NEW YORK Minor League Baseball has unveiled the schedule of games and the 95 on-field Hispanic identities for this season’s Copa de la Diversión (or "Fun Cup") event series. Continuing its annual expansion into more communities, eight new teams joined Copa this season, with four teams returning with rebranded
The Rocky Mountain Vibesâ eerie alter ego is taking the field for its first homestand.
For six games Wednesday through Monday, the Vibes will be Lloronas de Montaña Rocosa. The organization is paying homage to a famous character in Latin American folklore, La Llorona â âThe Weeping Woman.â
There are variations on the story, but she is widely known as a cursed figure wearing a white gown and associated with bodies of water, where she wanders in search of her drowned children.
According to several sources, the character is often invoked when children misbehave. The series could feature some of the best-behaved kids in baseball as a human mascot version of La Llorona will be on hand for the homestand.