2023 MLB CITY CONNECT UNIFORM Jersey

ATLANTA BRAVES CITY CONNECT JERSEY

THE ATLANTA BRAVES HAVE RELEASED THE CLUB’S CITY CONNECT UNIFORM. THE NEW LOOK IS A MODERN UPDATE TO THE CLASSIC 1974 UNIFORM THAT HANK AARON WORE WHEN HE HIT HOME RUN 715 TO BREAK BABE RUTH'S RECORD. ON THE CHEST OF THE JERSEY APPEARING FOR THE FIRST TIME IS ‘THE A’ LOGO. THE PEAK OF THE CROWN ON THE SLEEVES PAY HOMAGE TO THE HOME RUN KING HIMSELF. WHILE ON THE INSIDE OF THE COLLAR IS 715 DESIGNED AS A REFERENCE TO THE ATLANTA STADIUM SCOREBOARD ON APRIL 8, 1974. HANK AARON’S MOTTO AND NUMBER "KEEP SWINGING #44 APEARS ABOVE THE JOCK TAG AND ON THE UNDERNEATH OF THE CAPS BILL.

THE BRAVES WILL WEAR THEIR CITY CONNECT UNIFORMS EVERY SATURDAY NIGHT AT TRUIST PARK.

TEXAS RANGERS CITY CONNECT UNIFORM

THE TEXAS RANGERS HAVE UNVEILED THEIR NEW CITY CONNECT UNIFORM, DESIGNED TO PAY HOMAGE TO THE TEAM'S ORIGIN STORY AND THE TEXAS SPIRIT THAT BROUGHT DALLAS AND FORT WORTH TOGETHER IN ARLINGTON THROUGH BASEBALL. THE UNIFORM FEATURES A VARIETY OF ELEMENTS THAT REPRESENT THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE REGION, AND IT'S CLEAR THAT EVERY DETAIL HAS BEEN CAREFULLY CONSIDERED TO CREATE A COHESIVE AND MEANINGFUL DESIGN.

THE TX LOGO, FOR EXAMPLE, DRAWS INSPIRATION FROM THE GOTHIC LETTERING OF THE DALLAS EAGLES AND INCLUDES A SPUR AS A TRIBUTE TO THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH SPURS, THE TEAM THAT CONNECTED THE TWO RIVAL CITIES TO PLAY BASEBALL IN ARLINGTON AND PAVED THE WAY FOR THE RANGERS. THE "PEAGLE," A MYTHICAL CREATURE CREATED BY BLENDING THE MASCOTS OF THE DALLAS EAGLES AND FORT WORTH PANTHERS IN THE STYLE OF THE EAGLES, IS ANOTHER NOD TO THE TEAM'S HISTORY AND THE REGION'S CULTURE.

AT THE HEART OF THE RANGERS' ORIGIN STORY IS THE DATE APRIL 21, A VITAL DATE IN THE HISTORY OF TEXAS, BASEBALL IN TEXAS, AND THE TEXAS RANGERS. THIS DATE IS REPRESENTED IN THE UNIFORM'S DESIGN AND SERVES AS A REMINDER OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE RANGERS TO THE REGION.

THE "DREAM THE BIG DREAM" SENTIMENT IS ALSO REPRESENTED IN THE UNIFORM, PAYING TRIBUTE TO ARLINGTON MAYOR TOM VANDERGRIFF, WHOSE BOLD VISION AND TIRELESS EFFORTS TO BRING AN MLB TEAM TO THE REGION HELPED CONNECT DALLAS AND FORT WORTH IN ARLINGTON. THE DFW SPURS MARK IS AN HOMAGE TO THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH SPURS, THE TEXAS LEAGUE TEAM THAT PLAYED IN ARLINGTON AND PROVED THAT THE REGION COULD SUPPORT A MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TEAM.

OVERALL, THE TEXAS RANGERS' NEW CITY CONNECT UNIFORM IS A THOUGHTFUL AND MEANINGFUL TRIBUTE TO THE TEAM'S ORIGIN STORY AND THE SPIRIT OF TEXAS. FROM THE LOGO TO THE TYPOGRAPHY AND PIPING, EVERY ELEMENT HAS BEEN CAREFULLY CHOSEN TO TELL THE STORY OF THE RANGERS AND THE REGION THEY REPRESENT. FANS OF THE TEAM AND BASEBALL HISTORY BUFFS ALIKE WILL APPRECIATE THE ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND THE CELEBRATION OF TEXAS CULTURE IN THIS IMPRESSIVE NEW UNIFORM.

CINCINNATI REDS CITY CONNECT UNIFORM

BALTIMORE ORIOLES CITY CONNECT UNIFORM

THE CITY CONNECT UNIFORM DONS AN ALL-BLACK LOOK, EXUDING A SENSE OF ELEGANCE AND STRENGTH. EMBLAZONED ACROSS THE FRONT IN A BLOCK FONT REMINISCENT OF THE GLOBE COLLECTION AND PRESS AT MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART, THE WORD "BALTIMORE" SERVES AS A POWERFUL STATEMENT, REPRESENTING THE TEAM'S PRIDE AND COMMITMENT TO THEIR CITY.

THE ORIOLES HAVE INCORPORATED A COLORED MOSAIC DESIGN INSPIRED BY BALTIMORE'S ARTS CULTURE INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE JERSEYS. THE CAPTIVATING MOSAIC, SYMBOLIZING THE CITY'S VIBRANT TAPESTRY, PAYS HOMAGE TO THE RICH HISTORY OF CREATIVITY AND ARTISTIC EXPRESSION THAT THRIVES WITHIN BALTIMORE'S NEIGHBORHOODS.

THE SLEEVE PIPING AND UNIFORM SOCKS ALSO FEATURE A BLACK AND WHITE MOSAIC DESIGN, FURTHER EMBRACING THE ESSENCE OF BALTIMORE'S CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND ARTISTIC HERITAGE. THE VISUAL TAPESTRY BEAUTIFULLY WEAVES TOGETHER VARIOUS NEIGHBORHOODS, CELEBRATING THE COLLECTIVE SPIRIT AND UNITY OF THE CITY.

ORIOLES OUTFIELDER AUSTIN HAYS EXPRESSED HIS EXCITEMENT ABOUT DONNING THE NEW UNIFORM, NOTING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WEARING THE CITY'S NAME ON THE FRONT. HE SPOKE OF THE HONOR AND PRIVILEGE IT IS TO REPRESENT BALTIMORE AND ITS PEOPLE THROUGH THIS UNIQUE TRIBUTE. HAYS' SENTIMENTS ECHO THE SENTIMENTS OF THE ENTIRE TEAM, AS THEY EAGERLY ANTICIPATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHOWCASE THEIR CITY'S RICH HERITAGE ON THE FIELD OF CAMDEN YARDS.

THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES' CITY CONNECT UNIFORMS SERVE AS A REMINDER THAT SPORTS CAN BE A PLATFORM FOR UNITY, CELEBRATION, AND APPRECIATION OF THE VIBRANT COMMUNITIES THAT SHAPE OUR LIVES.

CINCINNATI REDS CITY CONNECT UNIFORM

THE REDS' CITY CONNECT UNIFORM INCORPORATES VARIOUS KEY ELEMENTS TO CREATE A COHESIVE AND MODERN LOOK. THE BLACK CAPS FEATURE A CONTEMPORARY 'C' LOGO IN RED, PAYING HOMAGE TO THE TEAM'S 1919-ERA CAPS FROM THE FIELD OF DREAMS GAME IN IOWA. THE SAME LOGO ALSO APPEARS ON THE SLEEVE. THE BATTING HELMETS MIRROR THE CAPS' DESIGN WITH A SLEEK MATTE BLACK FINISH.

THE JERSEY LETTERING IS DESIGNED TO RESEMBLE ILLUMINATED NEON LIGHTS, INCORPORATING FLASHES OF "INFRARED" RED COLOR. THE PANTS FEATURE FIVE "WAVELENGTH LINES" ALONG THE SIDES, SYMBOLIZING PROGRESS AND LIGHTING THE WAY TO THE FUTURE. NIKE EXPLAINS THAT THIS CONTEMPORARY PIPING REPRESENTS MOVING FORWARD AND WHAT LIES AHEAD.

INSIDE THE JERSEY'S COLLAR, THE TEAM PROUDLY DISPLAYS THE CITY'S LATIN MOTTO, "JUNCTA JUVANT," WHICH TRANSLATES TO "STRENGTH IN UNITY." ADDITIONALLY, A MODERNIZED BUCKEYE LEAF, SIMILAR IN STYLE TO THE LETTERING AND LOGOS, REPRESENTS THE STATE OF OHIO.

FORGUS HIGHLIGHTED THE VIBRANT RED COLOR USED IN THE UNIFORM, STATING, "THAT COLOR OF RED, IF YOU LOOK AT IT AGAINST OUR STANDARD RED, IT’S MUCH HOTTER. YOU NEEDED IT TO COME ACROSS AS MORE LUMINESCENT."

BEFORE THE OFFICIAL UNVEILING, A SELECT GROUP OF REDS PLAYERS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO PREVIEW THEIR NEW UNIFORMS DURING A TOP-SECRET PHOTO SHOOT HELD AT GOODYEAR BALLPARK IN GOODYEAR, ARIZONA, DURING SPRING TRAINING. REDS STARTING PITCHER HUNTER GREENE EXPRESSED HIS EXCITEMENT, STATING, "THE BLACK AND RED IS REALLY COOL. IT WILL BE COOL TO HAVE BLACK UNIFORMS... THE FACT THAT THEY WENT ALL BLACK IS PERFECT."

SEATTLE MARINERS CITY CONNECT Jersey

ONE OF THE STANDOUT FEATURES OF THE UNIFORM IS THE RETURN OF THE TRIDENT LOGO. WHILE THE LOGO HAS BEEN A SOURCE OF CONTROVERSY IN THE PAST, THE TEAM'S SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING, KEVIN MARTINEZ, HOPES THAT THE CITY CONNECT UNIFORMS WILL WIPE THE SLATE CLEAN. "THERE'S A LOT OF LOVE FOR THE TRIDENT HERE," MARTINEZ SAID. "WE'VE LISTENED TO OUR FANS, AND IF YOU COME TO A BALLGAME HERE, YOU'LL SEE IT EVERYWHERE." THE TRIDENT IS PROMINENTLY FEATURED ON THE CAP, WHICH FEATURES A BLUE CROWN AND A BLACK VISOR, A COLOR COMBINATION THAT HAS NEVER BEEN USED IN SEATTLE BASEBALL HISTORY.

THE FRONT OF THE JERSEY FEATURES "SEATTLE" WRITTEN IN A FONT SIMILAR TO THE SEATTLE PILOTS, THE CITY'S ORIGINAL MLB TEAM THAT PLAYED ONE SEASON IN 1969. THE TYPEFACE ALSO INCLUDES A DROP SHADOW USED BY THE SEATTLE RAINIERS, A MINOR LEAGUE TEAM THAT WON THE PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1955. THIS ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS A TESTAMENT TO THE MARINERS' COMMITMENT TO HONORING THE CITY'S BASEBALL HISTORY.

THE UNIFORM ALSO INCLUDES TWO PHRASES THAT ARE SURE TO RESONATE WITH FANS. "SODO MOJO" IS EMBLAZONED ACROSS THE FRONT IN REFERENCE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE MARINERS PLAY. ADDITIONALLY, "MY OH MY" APPEARS ON THE JOCK TAG, A REFERENCE TO HALL OF FAME BROADCASTER DAVE NIEHAUS' ICONIC PHRASE. THESE PHRASES SERVE AS A REMINDER OF THE TEAM'S CONNECTION TO THE CITY AND ITS FANS.

THE SLEEVE OF THE UNIFORM FEATURES A PATCH DEDICATED TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, FEATURING MOUNT RAINIER, PNW LETTERING, AND LEAF EMBELLISHMENTS MEANT TO EVOKE THE BILLS OF THE PILOTS CAPS. THIS PATCH IS A NOD TO THE REGION'S NATURAL BEAUTY AND THE MARINERS' COMMITMENT TO THEIR COMMUNITY.