By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Greetings and good morning, Uni Watchers. I hope everyone has had a good couple weeks, and your Independence Day weekend was good. Last evening, the …
Category: MLB
Uni Watch Reader Shares 1987 Letters from Pirates GM
Click to enlarge The letter shown above was sent in 1987 by Pirates GM Syd Thrift to a very young Joe Werner, who would grow up to become a longtime …
Bobby Bonilla Day Becomes Entertaining Spectacle
Last November, a few weeks after hedge fund billionaire Steve Cohen completed his purchase of the Mets, he spent some time engaging with fans on social media. During one such …
Which MLB Managers Still Wear a Full Uniform?
In a comment recently posted to the site, reader Robert Brashear said to me, “You might look into whether any [MLB] managers wear a jersey anymore. When’s the last time …
Mystery Solved: The Jed Lowrie/Aaron Nola Connection
Click to enlarge Notice anything unusual about this photo of A’s infielders (from left) Matt Chapman, Jed Lowrie, and Elvis Andrus celebrating their victory over the Rockies on April 10? …
Uni-Unusual: Phils Pitcher Bucks Trend with Uni Quirk
For all images click to enlarge Good morning! Hope everyone had a good weekend, as I did. Now then: Phillies pitcher Matt Moore has been in the big leagues since …
MUni Watch Part III: The Cleveland Municipals — On Mascots
By Phil Hecken, with James Lansdowne and William Weible Follow @PhilHecken Good morning Uni Watch nation. Hope everyone is doing well and that you had a good week. You fine …
Bombshell Day: New MLB All-Star Unis, NFL Helmet Rule Scrapped
It was quite a day in the uni-verse yesterday, as MLB and the NFL both made bombshell uni-related announcements. We’ll begin with the news about the MLB All-Star Game. The …
Ewwww: MLB Umps to Start Wearing Ad Patches in July
For all images, click to enlarge Welcome back to Ump Watch, where we continue to cover the wide world of umpiring attire. Sadly, the latest news on that front is …
Pitchers Turn New Rule into Absurdist Uni-Related Theater
I knew that MLB’s new crackdown on pitchers using foreign substances had the potential to open up a whole new branch of Uni Watch content, because the rule focuses on …
Early Astros Design Sketches Show What Might Have Been
Click to enlarge Judge Roy Hofheinz, the original owner of the Houston Astros, died in 1982. Nearly four decades later, a huge stash of items from his estate has come …
Lost in Space: Mets Broadcasters Have Bizarre Uni Chat
Hello, and happy summer solstice! Hope everyone had a good Juneteenth and Father’s Day. Since yesterday’s post was Phil’s annual “Fathers in Uniform” installment, I want to catch up today …
Diamondbacks Debut ‘Las Serpientes’ City Connect Uniform
Embed from Getty Images By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Good Saturday morning, Uni Watchers, and Happy Juneteenth (now a Federal holiday!). I hope everyone had a good week and you’re …
Tracking the Uniforms of MLB’s 1998 Season
Nowadays, Twitter is full of “tracker” accounts that keep track of which uniforms are worn in which games by specific teams, plus the NBA provides all that info on LockerVision …
MLB and MiLB Teams Plan Throwbacks for Juneteenth
Click to enlarge The Giants yesterday announced that they will celebrate Juneteenth this Saturday by wearing San Francisco Sea Lions throwbacks. The Sea Lions played for one season — 1946 …