The Staten Island Yankees will keep that name, team officials announced Monday, three months after saying they were dropping the moniker of their MLB parents.
Back in September, the Bombers’ New York-Penn League entry sought fan help in picking a new name from such island-centric mascots as Bridge Trolls, Heroes, Killer Bees, Pizza Rats or Rock Pigeons.
But team couldn’t get all the legal and league approves done in time to re-brand the 2017 squad — so it’s been tabled for now.
“We were prepared to move forward, but encountered obstacles that unfortunately delayed the process beyond industry deadlines,” Staten Island Yankees president Will Smith said in a statement.