Major League Baseball has created a special accented version of its famous silhouetted batter logo in recognition of Hispanic Heritage Month. On Opening Day 2016 more than a quarter of all MLB players were of Latino descent and an accent (or tilde) has been added to the jersey name of 25
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Padres – Red Sox Throwin Back 80 Years Tonight
The San Diego Padres and Boston Red Sox will wrap up their three game set in San Diego tonight (Wednesday, September 7th) by wearing uniforms similar in design to those worn by each team in 1936. San Diego (who wasn’t awarded their Major League team until 1969) will be wearing
MLB Teams Going Gold for Childhood Cancer Awareness
Each year around the world cancer affects a quarter-of-a-million children. It’s the leading cause of death by disease to those aged 15 or younger. Tonight, September 2nd, players and umpires all across Major League Baseball will wear special golden ribbon patches on their jerseys and their wristbands to help raise awareness of
A Short Experiment: The Story of the Chicago White Sox Shorts
“What do you do for a living?” “I write about sports uniforms” “Hey, didn’t the White Sox use to wear shorts?” This conversation has happened multiple times in my life. Those Chicago White Sox shorts. It seems to be what baseball fans of the appropriate age who don’t care so much about uniform design
Paul Clemens forced to wear generic Padres jersey during game
Paul Clemens may be #1 in some Padres fans’ hearts, but he’s #47 in the program and on San Diego’s roster sheet. However, that changed for a brief period during San Diego’s game with the Phillies on Saturday night. The Padres pitcher wanted to prove that he could hit, so
Navy dumps military uniform that Padres based new military alternates on
During the offseason, the San Diego Padres rolled out new uniforms, and those uniforms included a new military alternate jersey that was based on blue-and-gray camo uniforms that the U.S. Navy themselves had introduced in 2009. As it turns out, this was probably a bad year for the Padres to
Angels to Wear Anaheim Ducks Uniforms
There will be plenty of “ducks on the pond” tonight in Orange County. The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim will don uniforms paying homage to their city cousins, the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks, in two weeks prior to a game against the Seattle Mariners. Featuring a co-branded logo showing the Angels “A” mark inside an
Pics: Brewers and Pirates Throw Back to the 1990s
The Milwaukee Brewers and Pittsburgh Pirates turned the clock back to a range of years sometime in the mid-to-late 1990s for their game yesterday at Miller Park in Milwaukee. The promotion included the throwback uniforms, music of the era, and a gnarly “Fresh Prince” t-shirt in honour of Brewers pitcher Will Smith.
“Sleek, Modern” Logo for 2017 MLB All-Star Game in Miami Unveiled
The logo for the 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was unveiled during an on-field ceremony before the Marlins game against the Philadelphia Phillies earlier today in Miami. A large silver gradient-rich star is met by the primary colours of the Marlins current look — red-orange, blue, and yellow forms the main shape
Mets to Wear Piazza Patch Saturday
In honour of his induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum this past weekend, the New York Mets will be sporting a patch depicting Mike Piazza on their jersey sleeves. The patch shows Piazza, the famous goatee on his face, at the plate wearing the Mets white
Chris Sale gets benched for cutting up 1976 White Sox throwbacks
Well, this has to be one of the more bizarre uniform-related stories that you’ll see anywhere. There was a bit of a stir surrounding the Chicago White Sox when they abruptly announced before tonight’s game that their starting pitcher and ace Chris Sale was benched following a pregame “non-physical” incident.
St. Louis Cardinals will wear throwbacks from 1956 against Dodgers
It’s been a pretty good week for baseball’s Turn Back the Clock series. Earlier this week, we had four games on one day that were of the TBTC variety, and we’ll be having another one tonight in St. Louis when the Cardinals host the Dodgers. Both teams will be wearing