Major League Baseball's new uniforms, featuring see-through pants, have sparked widespread backlash among fans and players. The Dodgers are facing high demand for Ohtani jerseys as he debuts in spring training. The controversy includes supply problems, design changes, and comparisons to a Seinfeld episode.
Here comes Shohei 👀 🎥 @MLB https://t.co/CBN6FfIuOr
Shohei strikes out in his first at bat in Dodger Blue 🔵 https://t.co/OqihojsOqh
A warm welcome for Shohei. 🥹 https://t.co/mkCHFzcBd0
As we get ready for Shohei Ohtani's spring Dodgers debut, here's more on the team's decision to put him second in the batting order “I think we’re gonna do this for a while" https://t.co/w0UuUrwvKM
Shohei Ohtani's home in the Dodgers batting order will be the No. 2 spot — at least for now. “Just seeing Shohei in the lineup makes us a lot better,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. https://t.co/kIww1qfUlC
Dave Roberts, on his decision to bat Ohtani 2nd: “(Hitting) in front of Freddie gives Shohei a lot of protection and the ability to use the foot speed component in front of Freddie. I think we'll create a lot of scoring from 1B and a potential stolen-base threat.”
One key factor Dave Roberts cited in having Ohtani hit in front of Freeman: Ohtani is more of a “free swinger” so the hope is having Freeman provide some lineup protection behind him will lead to Ohtani getting more pitches in the zone to hit (and fewer out of it he might chase)
MLB's new uniforms are creating quite a stir and a mixed response. Some players and fans find them shoddy and cheap while other players and fans find them hilarious, columnist Scott Ostler writes. https://t.co/ZCFNgZet9n
Yooo Shohei is batting 2nd Oooh yeaaaah
Of course Shohei has it every game his jersey is everywhere https://t.co/wwHBONMnDC
MLB's see-through pants problem, as told in 8 cheeky spring training photos https://t.co/LmsktFOgya https://t.co/LdMZ8MBnow
Shohei day! https://t.co/qy7w3MxPD1
Ohtani to have two or three at-bats in first spring training game https://t.co/jykhA9MOEt
Shohei Ohtani is likely to have two or three at-bats when he makes his highly anticipated spring training debut Tuesday, Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. https://t.co/rF1uU1IuLw
Everyone's making the same Seinfeld jokes about George Costanza designing the new MLB see-through pants https://t.co/ET1MXkfAlH https://t.co/RrBg8iwFTs
From @TheAthletic: Just how see-through are the pants? Enough to see tags and logos underneath. Enough to make a tucked-in jersey look like a diaper. Enough that spouses are making jokes about it. No one asked for this kind of transparency in baseball. https://t.co/sM2gCgq79b
“A terrifying fusion of all my childhood dreams and nightmares.” @JasonGay tackles the unexpected crisis of Major League Baseball’s Spring Training 2024: player complaints about see-through uniforms: https://t.co/gZ4OEqk9nt
50 HRs? 40/40 season? 1.100 OPS? People inside & out the Dodgers org think it could all be possible for Shohei Ohtani this year, as he focuses solely on hitting while rehabbing his elbow “He’s gonna do things with the bat he might not have ever done.” https://t.co/pPrC8zhKy3
There have certainly been issues with the rollout of #Nike's new 2024 baseball uniforms -- see through pants, tiny player names, no more embroidered patches... so I reached out to #MLB to find out why these changes were made. Here's what I learned: https://t.co/dc38zKzNHy https://t.co/XnFx5ffBMH
Explainer: What we know — and don’t — about MLB’s ongoing issues with the new Nike uniforms 👖 See-through pants 👖 Supply problems 👖 Design changes 👖 and a George Costanza storyline https://t.co/ZU5F2088Et @TheAthleticMLB https://t.co/rnRFPFfKlw
It’s pretty clear no one at MLB saw the episode of Seinfeld where George changed the uniforms https://t.co/rVF4EBohKP
The jerseys are garnering less than rave reviews. The pants are, uh, see-through. But why haven't you been able to tell on some broadcasts so far? @stephenjnesbitt on what we know so far about the ever-changing MLB uniform saga ⤵️ https://t.co/DzThIABg7d https://t.co/3Ny08FynvB
“A terrifying fusion of all my childhood dreams and nightmares.” @JasonGay tackles the unexpected crisis of Major League Baseball’s Spring Training 2024: player complaints about see-through uniforms. https://t.co/HLxfeGRTAd https://t.co/HLxfeGRTAd
Shohei look here 🥰 https://t.co/KPnZCzZdyZ
This spring training, MLB has been mired in a sartorial controversy of unprecedented proportions. https://t.co/UHioTmG8a2
The MLB’s new uniforms generated widespread backlash. Fans eager to see Shohei Ohtani in his new Dodgers uniform suddenly wondered if they were seeing a little too much of Shohei Ohtani. https://t.co/dJntHPGPeS https://t.co/dJntHPGPeS
– Ohtani is expected to make his Dodgers’ spring-training debut Tuesday at Camelback Ranch. The Dodgers sold out their entire spring training season-ticket package and can’t keep Ohtani jerseys on the shelves with the high demand. It may take until mid-summer for the Dodgers to… https://t.co/2SqRETRFhZ https://t.co/1CJCzfYkOh
MLB's new uniform reveal hasn't gone very well. https://t.co/Bu3yrnsuOa
Red Sox join list of MLB teams upset at new uniforms, see-through pants https://t.co/TqAs0M9oZz
Major League Baseball is showing off new uniforms during this year’s spring training. The biggest problem is they might be showing too much. Read more: https://t.co/vnIOVaV96T