Major League Baseball and Nike announced Tuesday that nine clubs will release new City Connect uniforms throughout the 2024 season. Between Opening Day and the All-Star Break, the Cleveland Guardians, Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays will unveil new City Connect uniforms. Introduced in the 2021 season, the Nike MLB City Connect Series celebrates each city’s deep-rooted history.
The Dodgers, who have been wearing their City Connect since 2021, will drop their “Los Dodgers” design for a new City Connect uniform.
Nine teams are getting City Connect uniforms this year 👀
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— MLB (@MLB) February 13, 2024
City Connect Uniforms
With the clubs adding a new uniform in 2024, two are without a City Connect set. The New York Yankees and the Oakland Athletics (relocation drama). The Washington Nationals have already announced they will retire their cherry blossom-themed City Connects following 2024. Often, teams went well outside the boundaries of what they would usually wear. Baseball some of the most unexpected uniforms, including the Boston Red Sox who wore yellow and the San Diego Padres wearing pink and seafoam. The most unique one belongs to the Colorado Rockies, which wore a license-plate-inspired design.
New On-Field Gear
With the new City Connect uniforms comes new on-field gear. MLB and Nike announced details about the new on-field Nike Vapor Premier jersey that will be worn this season. It was engineered to improve mobility, moisture management and fit, while keeping sustainability in mind. The uniforms were first introduced during the 2024 MLB All-Star Game in Seattle. While the Nike Vapor Premier uniforms have received positive reviews, others think the opposite.
The new uniforms are made of at least 90 percent recycled polyester yarns, with 25 percent more stretch and dry, and 28 percent faster than the previous on-field MLB uniform. They are much more breathable, with vents on the numbers and better airflow all around. It will make a difference on those hot summer nights.
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