The logo of minor league baseball team Corpus Christi Hooks bears nothing in common with that of its parent team, the Houston Astros, neither in its color palette nor in the shape of the elements.
Meaning and history
The club started playing in 1968 as the Memphis Blues. Today, they are part of the Texas League and have the second highest level of play (Double-A). The name of the team reflects its home city (they are based in Corpus Christi, Texas) and is also a nod to the local fishing history.
2005 – 2024
The centerpiece of the Corpus Christi Hook logo (2005) is the lettering “Hooks” where the two “o’s” are depicted as parts of fish hooks. The hooks, therefore, hang down below the text. To emphasize the hooks, the designer colored them in a lighter shade than the rest of the word. The banner with the lettering “Corpus Christi” can be seen above.
2025 – Today
The redesign of 2025 has introduced a completely new logo for Corpus Christi Hooks. The new concept is based on a solid navy banner decorated by small five-pointed stars in white, arched along the top border, and crossed by a massive serif lettering, written in white capitals with the triangular serifs on the ends of the straight bars. The emblem worth a light blue Texas contour, a solid red star, and a thin white hook is set above the inscription, and balanced by four light blue arches at the very bottom of the badge.
Emblem
In addition to the primary Corpus Christi Hook logo, there’s a range of logos fitting within the same family. One of them features an anthropomorphized hook with a baseball bat. Another sports two hooks on the dark blue background.
Colors
The palette is built up of silver, two shades of blue, red, and white. Some of the colors have been borrowed from the flag of the state of Texas.