Oliver and his comedy writers went to work, dug deep and found the story of George Moon, who discovered a 12,000-year-old Mammoth fossil in Erie County in the summer of 1991. From there, it wasn't a stretch for them to come up with the new team name.

The City of Erie’s Minor League Baseball team, the Erie SeaWolves, was in the national spotlight thanks to a famous late-night talk show host. The biggest night of this year’s Minor League Baseball season came to UPMC Park Saturday night,

Besides being a fan, John Oliver has had a certain affinity for minor league baseball. 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 Moon Mammoths made their debut in front of a record crowd of 7,