The Blue Jays have released their new alternate uniform. The look brings in a their new powder blue uniforms that include a new powder blue jersey with matching pants as well as a new hat with a dark navy crown and a powder blue visor with the team’s logo on the front.
“For years, Blue Jays fans have expressed a desire for the revival of the baby blues. We are thrilled to share this original New Blue alternate uniform with Blue Jays fans across Canada.” -Mark Shapiro, President & CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays
The Minnesota Twins are bringing back their baby blue uniforms as alternates this season. The look comes from the 1970s & 1980s and is a celebration of the Minnesota’s 60th season. The Baby blue look will be head to toe for the Twins with the Twins script across the chest of the jersey. The jersey will also feature a commemorative 60 Seasons patch on one of the sleeves with the the original “Minnie and Paul” patch on the other.
"No uniform in the history of Minnesota Twins baseball drives more fan engagement than the old-school baby blues. With that popularity in mind, we are excited to bring this uniform back as part of our 60th Season Celebration. It’s going to be fun to watch the 2020 Twins wearing the same look as Twins legends from the 1970s and 1980s." -team president Dave St. Peter
The MLB’s on-field uniform provider will be switching over to Nike starting for the upcoming 2020 season. As a preview Nike has released each teams Home uniform, along with some teams releasing new looks this off season. The 30 MLB Teams uniforms are made using an embroidered patch for the Nike Swoosh, as well as a woven label on the jock tag.
“We’re excited to kick off our partnership with Major League Baseball with the unveil of next season’s uniforms. Each franchise has a deeply personal history, with a visual identity that continues in this update. In the future, we look forward to preserving this integrity while still bringing more of Nike’s creativity to uniform designs, as we build energy around the game for its players and its fans.” -Hal Melhart, Sr. Product Line Manager for Nike Diamond
The Houston Astros have received their 2019 American League Championship rings. The rings are 10-karat white gold with a pop of orange and blue on the front. The top of the ring features the Astros logo with the H made out of 11 diamonds, representing the 11 postseason games it took the Astros to win the AL pennant. One side of the ring features the player/coaches name and number, while the other will have 2019 and the number 107 which represent the Astros 107 regular season wins.
The Washington Nationals received their World Series Ring design. The rings are created with 14-karat white and yellow gold with a total of 170 diamonds. The top of the ring features the curly W logo created out of 30 rubies. On the left side of the ring we see the player’s name right above the DC skyline. The Roman numerals MMVI are etched beneath the Capitol dome, which represents when the Lerner family purchased the franchise in 2006.
On the right side of the ring is the saying “Fight Finished” and the Commissioner’s Trophy with 4 diamonds to represent the team’s four National League East titles and one ruby for the clubs first World Series Championship. On the bottom of the ring we see the saying “Go 1-0 every day.” etched in.
The finishing touches come on the inside of the ring where we see an image of a shark, in honor of Gerardo Parra’s walk-up song, “Baby Shark,” and a list of the teams the Nationals defeated en route to the title.
“The significance of having those iconic buildings and structures and monuments in that ring is volumes to me. We live in the most powerful city in the world, and we took this team from a fledgling franchise back in 2006 to the world championship in 2019. In a town that’s very difficult to galvanize, we really galvanized this fan base, this city, the DMV in general, and I couldn’t be prouder to wear this ring in honor of what has happened here in Washington, D.C., being a world championship-caliber city and bringing a 2019 world championship to the Nationals.” -Nationals General Manager Mike Rizzo
Kansas State Baseball has revealed a new uniform that the team will wear next season. The new uniform is a retro look for the Wildcats. The jersey is a white base and will feature an old school stripe across the chest in K-State’s two shades of purple, as well as a purple collar. Within the strip we see the wordmark ‘Cats’ written out.
A number of professional athletes bounce from club to club and are often only associated with the team they were on and the uniforms they wore when they were in the prime of their career. Here is a look at some of the biggest MLB stars wearing uniforms you may not have known they wore.
ECU is set to host the "Keith LeClair Classic", a tournament put together to bring awareness to ALS. The tournament is held in Coach LeClair's honor and this year the team will wear special retro style jerseys. To take it one step farther every single member of the ECU team will wear the legendary #23 this weekend for Coach LeClair and his family. On the right arm sleeve each players official number will be embroidered.
The Florida Gators Baseball team has introduced a new retro uniform into their rotation. To celebrate the final season at McKethan Stadium, Florida Baseball will wear their new throwback uniforms for Sunday games. The white uniform features the 'Florida' script across the chest, along with orange numbers, that pay homage to the uniforms worn by Gators teams in the early years of McKethan Stadium.
Oregon Baseball is heading into the 2020 season with plenty of cleat options for the Ducks. The team boasts over ten unique cleat styles to start the season. Being Nike’s flag ship school the players and fans have come to expected that the Ducks will always have the latest Nike products. There are sure to be a few mid season surprises that we will keep you updated on.
