For four games only, the Eugene Emeralds will re-brand and become the Eugene Exploding Whales. Yes, you read that correctly. During April and May, the minor league baseball team said it will take on ...

Paul Linnman can hardly go a day without someone wanting to talk about the exploding whale. On Thursday, he made it to 10:37 a.m. That’s when I sent him an email asking if we could discuss it. “OMG,” ...

When the Eugene Emeralds announced that they would play as the Exploding Whales for a few games this season, general manager Allan Benavides was unsure how people would react to the club’s nod to the ...

EUGENE, Ore. — Both the Eugene Emeralds and KATU’s classic news footage of the “exploding whale” got a shout-out on the latest episode of “Last Week Tonight” with John Oliver. What does Oregon’s ...

EUGENE Ore. (KPTV) - An Oregon minor league baseball team introduced new uniforms on Thursday that pay homage to a famous Oregon event: The exploding of a giant, dead sperm whale. The Eugene Emeralds ...