Norfolk Jewels - Virginia - Vintage Defunct Baseball Teams - Long Sleeve T-ShirtNorfolk's Jewels brought organized baseball to the Virginia coast when they joined the Atlantic League in 1897. Minor league ball in that era meant everything to a city like Norfolk, binding dockworkers and shopkeepers around a shared identity. Clubs like the Jewels gave small cities a place on the national map long before television changed the game forever. Part of our Defunct Baseball collection, inspired by the vintage Minor League teams of