The Kansas City Royals will hold their annual “Salute to the Negro Leagues” event this Saturday, September 16th, when the Houston Astros come to Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. As part of the festivities, the Royals will don the home uniforms of the 1945 Kansas City Monarchs, while the visiting
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What’s New in MLB Logos and Uniforms for 2023
The 2023 Major League Baseball season is here! Finally. Fantastic! Thus begins seven consecutive months of not trying to figure out what to watch on television every night, at least in my house; if it’s baseball season, we’re watching a game. I love it. Every year I take a look
Houston Astros to Wear Gold on Opening Day 2023
The Houston Astros will celebrate the second World Series Championship in franchise history with a gold-trimmed uniform to begin their 2023 Major League Baseball season. Houston will wear the special caps and jerseys for their home opener on March 30th and again on March 31st. Take a look: Caps are
Houston Astros Announce “OXY” Advertisement will be worn on Jersey Sleeves in 2023
The Houston Astros will wear the logo of the Occidental Petroleum Corporation (or “OXY” as it is commonly abbreviated) on the sleeve of their jerseys throughout the 2023 season. The patch shows the company’s logo, which features “OXY” in red lettering on a white circle with two blue lines, one
Houston Astros Logo History: 1962-Today
The Houston Astros have returned to the World Series for the fourth time in the last six seasons (or, you could say, for three consecutive 162-game seasons). An impressive feat for a club that, less than a decade ago, was wrapping up their third straight 100+ loss season. As they
World Series Patches Returning to Astros, Phillies Jerseys for 2022
Good news for fans of uniform patches, today, SportsLogos.Net has learned that the World Series logo patch will be returning to player jerseys for the 2022 World Series between the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies. This marks the end of the one-year absence of the patch during the 2021 World
Houston Astros City Connect Uniform Sales Numbers Out of This World
There are a lot of thoughts on the new Nike MLB City Connect Uniform series. Fans seem equally divided between either loving or hating the off-the-wall, colourful, tradition-bending designs. But one thing’s absolutely certain: they’re doing crazy numbers in the merchandise game. Like, record-breaking numbers. Every. Single. Time. The City
Houston Astros Blast Off with New 2022 Space City Connect Uniform
Houston, we have a uniform. The Houston Astros this morning became the second team to unveil their Nike MLB City Connect uniform for the 2022 season following the Washington Nationals late last month. Five more teams will follow before the end of the year. Paying tribute to Houston’s contributions to
Houston Astros Announce 60th Anniversary Patch on Caps, Jerseys in 2022
The Houston Astros are up on the launching pad and ready to blast off into their 60th anniversary season in 2022. Throughout the 2022 season, the Astros will be wearing a commemorative “60 Years” patch on the sleeve of their jerseys and the right side of their ballcaps. The logo
My God, It’s Full of Stars: Sugar Land Skeeters rebrand as Space Cowboys
The Triple-A baseball team in Sugar Land, Texas, made it official today after the news leaked last week, they’re now the Space Cowboys. The new identity, unveiled this afternoon, features an astronaut whose visor is reflecting a field of stars, and who is wearing a cowboy hat and bandanna—paying tribute
Houston Astros Wear Apollo 11 Caps for 50th Anniversary
That’s one great cap for a team… The Houston Astros will recognize the 50th anniversary of the first humans to land on the moon on Monday night when they wear special caps featuring the insignia of that historic Apollo 11 space mission during their game against the Oakland Athletics. On
Photos: Astros, Mariners Throw It Back 30 Years
The Houston Astros and Seattle Mariners threw it back to the early 1990s (or late 1980s) last night at the Astrodome Minute Maid Park in Houston. Houston wore their front-button home whites, worn originally from 1989-1993 with the rainbow racing stripes down each sleeve and straight “ASTROS” wordmark with a