MLB shirts in spring training

[FranklinT]

Looks like the guys working were wearing a new shirt style - same colors as before but the side panels are removed.

Curious how long this takes to trickle down?

[FranklinT]

[Scissors]

And no FTX patch

[JHumbert15]

Gotta be honest, I like the side panels better. Glad the FTX is gone though. I watched a game yesterday and hadn't even realized. Who's making these? 

 

Jake

[FranklinT]

5 minutes ago, JHumbert15 said:

Gotta be honest, I like the side panels better. Glad the FTX is gone though. I watched a game yesterday and hadn't even realized. Who's making these? 

 

Jake

No clue, couldn’t tell. It’s interesting all the people who don’t know what happened with FTX (not saying you don’t know Jake but just in general)

[The Man in Blue]

Definitely like the off-set color side panels better.  That's just a blue work shirt.  Nothing to make it stand out or present professionalism.  That screams "Saturday at the barbeque."

[FranklinT]

1 hour ago, The Man in Blue said:

Definitely like the off-set color side panels better.  That's just a blue work shirt.  Nothing to make it stand out or present professionalism.  That screams "Saturday at the barbeque."

I’m not a fan of the black with the blue placket 

 

 

[tpatience]

It’s a Rawlings shirt 

[JHumbert15]

2 hours ago, FranklinT said:

I’m not a fan of the black with the blue placket 

 

 

Are these the new shirts? Where's this pic from?

[Razzer]

2 minutes ago, JHumbert15 said:

Are these the new shirts? Where's this pic from?

I was sent the photos of both shirts from an MLB umpire

The Authentic Wordmark is identical to Rawlings products

The shirt is Rawlings with no visible logo on either sleeve

[JHumbert15]

Just now, Razzer said:

I was sent the photos of both shirts from an MLB umpire

The Authentic Wordmark is identical to Rawlings products

The shirt is Rawlings with no visible logo on either sleeve

Awesome, thanks

[johnnyg08]

Yeah, I liked the side panels. That was/is a sharp look. 

[ChrisUrbz]

On 2/25/2023 at 3:38 PM, Razzer said:

I was sent the photos of both shirts from an MLB umpire

The Authentic Wordmark is identical to Rawlings products

The shirt is Rawlings with no visible logo on either sleeve

Those shirts are ugly more like golf shirts with the MLB patch. Does this mean Nike shut down the umpire apparel division that was still Majestic?

[wolfe_man]

13 hours ago, ChrisUrbz said:

Those shirts are ugly more like golf shirts with the MLB patch. Does this mean Nike shut down the umpire apparel division that was still Majestic?

I agree... and it seems like MLB is going in a new direction with apparel.    Keep in mind that MLB is now the owner of Rawlings, so this is an in-house move for them.

[MadMax]

Not quite. Remember that MLBU’s Central Committee controls what the Umpires wear, not “MLB” overall. It’s likely that each of Nike’s proposals were… dismissed. Running out of shelved stock of Majestic OOP uniforms has reached a critical point, and MLBU needs something. 

Instead of forging a new contract or partnership with Smitty (which may take months with the lawyers), and unhappy with Nike’s process, they are employing Rawlings because it’s readily available. 

[Thunderheads]

I like the offset placket colors. It's 'new/different' and clean, I don't mind this at all.