As expected, the new MLB uniforms, brought to you by Nike and Fanatics, were a horrible sight during Opening Weekend
The baseball world got a first hand look at the new MLB uniforms, brought to us by Nike and manufactured by Fanatics over the weekend as the 2024 season officially started. The results were as just as horrible as everyone already expected.
Throughout Spring Training, players and MLB fans alike expressed how awful the new uniforms were, citing they were cheap, the name plates were extra small, and the pants in some cases, were completely see through – all of which turned out to be true.
Here in Philadelphia, we saw first hand how bad the name plates are this season compared to year’s past. You can see that comparison in the featured image above. We also witnessed how Nike and Fanatics botched the “parchment” or “cream” Sunday alternate jerseys for the Phillies, which now appear to be see through and more of a piss yellow than what we had before.
MLB Uniforms: Phillies Cream Has Been Butchered.
The Phillies aren’t the only team suffering from the jersey updates.
Yankees players are literally sweating through the new uniforms, providing a horrible visual for the players and anyone actually watching the games. Check these photos out, it’s literally disgusting. I honestly thought someone dumped buckets of water on these guys but apparently, that’s just the threads looking cheaper than ever.
Also worth noting, this was a March game in Houston! Just wait until the Yankees are playing in the Bronx on a 90+ degree afternoon. It’s going to be a complete disaster.
Yankees sweat right through new jerseys..in March
Small Lettering Continues to be the WORST
2023 Uniforms vs 2024 Uniforms
Well, at least Michael Rubin took this one on the chin and accepted accountability for the poor MLB jerseys that his very own Fanatics company was in charge of manufacturing.
Sike. Rubin literally said that he was doing exactly what he was told by Nike and Major League Baseball and pushed all blame to them, rather than Fanatics, who was in charge of manufacturing the jerseys.
(The Athletic) “We’ve purely been doing exactly as we’re told — we’ve been told we’ve done everything exactly right — and we’re getting the s— kicked out of ourselves every day right now,”
“That’s not fun. Normally when I get beat up it’s because I actually did something wrong.”
“In this particular case, Nike designs everything, hands us a spec and says, ‘Make this,’” Rubin said. “We have made everything exactly to the spec. Nike and baseball would say, yes, you’ve done everything we’ve asked you to do. Part of changing a uniform is people get uncomfortable, and it takes time (to adjust).”
Rubin said he thinks Nike’s uniforms will be regarded as an improvement over time.
While I understand his point, I’m fairly confident that Rubin himself would have been posting all over social media about how Fanatics crushed the jerseys if they turned out differently.
Speaking of Major League Baseball and Nike, here’s what Commissioner Rob Manfred had to say about the new uniforms, saying that they are eventually going to be very popular among players and fans.
“I think after people wear them a little bit, they are going to be very popular”
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred
Okay yeah, sorry baseball fans – it appears that we are completely screwed. The fact that Rubin and Manfred are both running with the narrative that fans and players “will like them overtime” is ridiculous.
Think About It: Why roll out jerseys that you know were absolute shit, market and sell them at ballparks across America, and then say “well, you know what, they aren’t great yet but you’ll grow to like them…” when the evidence that they are in fact, dog shit, is clear as day?
And that’s assuming that MLB teams received their jerseys in time for the start of the 2024 season. The Seattle Mariners don’t even have one of their uniforms yet and played Sunday without their signature cream jerseys.
Maybe Nike, Major League Baseball, and Fanatics realized how badly they butchered the color for the Phillies and delayed the Mariners? Honestly that would be the only good reason for not having them ready for the start of the regular season.
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