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  1. Happy Opening Day!

    This is a series over a year in the making. When Nike’s 4+ 1 rule went into effect prior to the 2023 season, it got me thinking: Taken to its logical extreme, what if Nike not only limited each team to four jerseys, but mandated that number? What would it look like if teams who have historically refrained from wearing alternates, such as the Yankees, Dodgers and Tigers, suddenly had two each?
     

    Now, I want to make it clear that I in no way condone such an idea. This is simply a creative exercise to imagine what it would look like if all 30 MLB teams had five uniform options. The truth is the majority of the league isn’t actually impacted by the 4+ 1 rule. As such, I’ll be leaving those teams alone. I will, however, be using this series as an opportunity to fix some things that have always bugged me about a few teams’ looks; no major redesigns, just some tweaks here and there. I also want to avoid teams having multiple jerseys of the same color (which includes their City Connect), which, in some cases, will demand some outside the box solutions.


    Side note: Even though I really wanted to launch this series on Opening Day, this project will roll out a bit slower than my previous series, as I'll be waiting on the remaining nine City Connects slated for this season to be unveiled before I tackle those teams. 

    PITTSBURGH PIRATES:
     

    HOME:

    Pirates-Home.png


    ROAD:

    Pirates-Road.png


    HOME ALT:

    Pirates-Home-Alt.png


    ROAD ALT:

    Pirates-Road-Alt.png


    CITY CONNECT:
    Pirates-City-Connect.png

     

    Notes:
     

    - Pittsburgh gets a new off-white, sleeveless home set that harkens back to the team’s late ‘50s-60 look. The road and road alt are now sleeveless, as well.

    - As mentioned in my introduction, I wanted to avoid teams having multiple jerseys of the same color, so the Bucs' current black-on-black alternate is replaced with a new early-mid ‘70s pullover style home alt.

    - I simplified the design of the road alt by dropping the strokes around the “P” and numbers.

    - The City Connect uses the scrapped "Steel City" wordmark and anthracite color suggested by @GriffinM6

     

    C&C appreciated! I'll have another team up soon. 

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  2. 58 minutes ago, eastfirst107 said:

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    (that's a gray Tigers' jersey with the Old English D)

     

    Back in the day, the Appalachian League was always good for some oddball hand-me-downs.

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    I really dig that Brewers jersey. I wish the Crew had a regular season alternate with the BiG logo on it. 

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  3. 4 hours ago, MNtwins3 said:

    Teams have different jerseys for the minor leaguers. Twins have a red version of their current home uniform that only the minor leaguers use

     

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    This is a nice look. Which other teams' minor leaguers have jerseys that their parent clubs don't wear?

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  4. 5 hours ago, Old School Fool said:

    In MLB The Show 24, the Dodgers have an "Alternate 1" listed and it is the blue jersey. It is very curious because it was not there any other year and the video games tend to only include uniforms that are worn in the Regular Season and there are no Spring Training jerseys in the game.


    As of this year, all Spring Training-specific jerseys, with the exception of the Yankees and Tigers, have been retired per Nike, so any jersey not previously worn during the regular season is now designated as an “alternate” in the 2024 Style Guide. This applies to the Dodgers’ blue jerseys, the Reds’ Mr. Redlegs jersey, and I’m not sure who else.

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  5. 1 hour ago, TBGKon said:

    Ah yeah, thats right.  Yankees and Detroit have navy jerseys this spring that wont be worn in the regular season, so I guess I'm surprised the Phils didnt keep the red around for that reason.


    The Phils' current uniform rotation is their home pinstripes, road grays, powder blue throwbacks and cream Sunday home alts, and so, because of Nike's 4+ 1 rule, the red jerseys became the odd man out.

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  6. On 2/23/2024 at 4:46 PM, Victormrey said:

    Fantastic work for Seattle! The whole set is wonderful, but I think the alt jersey really stands out 🤩 Solid work with the 3 wordmarks.

     

    On 2/25/2024 at 11:06 AM, Coiler said:

    It has that "Hip Seattle" look to it. Great job.


    Thank you both!

     

    HOUSTON COLTS (est. 1962)

     

    HOME:
    Colts-Home-darker-blue.png

    ROAD:
    Colts-Road-darker-blue.png

    HOME ALT:
    Colts-Home-Alt-darker-blue.png

    ROAD ALT:
    Colts-Road-Alt-darker-blue.png

     

    Notes:

     

    - It’s safe to say a team named after a firearm wouldn’t fly in today’s political climate, so the Colt .45’s become just the “Colts.”

    - The Denver Broncos’ logo came in handy here, and it’s especially helpful that the basic shape of the horse logo is pretty similar to the gun design from those original Houston home jerseys.

     

    And with that, I think I can finally say with no uncertainty that this series is finally finished. Thanks again for following along! 

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  7. SEATTLE PILOTS (1969)

     

    HOME:
    Pilots-Home.png

    ROAD:
    Pilots-Road.png

    HOME/ROAD ALT:

    Pilots-Alt.png

    Notes:

     

    - My latest Reverse Relocations concept inspired me to add the Pilots to this series, imagining what they'd look like today had they never skipped town for Milwaukee after just one season. 

    - For the wordmarks, numbers and cap logo, I found that The Story So Near font nicely resembles a mix of the Pilots' home and road wordmarks. 

    - The alternate makes use of the angular "Seattle" script from a prototype Pilots jersey, (mostly) recreated by the great Todd Radom

     

    C&C appreciated! I actually have one more team planned, which I hope to have up in the next few days. 

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  8. Nice job! This certainly would've been a more interesting direction for the rebrand than just keeping the Indians' navy and red. A few nitpicks/suggestions:

     

    - Try adding a gold stroke around the letters on the road jersey.

    - For the navy alt, I'd go with a wine-colored script trimmed in gold. 

    - I don't think you need four different cap options. I'd pick two and just roll with those. My personal choice would be the one with the home white & the road gray. 

  9. On 2/18/2024 at 5:53 PM, Coiler said:

    Nice to liberate the As from the shackles of green!


    Thanks! 

    What if the Milwaukee Brewers became the Seattle Pilots?

     

    MILWAUKEE BREWERS (1969)

     

    HOME:
    Brewers-Home-Tuscan-style.png

    ROAD:

    Brewers-Road.png


    Notes:

     

    - I wasn't planning on tackling the Brewers/Pilots, given the Pilots only lasted one season. However, since @Coiler asked, I felt it was only right to include them. 

    - The home set is based on Seattle's home uniforms, with a beer barrel and tiny "BREWERS" wordmark on the left breast and wheat stalk-styled sleeve stripes. 

    - Seeing as those original Brewers' unis were essentially Pilots hand-me-downs, I figured Milwaukee would've had a slightly different look had they predated the Pilots. The Tuscan-style wordmarks and numbers are thus based on these Brewers prototype unis from 1970.  
     

    SEATTLE PILOTS (2024)

     

    HOME:

    Pilots-Home-w-captain-stripes.png


    ROAD:

    Pilots-Road.png


    HOME/ROAD ALT:

    Pilots-Alt.png

     

    Notes:

     

    - The modern day Pilots' are based heavily on the Brewers, with home pinstripes and a gold-front paneled road cap. 

    -  I was tempted to go navy and teal (presupposing that the Pilots, like the Mariners, would eventually ditch their original blue and gold in favor of the M's' current colors) but ultimately decided against it, as I was dead-set on keeping Seattle's captain's sleeve stripes, which don't work in any color but gold. The captain's stripes also carry over to the sock design. 

    - The alt features a new "Seattle" script and Washington state sleeve patch, a la the Wisconsin patch on the Brew Crew's alternate jersey. 


    And that should do it! C&C appreciated as always, and thanks to everyone who followed along! 

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  10. On 2/17/2024 at 1:34 PM, Coiler said:

    Brewers to Seattle?


    I actually hadn't planned on doing that one, but you just gave me an idea for what I can do. Watch this space. 👀


    What if the Kansas City Athletics moved to Philadelphia?

     

    KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS (1921)

     

    HOME:

    Kansas-City-A-s-Home-1921-lighter-blue.p


    ROAD:
    Kansas-City-A-s-Road-1921-lighter-blue.p


    Notes:


    - A touch of red is added to the Philadelphia A's royal blue to create a look similar to the Kansas City Monarchs
    - Both jerseys feature the A's primary logo on the front. 


    PHILADELPHIA ATHLETICS (2024)

     

    HOME:
    Phila-A-s-Home-2023.png

    ROAD:
    Phila-A-s-Road-2023.png

    HOME ALT:
    Phila-A-s-Home-Alt-w-monogram-2023.png

    ROAD ALT:

    Phila-A-s-Road-Alt-different-P.png


    Notes:

     

    - My modern-day Philadelphia A's swap out Oakland's green and gold for the blue and gold of the Philadelphia flag, which are seemingly the same colors as the Phillies' upcoming City Connect uniforms

    - The road jersey repurposes the block "PHILA" wordmark used by the Sixers. Oakland's early-mid '80s A's unis featured a similar arched block wordmark.  

    - An Old English style Philly "P" is used for the road cap logo. 

     

    C&C appreciated! 

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  11. https://uni-watch.com/2024/02/18/all-but-two-mlb-teams-scrapping-spring-training-jerseys-this-year/
     

    Uni-Watch confirming what Chris hinted at on Twitter a few days ago: Every team but the Yankees and Tigers are scrapping their Spring Training-specific jerseys.
     

    There’s an interesting implication to this in that several teams still wear ST jerseys that are never worn during the regular season, such as the Reds’ red jersey with Mr. Redlegs and the Dodgers’ blue jerseys, which seems to imply those jerseys may now be worn during regular season games.
     

    Are there any others that I missed? 

  12. On 2/16/2024 at 11:43 AM, OnWis97 said:

    Question. Would you rather have:

    1. Previous quality fabrics, stitching, etc. with ads
    2. This garbage material but with no ads?

     

    I'd take #2.  The "Quickrete" patch is still the cheapest-looking part of Atlanta's uniform. And while that might be the worst add, I think they're all tasteless. 


    I honestly couldn't disagree more. Yes, ads suck but they're (at least currently) a detail confined to just one part of the jersey and could technically go completely unnoticed from certain angles. With these new uniforms, the whole thing looks like cheap garbage. 

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  13. 8 hours ago, Coiler said:

    Ah, the Bees! Nice work on all of them.


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    Thank you!

     

    What if the Minnesota Twins became the Washington Senators?

     

    MINNESOTA TWINS (1912)

     

    HOME:
    Twins-Home-1912.png

    ROAD:
    Twins-Road-1912.png

     

    Notes:

    - Minnesota's uniforms are pretty straightforward off-white and gray versions of one another. 
    - I wanted another solid-colored placket design in this series, and the early 1900s Twins, inspired by the 1910s Senators, presented the perfect opportunity to do so. 
    - The cap and jerseys feature a reimagining of the Twins' classic "TC" logo with interlocking Old English-style letters. 

     

    WASHINGTON SENATORS (2024)

     

    HOME:

    Senators-Home-2023.png


    ROAD:

    Senators-Road-2023.png


    HOME/ROAD ALT:
    Senators-Alt-2023-darker-red.png

     

    Notes:

     

    - It turns out @MJD7 and I were on very similar wavelengths when I was working on this project and he was simultaneously working on his MLB Multiverse series, as we ended up producing nearly identical concepts for a modern day Washington Senators set based on the Twins' new look. 

    - There are a few small differences from Matt's design, including the striping colors and cap logo. I was also conscious of avoiding letting this set to look too much like my previous Rangers-to-Washington concept, which is one reason why I went with off-white home unis over white. 


    C&C appreciated! I currently have just one team left planned, but please let me know if I managed to miss any. 

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  14. On 2/15/2024 at 9:59 PM, Bomba Tomba said:

    Would the NFL Giants be black and orange in this universe too?


    That's a good question! I honestly hadn't even thought about it.

     

    On 2/15/2024 at 12:30 PM, VampyrRabbit said:

    The NY Giants look awesome, though I would like to think they would have an orange squatchee for the home and road cap and an orange billed alternate cap in this universe, the SF Giants orange billed cap I have is one of my faves.


    Good call.  I've edited my previous post with your suggested tweaks. I also added a white stroke to the logo on the alt cap so it makes the jersey script.

     

    What if the Atlanta Braves moved to Boston?

     

    ATLANTA BRAVES (1939)

     

    HOME:

    Atlanta-Braves-Home-1939.png


    ROAD:

    Atlanta-Braves-Road-1939.png


    Notes:

     

    - My 1930s Braves concept puts a spin on Boston's 1939 set, albeit with a more navy dominant look than red. 

    - The home uni features an ornate letter "A" evoking the Old English "B" worn by Boston in their early years and throughout the early 1940s

     

    BOSTON BRAVES (2024)

     

    HOME:
    Boston-Braves-Home-2023-darker-blue.png

    ROAD:
    Boston-Braves-Road-2023-different-script

    HOME ALT:
    Boston-Braves-Home-Alt-2023-darker-blue.

    ROAD ALT:
    Boston-Braves-Road-Alt-2023-different-sc

     

    Notes:
     

    - I wanted to go in a wildly different direction for the modern day Boston Braves, so I used the colors from the Red Sox City Connect set. These colors are also similar to those worn by Boston when they took the field as the Bees from 1936-40. 

    - Pinstripes return to the home uniform, which, when paired with double outlined scripts and numbers, result in a look somewhat resembling Atlanta's 1976-79 unis

    - I wasn't sure what do for a sleeve patch (if one is even needed), so suggestions are certainly welcome. 

     

    C&C appreciated, and I hope everyone has a good weekend! 

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  15. 1 hour ago, aawagner011 said:


    Great catch. I’d be shocked if this is a ST only jersey and fully expect it’s the new road alt. The times they had a special jersey just for ST, it used the home script. I found some better photos and it looks like they have swapped everything that was gray for red (including placket piping). I kinda liked the gray trim on the road jersey, but this looks good, too. While the gray looked good, it didn’t quite make sense since it was a single braid of trim and they wore it with their standard gray pants which have a blue/red/blue stripe. This red stripe jersey now matches the pants stripe pattern, so I call it either a push or even a slight upgrade. I will miss the contrast of the gray piping since red will be harder to see, but it’s still good.

     

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    For comparison:

     

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    Just confirmed by Uni-Watch that this is indeed their regular season road alt. The white piping is now red.

     

    I'm totally cool with this change. 

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  16. On 2/14/2024 at 1:41 PM, GrayJ12 said:

    The royal gold with the A's branding surprisingly fits very well. Keep it up!


    Thank you!
     

    On 2/14/2024 at 12:56 PM, Blindsay said:

    I wonder what would happen with Oakland and Vegas in this Universe...


    That's an interesting question. I might have to revisit this thread in 2-3 years and reverse engineer the Vegas A's uniforms to imagine how they would have looked in the 1910s or '20s. 😉

     

    What if the San Francisco Giants moved to New York?

     

    SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS (1923)

     

    HOME:

    SF-Giants-Home-1923.png


    ROAD:
    SF-Giants-Road-1923.png

     

    Notes:


    - San Francisco's set is based on the Giants' 1923 look, with home and road pinstripes, tri-colored headspoon & sleeve piping and pinstriped caps.  
    - I repurposed the Negro League Seals' cap logo, which happens to look like a more crudely-rendered version of the Giants' monogram. 

     

    NEW YORK GIANTS (2024)

     

    HOME:

    NY-Giants-Home-2023-Elite-script.png


    ROAD:

    NY-Giants-Road-2023.png


    HOME/ROAD ALT:
    NY-Giants-Alt-2023-Elite-script.png

     

    Notes:
     

    - I wanted the modern New York Giants to look as different from the Yankees as possible, so I went all-in on the '80s Mets racing stripes and kept the off-white from San Francisco's home uniforms.

    - The home script comes from the Baltimore Elite Giants Negro League club. 

    - Since racing stripes only really work with a matching jersey and pants, I went mono-black to produce a look that could be worn at home and on the road. 

     

    C&C appreciated!

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  17. 4 hours ago, Paul Lucas said:

    Man, that Senators one is 🔥🔥🔥. I’ve seen a lot of Washington concepts, this is great and unique. Excellent work!That Baltimore B is beautiful; classy set. The “B’s” are perfect! Script is spot-on. White sleeve on the Dodgers is a really nice touch and makes everything pop. Lots to love here, looking forward to the rest of the Series.

     

    3 hours ago, LaGrandeOrange said:

    Yeah really great concept, no real reason the Nats couldn't look like that.

     

    3 hours ago, TrueYankee26 said:

    Oh that senators one looks incredible


    Wow, thank you all!

    What if the Oakland Athletics moved to Kansas City?

     

    OAKLAND ATHLETICS (1919)

     

    HOME:
    Oakland-A-s-Home-1919.png

    ROAD:
    Oakland-A-s-Road-1919.png

     

    Notes:

     

    - The 1900s Oakland A’s keep their classic green and gold while adding pinstripes to the home set. 

    - I used the Philadelphia A's 1902-19 "A" logo--which would eventually evolve into the one currently used by Oakland--for both the home and road jersey. 

     

    KANSAS CITY ATHLETICS (2024)

     

    HOME:

    Kansas-City-A-s-Home-2023.png


    ROAD:

    Kansas-City-A-s-Road-2023-w-block-script


    HOME ALT:

    Kansas-City-A-s-Home-Alt-2023-w-white-sc


    ROAD ALT:
    Kansas-City-A-s-Road-Alt-2023-w-monogram

     

    Notes:

    - Vest style jerseys are meant to mimic those worn by the A's during their final years in Kansas City.
    - Royal gold from KC's 1969-92 primary logos is promoted to secondary color status to pull off the dual-color look of Oakland's uniforms. 
    - The road cap features an Old English style “KC” monogram.

     

    As always, C&C appreciated!

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