Cleveland Indians/Guardians President of Baseball Operations Chris Antonetti made an appearance on the Starkville podcast this morning co-hosted by Jayson Stark and Doug Glanville to talk baseball and (of most interest to us) the process behind the name change. Antonetti went into great detail on the entire process involved in
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Mets, Yankees, MLB to Mark 9/11 20th Anniversary with On-Uniform Tributes
Major League Baseball will mark the 20th anniversary of the September 11th terror attacks on New York, Washington, and Flight 93 with a series of pre-game ceremonies and on-uniform tributes. For the first time since that day in 2001, the two New York clubs will meet up on 9/11 as
MLB Players Wearing Gold Ribbons on Jerseys Today
Why are Major League Baseball players wearing gold ribbons? All MLB ballplayers and umpires will be wearing gold (or yellow) ribbons and wristbands across the league for all games played today, Wednesday, September 1, 2021. These special yellow ribbons and gold wristbands are being worn for MLB’s Childhood Cancer Awareness
Pirates to Honour Homestead Grays With Throwback Uniforms Friday
The Pittsburgh Pirates tonight will pay tribute to the legendary Homestead Grays ballclub during their game against the St. Louis Cardinals by wearing throwback uniforms based on what was worn by the club. It’s a white jersey with navy blue piping down the front along either side of the buttons.
Los Dodgers! Los Angeles Unveils New, Truly Dodger Blue, City Connect Uniform
This morning the Los Angeles Dodgers wrapped up Major League Baseball’s inaugural slate of the Nike City Connect jersey series. Coinciding with the 40th anniversary of “Fernandomania”, the Dodgers will wear a head-to-toe Dodger Blue design intended to salute the team’s Latino fanbase. Across the chest of the blue jersey
Baseball’s 2022 Spring Training Logos Revealed
Major League Baseball released its 2022 Spring Training schedules this afternoon, and while I’m sure the details in those are fairy interesting to baseball fans (you can see those schedules here), all I looked for were the logos! Once again it appears as if the Spring Training logos will feature
Cleveland, Angels Reveal 2021 Little League Classic Uniforms: Great Lakes vs West
Fresh off the heels of the MLB at Field of Dreams game, baseball’s set to host it’s *other* annual small stadium, small town, neutral site game, the 2021 Little League Classic this Sunday, August 22nd. Held during each non-2020 season since 2017, the Little League Classic pits two clubs against
White Sox Add “MR” Patch to Jersey Sleeves
Some of you tuning into a game this season may be wondering why the Chicago White Sox are wearing a “MR” patch on their jerseys in 2021. The White Sox added the commemorative patch featuring the initials “MR” scripted in white on a black oval in memory of Martyl Reinsdorf,
White Sox, Yankees Reveal Uniforms for Field of Dreams Game
“Is this Heaven?” No, it’s a uniform reveal. The Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees today unveiled the uniforms they’ll be wearing during the upcoming 2021 MLB at Field of Dreams game scheduled for Thursday, August 12th in the vast cornfields of Dyersville, Iowa. Chicago, the designated home team
Stand Guard: Cleveland Guardians Announced as New Name for Indians
The Cleveland Indians announced today that they will be known as the Cleveland Guardians beginning with the conclusion of the 2021 season. This marks the fifth name change in the franchise’s history and first in 107 years. In this post I hope to answer all your questions about the new
Mets Announce Black Uniforms Return July 30, Five Times in 2021
Back in black, I hit the sack. I’ve been too long, I’m glad to be back… The New York Mets this week announced they will indeed be glad to be back in black for the first time in ten seasons when they take the field on Friday, July 30th against
San Francisco Giants Release New City Connect Uniforms, Towering Above the Fog
The San Francisco Giants introduced their new 2021 Nike MLB City Connect uniform early this morning, a design rising out of the fog to tower above the Bay Area’s baseball scene. The uniform is set to début during a three-game series this weekend [July 9-11] against Washington, it will then