I know what you’ve all been wondering, so let me be the first to tell you: Yes, that was the first time both teams wore colored jerseys and a pitcher …
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Blue Meanies: Cubs & Indians Go Alternate vs. Alternate
It was mood indigo at last night’s World Series game, as Cleveland once again wore navy and the Cubs wore royal. Lots of people asked me if it was the …
2016 World Series Game 1 Report
Photo by the Tugboat Captain; click to enlarge That was the scene last night at Uni Watch HQ as we all settled in to watch the World Series. I thought …
Under Armour, Fanatics Ink MLB Uniform Deal for 2020
Big baseball news yesterday, as word began circulating that Under Armour will take over from Majestic as MLB’s official outfitter in 2020, with Fanatics serving as MLB’s favored retailer. The …
An MLB Footwear Controversy from 1967
Jerry Wolper, our resident newspaper historian, recently turned up another uni-related story from journalism’s digital archives. This one dates back to 1967 and involves Maury Wills, who at the time …
National League Wild Card Game Notes
Disappointing outcome for my favorite team last night, but protocol dictates that I should provide some coverage of the uni-notable news, so here we go: • The Giants, like all of …
And So It Begins
MLB caps entered the logo creep era last night, as the Blue Jays faced the Orioles in the American League Wild Card Game. As I’ve noted before in recent weeks, …
Marlins Memorialize José Fernández by Wearing No. 16
For most of today’s photos, you can click to enlarge Unprecedented move yesterday evening in Miami, as the Marlins memorialized fallen teammate José Fernández by having every member of the …
Leo Gets (Another) Lede: Odds & Ends
Click to enlarge By Phil Hecken, with Leo Strawn, Jr. Those of you who are familiar with the Weekends (and if you remember over the Summer), I’m fortunate to have …
New Era Logo Creep on MLB Caps, continued
Yesterday’s post about the New Era logo being added to MLB game caps prompted a lot of comments from people who said they routinely remove the company’s logo from fashion …
New Era Logo to Appear on MLB Caps
And now it’s official: As we speculated yesterday, the New Era logo will indeed be added to MLB caps beginning with next month’s postseason, and then will be retained for …
Padres and Red Sox Turn Back Clock 80 Years
Icing on the 1st place cake. pic.twitter.com/UNhG8lWtqB — Boston Red Sox (@RedSox) September 8, 2016 Fun game last night in San Diego, as the Padres celebrated the 80th anniversary of …
Cardinals Throw Back To 1927
By John Ekdahl The St. Louis Cardinals celebrated their 1926 World Series win by wearing 1927 throwbacks last night. The sight of Reyes standing on the mound in vintage red …
UVa To (Officially) Unveil New Football Unis Today
By John Ekdahl The official unveiling of the new uniforms will take place today at 3:30pm. Thursday night was just the appetizer. The oh-so-briefly-live video that appeared on Virginia Sports …
Hats Off To Brooklyn — Part III
[Editor’s Note: Paul is on his annual August break from site. Deputy editor Phil Hecken is in charge from now through the end of the month, although Paul is still …