On Saturday night, excitement was in the air in Erie, Pennsylvania, as the MiLB's Erie Seawolves started playing under a new name: the Erie Moon Mammoths.The Seawolves are the Double-A affiliate for the Detroit Tigers,

The Erie Seawolves, a minor league team, won a contest for a total rebrand courtesy of comedian John Oliver and his HBO show Last Week Tonight. NBC News’ Erin Mclaughlin was on hand for the minor league team’s first at-bat as the Moon Mammoths and caught up with John Oliver to talk about the team’s temporary makeover and the new mascot,

The Double-A Eastern League Erie SeaWolves temporarily rebranded as the Erie Moon Mammoths in a promotional collaboration with HBO’s 'Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,' and the debut lived up to the hype on July 19.