The Dubai Wolves and the Abu Dhabi Flacons have been revealed and they are the first-ever professional baseball franchises in the history of the GCC region.
Baseball United, the first-ever professional baseball league focused on the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent, announced on Friday the official names and branding of its Dubai and Abu Dhabi franchises.
The Dubai franchise will be called the Dubai Wolves, and the Abu Dhabi franchise will be called the Abu Dhabi Falcons.
These two teams are the first-ever professional baseball franchises in the history of the GCC region. They will compete against the Mumbai Cobras and the Karachi Monarchs in the league’s Dubai Showcase this November at Dubai International Stadium.
The Dubai Wolves brand marks centre on the iconic Dubai “D”, as well as a wolf visage that pays homage to the Arabian Wolf that once roamed the Liwa Desert in vast numbers. The Wolves name honours Dubai’s adaptation from vast, empty desert, to thriving, urban metropolis.
The Abu Dhabi brand marks include a stylised “AD” monogram, as well as the profile view of a peregrine falcon, the national bird of the UAE. The Falcons name speaks of the history and heritage of Abu Dhabi – the nation’s capital – and captures the city’s inspiring combinations: strength and beauty, vision and tradition, gravity and grace.
