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Play Ball! Uni Notes from MLB’s 2021 Opening Day

Surprise move yesterday by the Twins, who waited until shortly before the start of their season opener to announce that they’ve added an “MB” memorial patch for bench coach Mike …

Late-Breaking MLB Uni News, Just in Time for Opening Day

This season, we tip our caps #For44 and #ForKnucksie 💙❤️ pic.twitter.com/CIAqoqh3jH — Atlanta Braves (@Braves) March 31, 2021 Good morning! Today is April 1, so I want to begin by …

Time for the Annual Uni Watch MLB Season Preview

The photo shown above was tweeted yesterday morning by Ryan Woodley, head groundskeeper for the Brewers. As you can see, their “Opening Day” logo behind home plate will be supplemented …

Some Thoughts on the Mets Reviving the Black Uniforms

The Mets made it official last night, announcing that the team’s BFBS jerseys (and presumably caps) will be returning “for a limited number of games later this summer.” Further details …

More on the 1970 East-West Baseball Classic

For all photos, click to enlarge Good morning! Greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where all three inhabitants continue to be safe and well. Hope things are good at your home …

Jordan Grimes Redesigns The Cincinnati Bengals

By Phil Hecken, with Jordan Grimes Follow @PhilHecken Good Palm Sunday morning Uni Watchers. As always, I hope everyone is staying safe (and getting those COVID-19 vaccinations!) and doing well …

MUni Watch, Part 2: The Cleveland Municipals — Why Municipals?

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. Last weekend, …

A Landmark MLB Game That’s Largely Forgotten

Click to enlarge This Sunday, March 28, is the 51st anniversary of an event I didn’t even know about until longtime reader Steve Dodell recently brought it to my attention: …

Gold-Trimmed Dodgers Championship Cap Surfaces

Click to enlarge Ever since the Dodgers won last year’s World Series, I’ve been wondering if they would wear a gold-trimmed uniform to open the 2021 season. The last team …

Two Little-Known Tales of MLB Hosiery History

I recently came across two interesting items about semi-recent MLB hosiery history that were new to me. First, longtime Uni Watch reader Trevor Williams alerted me to an interesting passage …

Rare Find: An Apparent Under Armour MLB Prototype Jersey

Click to enlarge The Padres hold an annual “garage sale,” in which they sell off assorted gear. This year’s was on Sunday, and reader Justin Tyre came away with the …

From Cy Young to Soviet Sports: My Birthday Weekend

For all images, click to enlarge Good morning and greetings from Uni Watch HQ, where all three inhabitants continue to be safe and well, and where one inhabitant reached the …

Why Do Fans Think Bad Unis Are Good?

By Phil Hecken Follow @PhilHecken Good Sunday Morning, Uni Watchers. Our esteemed leader, the one and only Paul Lukas, celebrates another trip around the sun today (a bit more on …

MUni Watch, Part 1: The Cleveland Municipals

By Phil Hecken, with James Lansdowne and William Weible Follow @PhilHecken Good morning Uni Watchers — hope everyone is staying safe and well, and that those of you who are …

Wafflebored Scores Again with Awesome New DIY Project

For all photos, click to enlarge [Editor’s Note: Today we have a guest entry from the great Wafflebored, who’s going to tell us about his latest DIY jersey project. Enjoy. …