MLB returns home for the All-Star Game.
league Announced two changes to the uniform. This will take place over the next two seasons, one of which will see players resume wearing home and away kits at the All-Star Game starting in 2025.
However, All-Star jerseys aren't completely a thing of the past.
Players will wear special All-Star uniforms on training days, and players not participating in the Home Run Derby will wear event attire.
Aaron Judge takes batting practice on Monday, July 18, 2022, the day before the 2022 MLB All-Star Baseball Game. AP
MLB also announced that it will work with New Era to design a hat specifically for the Midsummer Classic.
The league also announced that it has worked with Nike, Fanatics and the MLB Players Association to resolve the myriad issues the league faced at the beginning of the season.
Starting in 2025 and fully implemented by 2026, it will include customization of the pants, increased text size, and a return to previously used materials.
This follows complaints from players and fans about this season's revamped uniforms, which include see-through pants, mismatched gray sets, small lettering on nameplates, and a tendency to tear easily, all of which are part of the league's This was pointed out in a survey conducted throughout. By MLPBA.
MLB sent a memo to players in April blaming Nike “entirely” for the issue and saying, “What happened here is that Nike was innovating something that didn't need to be innovating. ” was written.
Nike designed the uniforms, but they were manufactured by Fanatics, which bore the brunt of the initial backlash.
“We've been doing exactly what we were told. We've been told we did everything exactly, and now we're kicking stress out of ourselves every day,” said Michael Michael, CEO of Fanatics. said. Rubin said in March. “That's not funny. Usually when I get hit, it's because I actually did something wrong.”
