MJD7

Chicago Cubs I abolutely love the script the team used in 1932 & 1933, so it takes center stage here.

I agree. I could be cool with that. Sure, so Atlanta was burned down almost to its entirety during the Civil War. There is a statue in the city commemorating that they “rose from the ashes” following the war.

Boston Red Sox This was a tough one, since the Sox didn't really have many unique uniforms before their current classic set. So, I combined the large letters of the 1902 & 1908 jerseys, the socks patch of the early 1930's, and the collar striping of the 70's.

Thank you! I agree, the yellow is an essential (but underrated) part of the Braves' identity. Since the Hawks already use red, black, & yellow, like my Braves concept does, & the Falcons have used gold as an accent in the past, I agree that it could be a nice secondary color for the city. Since I reframed the team name to be referencing firefighters, there's something about the combination of the color scheme with that font that feels very "Fire Department-esque" too, so I'm happy with how it turned out. Thank you! The idea honestly came about pretty naturally, and I'm very happy with how it turned out. Thanks. I'm honestly partial to their current brick red, black, sand, and/or turquoise color scheme myself, but I can't deny there are a lot of people that love the purple, teal, & copper.

Baltimore Orioles This jersey is inspired by the design the St. Louis Browns, who eventually relocated to Baltimore, wore for the duration of World War II.

Atlanta Braves This jersey is inspired by the 1929 Braves, which is probably where the modern-day Braves' subtle use of gold can be traced back to.

Arizona Diamondbacks Naturally, I went back to the purple & teal era again, but this time with a teal base color, which the team had never done during that era or since. The new full "Diamondbacks" wordmark makes an appearance.

Hello there, Since Nike’s City Connect jerseys were originally intended to cycle through new designs every few years, I figured I’d try the same thing with my “Cooperstown Collection” concepts. I tried to be more creative and adventurous with the designs this time around, hopefully that shows. I’ll be posting one team a day, leading right up to Opening Day! I'm putting these in a separate thread since I'm not yet sure of Nike's City Connect release schedule, and those tweaks will likely take up that thread. I hope you enjoy! Cooperstown Collection Volume II Arizona Diamondbacks Atlanta Braves Baltimore Orioles Boston Red Sox Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox Cincinnati Reds Cleveland Guardians Colorado Rockies Detroit Tigers Houston Astros Kansas City Royals Los Angeles Angels Los Angeles Dodgers Miami Marlins Milwaukee Brewers Minnesota Twins New York Mets New York Yankees Oakland Athletics Philadelphia Phillies Pittsburgh Pirates San Diego Padres San Francisco Giants Seattle Mariners St. Louis Cardinals Tampa Bay Rays Texas Rangers Toronto Blue Jays Washington Nationals

The Twins Minnesota state outline sleeve patch was always on the left sleeve last year, it being on Buxton's right sleeve means an ad is likely coming for them too, unfortunately.

I'm starting to suspect, but can't yet confirm, that the perforated numbers are in fact league-wide. Even teams that I originally thought may have opted out of the perforated numbers based on the early renderings, appear to have them upon closer inspection in Spring Training. The main teams I'm still looking to see if they have perforated numbers are the Yankees, O's, Mets, Cards, & Phillies. I wonder if the Braves maybe just applied the old numbers to the new template for their FanFest, maybe because completely authentic new white jerseys were not yet ready. The pants were pretty see-through on the old template, as well, but yeah, this doesn't make things any better. If anything, I think this proves the need for the smaller player names. There's no chance his name would have fit in the previous style, given that Saltalamacchia's barely did. Don't get me wrong, pretty much every other aspect of the new Nike template is an immense downgrade in my eyes (at least for authentics), but the smaller player names seems to be a reasonable move.

If anything, I’ve always felt that buttons & belts are what’s most cumbersome and intrusive against player performance (particularly when sliding/diving). I’m surprised Nike didn’t push harder to get rid of those elements (or maybe they did, who knows).

I'd be very happy with this. It essentially fixes all of the problems with their current set, while keeping what works. Great job!

Some random thoughts just based on everything we've seen so far: I really don't think the smaller player names look bad at all. If anything, I think it illuminates that the former player names were at least a bit too big. The Braves switching to red piping is a definite upgrade. I wish they'd drop the all-navy cap that goes along with it (and the road jersey) too. I agree with @coco1997 that the Nats losing the front number is a downgrade to their set, as the contrast was nice. (Keep in mind, the new away jersey does have a front number, so it wasn't even done in the name of consistency). The bright colors of these caps are really nice for Spring Training, especially when paired with brighter colored jerseys, as well. The O's, Marlins, and Rockies are some particular stand-outs.

Also, I updated my Spring Training template to include contrasting sleeves, two buttons, & a wordmark on the sleeve. They can be seen at this website, let me know what you think! https://mjd7design.myportfolio.com/spring-training Here are some of my favorites:

Inspired by Twitter user @SethR94’s wonderful Reds jersey concept (which I’ll link below), I've adjusted my Reds away jersey to match his wavy “Cincinnati” away wordmark, which itself was likely inspired by the 2015 All-Star Game logo & the Cincinnati flag. Here’s @SethR94’s original concept:

@CC97, I was about to ask if you had any insider info as to which teams were getting a City jersey this year, and then this pops up! I’m excited. A couple of interesting tidbits from this: The Dodgers appear to be trying again with their City jersey Official confirmation of no Yankees or A’s jersey, both of which make sense.

I’m surprised the Jets are in fact just straight-up going back to the Legacy uniforms, & a bit underwhelmed. Honestly, I think this outgoing set was a bit over-hated: Much more 2017 Lions or 2023 Cardinals than 2014 Bucs or 2015 Browns. The shoehorning in of black onto the green & white jerseys was a bit unnecessary, as was the black helmet. Otherwise, it’s a fine modernization of the Jets’ look to me, even if the helmet logo is a bit boring. I didn’t even mind the black uniform on its own for a couple games a year, as long as it was paired with the green helmet with the gorgeous finish. This is probably just me, but I think the Sack Exchange uniforms are at most a lateral move below the helmet. As I’ve stated before, if they were going to simply revert to a throwback look, the Namath-era set with the brighter green would be much more iconic and unique. As much as I used to be a Nike homer & still generally prefer them over other companies, this is a really bad look for them. Pretty much every uniform change they made in the 2010’s decade has already reverted or is about to revert to a more classic style, save for the Seahawks and Vikings. Even relatively conservative designs like these Jets and the Lions are getting changed. I wonder if it has to do with the teams seeing fan perception or just wanting to change for the sake of change.

I thought it might’ve meant something at first, but given the context of the Super Bowl being yesterday, it’s probably just hyping up baseball season now being up next. Like @coco1997 said though, I’m not sure why they went with the Princess Leia theme. Maybe they’ll be announcing this season’s theme nights soon or something like that.

I hope more than anything that the perforated numbers are optional, & that the Twins in particular opt out.

The caps I’d use for these MLB designs:

I think that’s gonna be the most popular one. I wouldn’t want them to wear it in a game, but I have a feeling that thing is gonna sell like hotcakes.

Thanks! That's definitely the goal with 'storytelling' designs, to do something clever but not too obvious, while still achieving the main goal of simply looking good. Yeah, I assumed the pink would be logo-only for your set (which works), I just wanted to extend it a little bit further. Good idea: It's probably an upgrade.

Looks great! Unfortunately the flag was probably a bit too late to be finalized for the Twins to actually use it as inspiration for their City Connect, assuming they are in fact releasing one this year, but it's a fun idea, nonetheless. The navy version is a lot more palettable to me, as the particular shade of blue they chose for the flag seems like it'd be a bit much for a full uniform. It might work for just the jersey, or even just the pants, though. I agree with @chcarlson23 that the modern "Minnesota" wordmark is an upgrade. Great work!

I noticed this in the earlier renderings, as well: There seems to be the ability to have different stripe sizes, which I wasn’t expecting. The Twins are another team that appear to have bigger stripes than the average. The Twins & the Rangers were two teams that had larger stripes on the previous template, as well, so it seems they were able to accommodate more than we would’ve expected, even though we can’t have stripes above the edge of the sleeve anymore.

Don't give them any ideas.