Editing New Orleans Pelicans (baseball) (section)

==Name revival==
On December 4, 2012, it was reported that [[Tom Benson]], owner of the [[National Football League|NFL's]] [[New Orleans Saints]] and the [[National Basketball Association|NBA's]] [[New Orleans Pelicans|New Orleans Hornets]], would be changing the Hornets' official name to the Pelicans, possibly as early as the 2013–2014 NBA season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/8711940/new-orleans-hornets-change-nickname-pelicans-according-report |title=New Orleans Hornets to change nickname to Pelicans, according to report – ESPN |publisher=Espn.go.com |date=2012-12-05 |access-date=2013-08-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New Pelicans won't erase memories of city's minor league baseball past|publisher=nola.com|url=http://www.nola.com/hornets/index.ssf/2013/03/new_pelicans_wont_erase_the_me.html|access-date=2013-08-16}}</ref>

These reports were officially confirmed on January 24, 2013, when the newly branded Pelicans officially announced the name change and unveiled accompanying logos and a blue, gold and red color scheme. One year later, the Hornets name, logo and color scheme were reclaimed by the new expansion [[Charlotte Hornets]]. The previous basketball Hornets originated in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]], before relocating to New Orleans in 2002.