The start of the MLB season has been overshadowed by criticism of the new uniforms produced by Fanatics and Nike, with fans and players decrying the jerseys for their appearance, likened to travel ball uniforms, and practical issues like visible, huge sweat stains, sometimes see-through jerseys, mismatching gray pants, and small letters on the back. The situation has led to calls for new MLB leadership, as the controversy, including confusion over the season's opening day, dominates discussions. Nike has admitted to the visible sweat issues and is testing different options to resolve them. MLB has blamed Nike for the problems, stating that Fanatics was simply following Nike's orders.
Nike ‘testing different options’ to solve MLB uniform sweat issues https://t.co/rpcNbCc8LZ https://t.co/OvFFOgoRmU
Nike 'testing different options' to fix new MLB uniforms as players visibly sweat through jerseys https://t.co/QanShoN9ol
Sweat stains. Mismatching grays. Small letters on the back. The start of the MLB season has exposed even more design flaws in the new uniforms. @stephenjnesbitt and @TylerKepner on Nike searching for solutions ⤵️ https://t.co/lQHjgqWCHf
Nike admits issues with MLB uniforms https://t.co/MaZySqWj48 https://t.co/5hSR5OlBvN
Nike admits visible sweat issues with MLB uniforms, says they’re ‘testing different options’ https://t.co/ITxh92EEYq
MLB players and fans have spent weeks criticizing the new "cheaper looking," sweat-showing, sometimes see-through jerseys. The league has now placed blame on Nike—not Fanatics or themselves—in a statement to @TheAthletic. To MLB, Fanatics was just following Nike's orders.
From @TheAthletic: Major League Baseball players are now dealing with uniforms that create huge sweat stains and mismatching gray pants, while two corporate partners dispute who’s at fault. https://t.co/BqWcxgv38s
What really bothers me most about the uniform thing is that MLB and Nike just don’t care about the fun little details anymore. Why mess with the Braves’ and Tigers’ pants? It’s just careless. https://t.co/fI0aqkYNRm
mlb/nike/fanatics/whoever should admit they screwed up and ditch the new jerseys. dust yourself off and try again or whatever.
The start of the season has exposed even more design flaws in the new MLB uniforms. Sweat stains and mismatching grays are now exposed. @stephenjnesbitt and @tylerkepner on what Nike is doing about the issues ⤵️ https://t.co/lQHjgqWCHf
I really despise these MLB uniforms.
What all 30 MLB teams' Fanatics-produced Nike jerseys looked like at the open of baseball's regular season https://t.co/JZg2m4UAB8 https://t.co/M3QRWE41e7
MLB really needs some new leadership. How can the two biggest storylines of the season be awful fanatics uniforms and that nobody knew when opening day was?
It’s hard watching MLB this season cause these jerseys that @Fanatics and @Nike decided to ruin are awful! They look like travel ball uniforms!
These players were still wearing the old pants in MLB's opening weekend instead of Nike's see-through Fanatics pants https://t.co/PDYJDDZjNM https://t.co/YGiMI105iK