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 7,070 at UPMC Park.

The Erie Seawolves, a minor league team, won a contest for a total rebrand courtesy of comedian John Oliver and his HBO show Last Week Tonight. NBC News’ Erin Mclaughlin was on hand for the minor league team’s first at-bat as the Moon Mammoths and caught up with John Oliver to talk about the team’s temporary makeover and the new mascot,

The Moon Mammoths are here. In a matchup of two of the most widely discussed alternate identities of the year, the Erie Moon Mammoths -- the Minor League team conceived and designed by the late-night