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The New Orleans Zephyrs are now officially the New Orleans Baby Cakes. Team leaders officially announced the new name Tuesday during an unveiling event at the ballpark in Metairie. The formerly known Zephyrs had narrowed down the selection to the Tailgators, the Night Owls and the Baby Cakes. Tuesday's name change is part of the team's 25th season celebration. Team leaders sought to rebrand to bring more attention to the team with a new name, new colors and a new mascot. Moments after the announcement, the team went live with its new Twitter handle. Two posts show the team's new uniforms and its logo showing a baby holding a bat. Here's your first look at our new uniforms! Alongside our home and road jerseys, we have 2 alternates and two sets of Pelicans throwbacks. pic.twitter.com/dRH6vM08bw— NOLA Baby Cakes (@cakesbaseball) November 15, 2016 With the new name, team leaders will officially retire the Zephyrs name, which was carried over from Denver in 1993. The rebranding is the brainchild of Zephyrs owner Lou Schwechheimer and his general manager, Cookie Rojas. Each name suggestion has a specific connection to the New Orleans area. Baby Cakes is a reference to the miniature baby found in king cake during Carnival season. Fletcher Mackel, WDSU sports anchor, wrote a column in October in which he said the owners of what's now called the Baby Cakes baseball team have no respect for New Orleans. He said the team should have used a name with more of a New Orleans tie, or had just left it Zephyrs. Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!