2012 St. Patrick’s Day Uniforms

Today is St. Patrick’s Day; a cultural and religious holiday commemorating Saint Patrick, the most commonly recognized of the patron saints of Ireland, and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland so says Wikipedia.

In the sports world, however, March 17th is a day for teams to have a little fun with their uniforms – teams who don’t wear green suddenly break out the green and usually auction off the jerseys to raise money for charities.

Here’s a sneak peek of some of the teams who have confirmed they will be dressed in green or other commemorative St. Patrick’s Day uniforms this weekend and the uniforms they’ll be sporting….

Major League Baseball

Screen Shot 2012-03-14 at 08h43.57 — New York Mets

Screen Shot 2012-03-17 at 08h43.57 — Philadelphia Phillies

Screen Shot 2012-03-17 at 09h11.34 — Baltimore Orioles, caps only

Screen Shot 2012-03-17 at 10h48.58 — Atlanta Braves, caps only

Screen Shot 2012-03-17 at 11h06.33 — Detroit Tigers

Screen Shot 2012-03-17 at 11h21.17 — Pittsburgh Pirates, caps only

Screen Shot 2012-03-17 at 11h31.38 — Seattle Mariners, caps only

Screen Shot 2012-03-17 at 11h49.53 — St Louis Cardinals

National Basketball Association

Screen Shot 2012-03-14 at 08h35.27 — Chicago Bulls

Screen Shot 2012-03-14 at 08h34.50 — Toronto Raptors

Screen Shot 2012-03-14 at 08h34.32 — New York Knicks

Screen Shot 2012-03-14 at 08h34.17 — Boston Celtics

National Hockey League

Screen Shot 2012-03-14 at 08h42.04 — New Jersey Devils

Screen Shot 2012-03-08 at 09h24.50 — Boston Bruins (pre-game)

Screen Shot 2012-03-17 at 08h26.43 — Dallas Stars, pre-game only - complete with Irish player names!

Screen Shot 2012-03-17 at 08h30.44 — Columbus Blue Jackets, pre-game only (worn March 8th, March 11th)

Minor League Hockey

Screen Shot 2012-03-13 at 12h59.23 — Saginaw Spirit, Ontario Hockey League

Screen Shot 2012-03-14 at 08h51.30 — Grand Rapids Griffins, American Hockey League

Screen Shot 2012-03-14 at 10h22.10 — Erie Otters, Ontario Hockey League - Thanks to commenter Jason for the tip about the Otters craziness shown above... the Otters are also planning on playing on green ice on the 17th

Screen Shot 2012-03-14 at 11h39.15 — St. John's Ice Caps, American Hockey League (thanks to commenter Ness)

Screen Shot 2012-03-14 at 11h41.16 — Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, American Hockey League (thanks to commenter Ness)

Screen Shot 2012-03-14 at 11h42.30 — Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, QMJHL (thanks to commenter Brad Smith)

Screen Shot 2012-03-14 at 11h44.46 — Chicago Wolves, American Hockey League

Screen Shot 2012-03-17 at 08h14.19 — Hershey Bears, American Hockey League (thanks to @LTZHersheyBears)

Screen Shot 2012-03-14 at 11h46.30 — Lake Erie Monsters, American Hockey League

Screen Shot 2012-03-14 at 11h47.39 — Houston Aeros, American Hockey League

Screen Shot 2012-03-14 at 11h48.20 — Portland Pirates, American Hockey League

Screen Shot 2012-03-14 at 11h50.11 — Chicago Express, ECHL

Screen Shot 2012-03-14 at 11h51.17 — Wichita Thunder, Central Hockey League

Screen Shot 2012-03-17 at 08h27.53 — Stockton Thunder, ECHL

Screen Shot 2012-03-17 at 11h11.33 — Las Vegas Wranglers, ECHL (thanks to @the_nange)

College Sports

Screen Shot 2012-03-17 at 08h21.04 — Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Baseball

If you know of any teams that we’ve missed in the list above, please add to the comments below and we’ll get them up here as soon as possible… we’ll recap all the special jerseys worn next week with in-game photos.