Jackson Generals to be Hub City Hippos Every Friday

Comin' @ U every Fri.! @jacksongenerals become Hub City Hippos in special jerseys #MadeByOTSports! Starting this Fri.! https://t.co/7PLnEvaZNo @MiLBPromos @bensbiz @PhilHecken @shelldunc @westTNvol79 @Seimer10 @TyphoonSprings @flowwbott1 @mickmulls @AlexTHinz @tyskidsarecrazy pic.twitter.com/4qR3kubvSR

— OT Sports (@OT_Sports_Unis) April 3, 2018

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Jackson Generals to be ‘Hub City Hippos’ Every Friday Home Game in 2017

On April 1, 2016, the Jackson Generals (Double-A, Southern League) announced they were changing their name to the “Hub City Hippos.”  This was an April Fool’s joke, and not a particularly successful one in terms of the number of people who fell for it.  But then a funny thing happened.  Read more from MiLB.com reporter Benjamin Hill here.