Remember last year when a pillbox cap at Cincinnati’s MLB All-Star Game just couldn’t be done? Those days are just a distant memory today. Two, yes two, Major League Baseball teams donned the classic 19th-century style cap during games this past weekend, the Pittsburgh Pirates during their usual Sunday home game
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Cleveland Indians will drop cream alternates after 2016 season
Ever since 2008, the Cleveland Indians decided to spice things up by adding a cream alternate jersey to their uniform set, and they wore those uniforms during the weekend. The uniforms were pretty popular, and they also signaled the introduction of a red cap with a navy block C, which
Photos: 2016 MLB Memorial Day Uniforms In Action
Yesterday all thirty Major League Baseball teams wore camouflage uniforms in honour of the Memorial Day holiday — caps, jersey wordmarks, and player numbers were all clad in USMC “woodland” style digital camo (Blue Jays wore CADPAT style) while sleeve patches and player names were recoloured to match the camo
All MLB Clubs Camouflaged Today for Memorial Day
As has been the case over the past four seasons, all thirty Major League Baseball teams will be clad full-out in camouflage caps and jerseys today in honour of the Memorial Day holiday in the United States. The uniforms this season will make use of a new “woodland” camouflage pattern licensed
Pirates and Diamondbacks combine for an ugly uniform matchup
Folks, we’ve got a bit of a uniform crisis going on in Pittsburgh today. The Pirates are currently playing the Diamondbacks in some matinee baseball action. Day baseball is always fun, but that fun can be dampened a bit when the two teams involved aren’t exactly dressed to the nines.
MLB Announces New On-Field Sock Designs Afoot
Major League Baseball this morning announced a new long-term partnership with Stance as the official on-field sock of the league. The deal begins with players wearing Stance socks at the 2016 All-Star festivities in San Diego featuring the All-Star Game logo right on the sock itself and will continue throughout the remainder
MLB Play Ball Weekend to Feature Jersey Patches, BP Tops
Major League Baseball has announced that they will be holding “Play Ball Weekend” this upcoming weekend (May 14-15) which will feature in-game jersey patches and special batting practice tops as part of their promotion of youth participation in baseball and softball. The patch (shown in the image above), which will be
MLB Teams Wearing Pink Uniforms for Mother’s Day Today
When you tune in to the ball game today, you’ll notice Major League Baseball is looking a little pink. Actually a lot pink. All thirty MLB teams will be wearing pink and graphite versions of their usual uniform and all jersey wordmarks, team logo patches, ballcap logos, player names, and numbers
Video: DBacks Read Mean Tweets About New Uniforms
The Arizona Diamondbacks knew some out there in the baseball world would be throwin’ shade when they introduced their new uniforms this past off-season. Spoiler alert… they were right. “There’s going to be some people that don’t like them, this is a really different look when it comes to Major League Baseball.”, Diamondbacks
Purple Reigns in Minnesota: Twins, Wild Pay Tribute to Their Prince
Purple reigns today in Minnesota. Prince Rogers Nelson, an extremely popular musician better known to those of us left here on Planet Earth as simply “Prince”, died earlier today at his recording studio in Chanhassen, Minnesota. To show their respects to their fallen hometown star, the NHL’s Minnesota Wild and baseball’s
Photos: Pirates Bring Back Pillbox, Debut Retro Uniform
Yesterday afternoon the Pittsburgh Pirates became the first Major League team in thirty years to wear a “pillbox”-style cap during a game. A pillbox cap is one with a flat crown, in the shape of a pill box, popular with early baseball teams in the 19th century. The last team to wear
Major League Baseball gets with the times and allows personalized bat decals
A couple of weeks ago, we shared with you all the sad news that Major League Basebal had decided to clamp down on — of all things — personalized bat decals. It was a pretty weird move for MLB to make, and it really seemed like they were being sticks