Earlier this year, the Long Beach City Council voted unanimously to pursue an agreement between the city, Cal State Long Beach and club officials to bring the team online as early as next year, with spring games to be played at Blair Field at Recreation Park. That field is also the home of Cal State Long Beach’s baseball team.
The potential Long Beach franchise would be the 13th team in the independent Pioneer Baseball League, which was founded in 1939.
The city’s last professional baseball team, the Long Beach Armada, folded in 2009.