nameplates on MLB jerseys ?

[Rays]

Which teams still uses them in 2014 ?

[tv15]

Rays

[jaker52]

almost all but yanks and sox (i want to see them gone)

[TheOldRoman]

almost all but yanks and sox (i want to see them gone)

NamePLATES, not names. They are a piece of jersey-color fabric onto which the name is sewn before sewing it onto the jersey. And the Yankees are fine without names, but every other team with no name on back looks like hand-me-down high school jerseys. "You're a size XL? You get number 20."

[Packid]

I believe the Indians and the Rays are the only teams still using nameplates. Everybody else stitches the name directly onto the jersey.

[jaker52]

oh i didnt know what you meant. I thought you meant names in general.

Packid is probably right i like the no name ones

[Rays]

 

I believe the Indians and the Rays are the only teams still using nameplates. Everybody else stitches the name directly onto the jersey.

Thanks........i wonder what the pro and cons are for the teams ?......and also why teams like the pirates had them for so long and now suddenly don´t use them.

[Derek94]

Decently enough I've been a fan of the plates since I first noticed them ten years ago.

Sad to hear they're phased out.

[Jungle Jim]

 

I believe the Indians and the Rays are the only teams still using nameplates. Everybody else stitches the name directly onto the jersey.

Thanks........i wonder what the pro and cons are for the teams ?......and also why teams like the pirates had them for so long and now suddenly don´t use them.

One obvious advantage for nameplates is that it's easier to change the names when the jersey is issued to a new player. There are some old Reds jerseys in circulation from the 70s and early 80s where the names were changed, and it is not hard to see the outline of the previous name and/or numbers. I'm not sure how many (if any) of these second-hand jerseys were issued to major league players, though. I believe some were sent down to the minors.

The advantage of stitching the name directly to the jersey is that it looks MUCH better.

[damnyoutuesday]

I know that the twins used to, but they switched to direct stitching in 2010 when they updated their uniforms

[johnnysama]

The Mariners used to; they stopped in the late 2000s decade.

[TheStoicPaisano]

I believe the Indians and the Rays are the only teams still using nameplates. Everybody else stitches the name directly onto the jersey.

Looking through the photos from Wednesday's full slate of games; you are correct sir.

[Trapper John]

In today's world no MLB team is reusing jerseys. Name plates aren't needed.

In the minor leagues, sure, not in the majors.

[sidelines]

the Indians still reuse jerseys from time to time... most old jerseys get sold off in the team shop starting at only $50