Pioneer Baseball League Launches Historic Partnership with RedPocket Mobile

Photos by Marc Viquez, Stadium Journey

In an innovative collaboration with RedPocket Mobile, the Pioneer Baseball League has unveiled The RedPocket Mobiles. The team will compete in the league as a road team in the 2026 season, marking the first time in over a century that an American professional baseball team has been named after a corporate partner.

“I am thrilled to announce the extension of our partnership with RedPocket Mobile,” said PBL President Mike Shapiro in a statement. “As a key element of our agreement, RedPocket will own the naming rights to our travel team, now called the 'Mobiles.' This innovative approach underscores the PBL's commitment to forging meaningful partnerships with pioneering sponsors like RedPocket Mobile.”

According to the press release, the last baseball team to be sponsored in this manner in the United States was the Brooklyn Tip-Tops of the Federal League in 1915. The baseball team was named after owner Robert Ward’s Ward Baking Company that produced Tip Top Bread. 

RedPocket Mobile is a prepaid Mobile Virtual Network Operator that provides no-contract cell phone plans using all three major US networks. The company was founded in 2026 and offers flexible, budget-friendly monthly and annual plans.

The travel club was added to replace the Grand Junction Jackalopes, who ceased operations in September 2025.

The Mobiles have not released a logo or uniforms and will open the PBL season at Modesto on May 19.

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