MLB has had to deal with an unexpected controversy in 2024.
As part of their three-way agreement, Fanatics fabricated the uniforms that Nike designed for MLB.
Ever since players started to wear them in spring training, however, there were numerous complaints.
Players complained about the see-through pants and many fans stated that the uniforms looked “cheap.”
The player names and numbers on the back of the jersey were also too small and oddly designed, and many people didn’t like that.
All things considered, it’s safe to say people didn’t really love the new uniforms and they wanted some changes.
The league has listened to the people and will solve the issue, but starting in 2025.
“MLB plans to address the uniforms by the start of the 2025 season after player and fan complaints, per @JeffPassan. This includes: • a return to larger lettering on back of jerseys • fixing the mismatched grey top and bottoms • addressing the sweat-induced issues,” B/R Walk-Off tweeted.
MLB plans to address the uniforms by the start of the 2025 season after player and fan complaints, per @JeffPassan
This includes:
• a return to larger lettering on back of jerseys
• fixing the mismatched grey top and bottoms
• addressing the sweat-induced issues pic.twitter.com/XFV1PPk9yi— B/R Walk-Off (@BRWalkoff) April 29, 2024
With more resources when it comes to design and all-time high creativity, Nike had everything to make some memorable uniforms or at least not make them so that the whole baseball community would criticize them.
Unfortunately, they dropped the ball with the uninspired design of the back of the jerseys and the issues with the fabric.
Many people would have preferred them to address the uniforms well before 2025, but the changes won’t be available until next year according to Passan.
At the very least, they listened to fans and players and didn’t turn their backs on the very evident problems.
