The MLB's introduction of new uniforms, developed in collaboration with Nike and Fanatics, has stirred significant controversy during spring training. Criticism from players, mockery on late-night TV, and a flurry of jokes on social media have marked the uniforms as baseball's biggest pre-season story. Further controversy has been fueled by the league's handling of complaints about the uniforms, with some of the league's explanations raising more questions than they answer, as noted by @AEricFisher. The debate has reached such a level that discussions about the uniforms are being compared to the attention typically reserved for high-fashion runway shows, with @MorrisseyCST suggesting the league is focusing more on uniform aesthetics than on addressing the sport's declining TV ratings. Amidst this backdrop, players like Bowden Francis are making personal adjustments, with Francis ordering a pair of white Nike cleats for the 2024 season, described as 'okay' and 'a little boring,' in Dunedin, Fla.
In preparation for the 2024 season, Bowden Francis ordered a pair of white Nike cleats. They looked okay. Seriously, they were fine. A little boring, maybe, but he had a plan. @bnicholsonsmith has the story from Dunedin, Fla. https://t.co/teRu5EGMSM
Morrissey column: Are MLB's racy new uniforms a non-issue or a miracle answer for a sport in decline? Answer: Yes. https://t.co/HRENoakFG3
"Here we are, watching the union address dress with an exactness found on fashion-show runways. It seems to be devoting much more energy and emotion to uniforms than to sagging TV ratings," writes @MorrisseyCST on the MLB’s new uniforms. https://t.co/qIT7mA0UZc
MLB’s reworked uniforms—developed with Nike and Fanatics—have become a major source of spring training controversy. Some of the league’s talking points on uniform complaints raise more questions than answers, @AEricFisher says.
MLB's new uniforms—developed with Nike and Fanatics—have been criticized by players, mocked on late-night TV, and sparked endless jokes on social media. Here is everything you need to know about what's turned into baseball's biggest pre-season story ⬇️