For all photos, click to enlarge Good morning, and happy June! Hope everyone had a good holiday weekend. Now then: Only two weeks after taking a fastball to the face, …
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A Holiday Weekend — in More Ways Than One
Click to enlarge This is a holiday weekend, but not just for the holiday you’re probably thinking of. Yesterday was Mother’s Day in the Dominican Republic, so many Dominican MLB …
ChiSox Unveil Black Pinstripe City Connect Uniform
By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Yesterday, the Chicago White Sox became the third team (out of seven total) to unveil their “City Connect” jersey uniform(!), which they will first wear …
America’s (or at least Delaware’s) Most Uni-Obsessive Baseball Coach
For all photos, click to enlarge Back in early April, I showed you this photo of the amazing sweaters worn by the baseball team at Delcastle Technical High School in …
Aaron Nola’s Excellent Cap Adventure
Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola started last night’s Phils/Marlins game in Miami. Judging from the screen shot shown above, you might think nothing was amiss with his uniform — and that’s …
Arizona Had ‘Csonk-alike’ Running Back in 1970s
Click to enlarge Quick, who’s that running back? The blue-ish jersey with the white helmet, the No. 39, the U-bar nose protector, the ball cradled in the left arm — …
Some Thoughts About Baseball’s Unwritten Rules
As you are probably aware, an incident last week involving White Sox manager Tony La Russa and one of his players — designated hitter Yermín Mercedes — has led to …
Royals and Tigers Wear Negro Leagues Throwbacks
For all images, click to enlarge The Royals and Tigers played a Negro Leagues throwback game yesterday in Kansas City — the second such game since Nike took over MLB’s …
The Famous Disappearing Red Sox Cap of 1974
[Editor’s Note: Today we have a very special guest column from none other than Keith Olbermann, sports journalist and commentator, who has written a special piece for Uni Watch detailing …
Marlins Bust Out ‘Sugar Kings’ Fauxbacks
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 …
It’s Time for the 2021 Uni Watch NBA Power Rankings
Click to enlarge The bar graph above shows how often each NBA team wore each of its uniforms during the 2020-21 regular season (all data from LockerVision). I used that …
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 …