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
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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
Let It Glow! Fireflies Unveil Glowing Caps, Uniforms
The Columbia Fireflies are going to look the part during their inaugural season, at least when the lights are off. Unveiling their new uniform set this afternoon, the former Savannah Sand Gnats and a New York Mets affiliate in the South Atlantic League, the Fireflies showcased glow-in-the-dark ballcaps. Not a
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
SABR unveils new logo
The Society for American Baseball Research, known to fans of statistics-based baseball analysis as SABR, unveiled a new logo for the first time since shortly after their 1971 founding. Looking back to our roots and ahead to a bright future. Check out our new logo: https://t.co/dPL37rjhKB #SABR pic.twitter.com/2Za5r14ZR9 — SABR
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
Visalia Rawhide Celebrate 70 Years of Baseball
The Visalia Rawhide, a California League Single-A affiliate of the Arizona Diamondbacks, will mark their 70th anniversary of minor league baseball with a special commemorative patch to be worn on their jerseys throughout the 2016 season. The patch features the red barn at Recreation Ballpark, their home field, and also depicts
True Blue: The Story Behind the Auburn Doubledays
Minor league baseball teams have been drawing inspiration from popular myths for team names for decades—from knights and dragons to alien creatures to the elusive Chihuahuas of El Paso. In upstate New York, nestled among the Finger Lakes just south of the Canadian border, the tiny town of Auburn, New