The name for the second collegiate league baseball team in Joplin was announced Thursday. The Joplin Jailbirds will begin play in the MINK League this summer, with games to kick off May 29 on the road, followed by a home opener June 2. The team mascot will be a bluebird — Missouri’s state bird — and the team announcement said the name pays tribute to Joplin's "Wild West past" and the bluebird ...
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