Report: MLB Owners Want Ads on Uniforms Right Now

Would you trade the ability to watch live Major League Baseball again in exchange for the addition of commercial advertisements to in-game uniforms?

I mean… I guess if I have to? But I really don’t want to have to.

According to a Tweet from Major League ballplayer turned reporter Trevor Plouffe on Wednesday evening, “[MLB] owners have proposed being able to sell commercial advertisements on uniforms for 2020 and 2021”, adding that “it’s in the proposal [to MLBPA to start the 2020 season], which as many have reported is not a done deal”.

One thing that “the purists” are gonna hate:

The owners have proposed being able to sell commercial advertisements on uniforms for 2020 and 2021.

Again, it’s in the proposal, which as many have reported is not a done deal.
— Trevor Plouffe (@trevorplouffe) June 18, 2020

Earlier reports suggested Major League Baseball would begin allowing commercial ads on jerseys in 2022. It appears the current situation — which includes playing the entirety of the 2020 season and playoffs at empty ballparks — is forcing some owners to think about how they’ll recoup that lost gate revenue. Whether we like it or not, this is certainly one quick and easy way to do that.

*The Yankees wore an advertisement on their jerseys during the London Series in 2019*

If it happens, Major League Baseball would join the National Basketball Association as the only “big 4” North American leagues to allow commercial advertisements on their in-game uniforms. The NBA started allowing the ads on team jerseys beginning with their 2017-18 season.

We’ll keep an eye on this, but if it is indeed in the proposal as Plouffe says it is I can certainly see this being approved as one concession in exchange for the players rightfully receiving their full prorated salaries.

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