Fans Criticised The Yankees Jersey On Opening Day Itself: Sweaty & Horrible
A little modification to the New York Yankees’ classic uniform might be seen as a significant shift. The Yankees appeared to revert to an even more traditional, vintage appearance when playing on the road.
Fans Criticised The Yankees Jersey On Opening Day Itself: Sweaty & Horrible
Along with the ornate trim on the sleeves, the now-familiar white outlining on the back number and the letters in “New York” is being removed.
The Yankees new road grays have made their debut. pic.twitter.com/YnmyZ6iZXf
— NFL Fashion Advice (@fashion_nfl) March 28, 2024
The narrative around MLB’s spring training jerseys was intense. Fans of the New York Yankees were reminded of this on Opening Day.
The pants are transparent. These are not pretty numbers. They appear poorly constructed. And they appear to be perspiring absurdly.
The linen over his shoulder and biceps was stained with perspiration. It was close to Loáisiga’s armpit. Additionally, sweat seeped into the material toward the rear of catcher Jose Trevino’s chest armor.
New Yankees jerseys look great pic.twitter.com/SwsiHKPLtH
— Toller Boardman (@Toller_Boardman) March 28, 2024
The MLB Players Association was “frustrated” by the new jerseys, which are produced by Fanatics and designed by Nike. They are the two halves of a current uniform deal with MLB that was announced in 2019 and started during the 2020 season. The Athletic also reported that the lettering on the jerseys was small and had “incorrect coloring.”
Although supporters might have assumed that the discussion regarding their outfits had subsided, this indicates that it will continue to be a topic of discussion all season long. There’s always a fresh angle to expose the problems with the jerseys.
Much-maligned MLB jerseys blasted again as Yankees players sweat through them https://t.co/TnlFlfPjqr pic.twitter.com/eRtCf34MeD
— New York Post (@nypost) March 29, 2024
Before the Yankees ever faced the Astros, they were perspiring. Two innings in, they were down 4-0. However, that just made for a valiant return.
Nester Cortes struggled in the first inning but got comfortable on the mound and dismissed 11 of the next 12 batters he faced.
In the fifth inning, Soto singled in the first run of the season to give the Yankees’ batters a much-needed boost.
The sweat stains on everyone because of the Fanatic jersey debacle is a disgrace. I saw the Astros names on the back in person yesterday and it looked horrible.
Yankees saving grace is that they don’t do the last names so it doesn’t look bad besides the sweat. https://t.co/ebRFQbPAwC
— Jake Asman (@JakeAsman) March 29, 2024
Although the Yankees’ offense set them up for success, Soto’s defense sealed the deal. In the bottom of the ninth, with the Astros looking to tie the game, the rookie from New York launched a laser from right field to home plate.
When thinking about changing the design, Rubin stated that more player approval was necessary. However, he also stated—according to the outlet—that he thinks the Nike jerseys will eventually be seen as an upgrade.
The new MLB uniforms made their Opening Day debut yesterday, and it didn't go great. The pants are still see-through despite Nike, Fanatics, and the league saying they would work to fix the issues, and the Yankees sweat through their jerseys.https://t.co/DImwN6WO0q
— Margaret Fleming (@mgfleming12) March 29, 2024
“In this particular case, Nike designs everything, hands us a spec and says, ‘Make this,’” Rubin said at the conference earlier this month. “We have made everything exactly to the spec. Nike and baseball would say, yes, you’ve done everything we’ve asked you to do. Part of changing a uniform is people get uncomfortable, and it takes time (to adjust).”
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