By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken As expected — and for the first of many times (including the next two days) — the Miami Marlins last evening wore their “Havana Sugar …
Category: MLB
EXCLUSIVE: MiLB Uni Gives Sneak Peak at New Nike Template
For all photos, click to enlarge Back in spring training, at least one MLB team appeared to be testing out a new Nike tailoring template — presumably the one that …
Talking Scorecard Covers with Cardinals Artist Mike Right
For all images, click to enlarge The St. Louis Cardinals have had MLB’s best scorecard cover artwork since 2003, when an illustrator named Mike Right took over the gig. His …
Sweet: Marlins’ New Uni Inspired by Havana Sugar Kings
Click to enlarge We’ve known for well over a month now that the Marlins’ new “City Connect” alternate uni would be making its own-field debut this Friday, May 21, but …
Happy Armed Forces Day!
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Good Saturday morning, Uni Watchers, and please let me be the first to wish you a Happy Armed Forces Day! According to MLB, it’s actually …
Talking MLB Player Caps with Aced Out Prexy Steve Adler
I don’t usually write about retail merch, but I recently learned about a company called Aced Out that has an intriguing niche: They have a license from the MLB Players …
C’mon, Blue: Ump Uniform Oddities Continue to Pile Up
For all images, click to enlarge Good morning and welcome back to Ump Watch (now revised from the longer and clunkier Ump Patch Watch), where we continue to obsessively document …
A Brief Look at Mom’s Day in Baseball
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Good Sunday morning, Uni Watchers, and Happy Mother’s Day. Or, to paraphrase the late, great Ralph Kiner, it’s Mother’s Day today, so to all you …
Gregory Kohn Reimagines MLB During Quarantine
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Greetings and good Saturday morning, Uni Watch readers. I hope everyone has had a good week and you’re all staying safe and sound. As you …
The Hidden Uni Connection Between Willie Mays and Tom Seaver
Willie Mays turned 90 yesterday, so there have been lots of Mays tributes floating around this week. One of them, improbably, taught me about a fascinating uni-related connection between Mays …
Rangers Rookie Leads the League in Diacritical Marks
For all photos, click to enlarge Rangers infielder Andy Ibáñez made his big league debut on Tuesday night. He’s a bit of an MLB uni-corn, because his NOB has two …
Chalk Talk: The Unique Batter’s Boxes of Dodger Stadium
Click to enlarge The screen shot above was taken at the very beginning of a recent MLB game in Colorado. As you can see, the foul lines and the lines …
C’mon, Blue: Umps Perplex Again with New Patch Mystery
For all images, click to enlarge Good morning and welcome back to Ump Patch Watch, the website where we cover the exciting and wide-ranging world of Major League Baseball umpires’ …
EXCLUSIVE: MLB Umps Make Unprecedented Uni Adjustment
For all image, click to enlarge Sometimes I’ll spot something while watching a game — something small, something seemingly inconsequential — that sends me down a deep, deep rabbit hole …
A Uni Watch Look at 2021’s Jackie Robinson Day
Click to enlarge Mild hilarity yesterday in Chicago, as the White Sox and Cleveland emptied their benches and bullpens for some on-field pushing and shoving, resulting in the very entertaining …