NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – During Monday night’s Minor League Baseball Awards show on MLB Network, the Arkansas Travelers were named winner of the league’s “Best New Alternate Identity” award for their time as the Barkansas Dizzys.

The award comes after the team wore uniforms featuring their ballpark pup Dizzy’s likeness to celebrate his eighth birthday during a six-game homestand in June against the Northwest Arkansas Naturals. • Dizzy plays on the field before a game at Dickey-Stephens Park during Barkansas Dizzys week. (Travelers/Mark Wagner) • Dizzy poses with a plush toy of himself at Dickey-Stephens Park in North Little Rock. (Travelers/Mark Wagner) • Dizzy eats cake to celebrate his birthday before a game during Barkansas Dizzys week in North Little Rock (Travelers/Mark Wagner

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