With language-heritage jerseys all the rage in pro sports these days it was only a matter of time before somebody gave English a turn. SportsLogos.Net has learned that the San Diego Padres, the lone holder of a non-English nickname in Major League Baseball, will be that team when on May
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Marlins 2014: Orange Caps Return, Greys Still M.I.A.
The Miami Marlins will be bringing back the brightest cap in their rotation for the 2014 season, making it’s first on-field appearance in nearly two years. Miami last wore it’s “red-orange” cap on June 6, 2012, during an 8-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Courtesy a post on “On Cloud
Uniform Templates Getting “Awkward”
Templated sports uniforms have finally gotten to the point where the teams themselves are now calling it “awkward”. A “templated” sports uniform is when you take one design for a jersey or cap and apply it to multiple teams, the only change coming in the way of a logo and/or
Photos: Goin Green on St Patricks Day 2014
Happy day after St. Patrick’s Day! In case you were too busy celebrating (or working… it was a Monday after all) you may have missed on how pro sports teams around North America marked the annual tribute to Ireland. As always several teams traded in their usual colours for green
White Sox Retro ’83s Become Permanent Alternate Uniform
The Chicago White Sox are bringing back their 1983 retro uniforms from last season as a “permanent uniform” beginning in the 2014 season. Basically what this means is the ’83 throwback worn in 2013 becomes a standard alternate jersey and is available out of the usual uniform rotation in the
Oakland Gets New Jersey, Ditches One-of-the Oldest Alternates in Sports
The Oakland A’s will have a new green alternate jersey for the 2014 season, the new uniform will replace the green alternate the team had been using prior to this season. Like the Kansas City Royals earlier this off-season, this marks an end to one of the oldest alternate uniforms
Red Sox Bring Red Back to Road Jersey for 2014
Despite a World Series Championship last season, the Boston Red Sox are making a change to their uniforms for 2014. But it’s a good one, trust me. The drab all-blue road jersey wordmark is getting it’s red back, giving it a look more close to the road uniform during their
Atlanta Braves Introduce New Patriotic Alternate Jersey
The Atlanta Braves became the latest MLB team to introduce a patriotic/military themed alternate jersey when they unveiled this new look at a press conference earlier today. The new red “Military Appreciation” jersey with a blue-and-white star pattern (like that on the American flag) on the “Braves” script will replace
NewEra Unveils 8 New *Alternate BP* Caps for 2014
It’s hard to believe there was a point in time when most Major League Baseball clubs wore just one cap from the beginning of Spring Training straight through the end of the World Series. Today, NewEra, the exclusive provider of on-field caps for MLB unveiled new *alternate batting practice caps*
Giants Unveil New Retro-Inspired Orange Jersey
The San Francisco Giants have unveiled a new retro-inspired orange alternate jersey set to be worn for every Friday home game during the upcoming 2014 season. The unveiling came courtesy a Tweet on their official Twitter account. The jersey brings back a uniform script not seen on an in-game uniform
LA Dodgers Unveil New Road Alternate Jersey
Following their rivals up-the-coastline in San Francisco, the Los Angeles Dodgers today unveiled their new road alternate jersey. The new Dodgers jersey is grey with “Dodgers” across the front (instead of the “Los Angeles” on the current road greys) in that oh-so-familiar blue script. “Because we are equally proud of
Chicago Cubs Unveil *TEN* New Uniforms Today, Including Alternate
The Chicago Cubs had all sorts of new jerseys for 2014 out on display at their annual Cubs fan convention earlier today, and thanks to friend-of-the-site Matthew Robins (@BupsJones) we’ve got pics of all the new looks! Thanks Matt! First up, the big one, the new road alternate jersey which