The SeaWolves had no say on their rebrand name or logo. The Last Week Tonight team dug into Erie’s history to pick Moon ...

George Moon has to be the only person in history who scuba dove and discovered … a Minor League Baseball team. It was 34 ...

On Saturday night, the comedian and host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” saw his latest crazy creation set out into the world as ...

John Oliver said that the Moon Mammoths now belong to Erie, and what the city does with the mascot and team name is up to the ...

Oliver and his comedy writers went to work, dug deep and found the story of George Moon, who discovered a 12,000-year-old ...

The Erie Seawolves were chosen by comedian John Oliver and his "Last Week Tonight" staff for a temporary rebrand as a tribute ...

The Double-A Eastern League Erie SeaWolves temporarily rebranded as the Erie Moon Mammoths in a promotional collaboration ...

As part of a piece on Minor League Baseball, Last Week Tonight rebranded the Erie SeaWolves as the Moon Mammoths. John Oliver was at the first game, handing out Moon Pies.

This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Erie sees Moon Mammoth mania and HBO's John Oliver playing multiple roles at UPMC Park The Erie Moon Mammoths may have lost their first ever game, ...

The Moon Mammoths name was inspired by George Moon, an Erie resident who found the bone of a prehistoric mammoth while scuba diving in 1991. The remains are housed at the State Museum of Pennsylvania ...