Hank Aaron has worn a lot of uniforms over a career that spanned more than two decades. Today, on his 82nd birthday, we take a look back at some of the threads that the man whom many consider the real home run king trotted out on the field. Below are
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New York Mets will wear 1986 throwbacks “multiple times” this season
This season will mark the 30th anniversary of the New York Mets’ famous run to the 1986 World Series title, and the team will be marking the occasion by breaking out the uniforms that they wore for that season. That’s right: The racing stripes will be coming back, and not
Phillies to wear all red jerseys for first time since 1979
The Philadelphia Phillies have joined the fray in Major League Baseball’s embrace of colorful jerseys. They’ll wear lightweight, red, Flex Base jerseys in six “Business Person Special” afternoon day games on April 14, May 18, June 8, June 20, July 6, and August 4. For the first time since 1979, the
A Brand with Some Bite: The Story Behind the Arizona Diamondbacks
With 18 seasons under their belt, the Arizona Diamondbacks are still Major League Baseball’s new kid on the block. The team debuted along with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998, in a splash of purple and teal, an oasis of color in the Arizona desert. Unconstrained by convention or tradition, the
Are We Family? Pirates New 70s Retro Jersey Leaks
The Pittsburgh Pirates are goin’ back to the 1970s! If a potential leak on Twitter yesterday is accurate. Cue the poor, well-intending Pirates employee, sharing a photo of team uniforms hanging up; excited, he Tweets a photo showing the jerseys ready to go for the upcoming 2016 season. The problem? Yeah,
New Spring Training Uniforms Across MLB for 2016
Spring Training’s going to look a whole lot better in 2016. Today Major League Baseball, Majestic, and New Era announced a new unified on-field look for the annual slate of exhibition games held every March. The new look includes ball caps, lighter-weight uniforms featuring regular season designs, specially marked baseballs, and other on-field
Brewers Mix Modern with Retro, Unveil New Uniform
The famous “ball-and-glove” logo will be worn more often by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2016 than in any other year since it was replaced in 1994. That alone is reason enough to be happy. Today the Brewers unveiled their brand new alternate uniform, as the headline suggests it’s a mix
Houston Astros bring back Tequila Sunrise with alternate uniforms
Earlier this week, we got word that the Houston Astros would be unveiling a new blue alternate jersey, and there were rumors that the famous rainbow/Tequila Sunrise design that the Astros utilized during the 70s and 80s would be making a small return in these uniforms. Indeed, that turned out
Stroman Sports New Jays Anniversary Patch in Promo
The Toronto Blue Jays will celebrate their 40th season this year and will do so while wearing a special patch on their jersey. Today Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman gave us a peek at how it’ll look… it’s huge: The logo features the Jays cap logo within a grey and white
Houston Astros Adding New Blue Jersey, Rainbows Return?
The Houston Astros, fresh off their first-ever American League playoff berth, will unveil a new alternate uniform tomorrow afternoon at their annual FanFest. According to my best friend “anonymous reliable sources”, the new Astros uniform will be navy blue with the “ASTROS” wordmark across the chest similar to the dugout
Minnesota Twins Adding Red Uniform in 2016
The Minnesota Twins will have a new red alternate cap and jersey for the 2016 season. According to a Tweet from Dave St. Peter, the president of the ballclub, the Twins will add the scarlet set as a new home alternate uniform and will not be discontinuing any jersey from 2015: Minnesota has previously
Hall of Fame Open to Backwards Cap on Griffey Plaque
The Kid is in. Ken Griffey, Jr. was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame yesterday evening with a record 99.3% of the vote, longtime catcher Mike Piazza joining him to round out the “Class of 2016”. As is almost always the case when a player gets elected the debate