George Moon has to be the only person in history who scuba dove and discovered … a Minor League Baseball team. It was 34 ...

On Saturday night, the comedian and host of HBO’s “Last Week Tonight” saw his latest crazy creation set out into the world as ...

The Erie Seawolves were chosen by comedian John Oliver and his "Last Week Tonight" staff for a temporary rebrand as a tribute ...

The Double-A Eastern League Erie SeaWolves temporarily rebranded as the Erie Moon Mammoths in a promotional collaboration ...

The Moon Mammoths name was inspired by George Moon, an Erie resident who found the bone of a prehistoric mammoth while scuba diving in 1991. The remains are housed at the State Museum of Pennsylvania ...

The Erie Moon Mammoths, a minor league baseball team rebranded by John Oliver, made their debut Saturday to a record-setting ...

Oliver and his comedy writers went to work, dug deep and found the story of George Moon, who discovered a 12,000-year-old ...

Follow GoErie.com for coverage of the first Erie Moon Mammoths game and promotional events for the temporarily rebranded SeaWolves at UPMC Park.

John Oliver was at the ballpark for it all, as was George Moon, whose incredible discovery inspired the Moon Mammoths name.