White Sox to get new "City Connect" uniforms in 2021

[notjimrose]

Nike announced their new City Connect uniforms, which will roll out over the next several seasons and will be similar in theme to what they've introduced in the NBA and NFL. The first team to don the new uniforms will be the Red Sox during their series against the White Sox later this month.

"We will see the six other teams unveil their City Connect uniforms in the coming months and while no dates have yet been set for when they will be unveiled, we do know when they will make their on-field débuts. The Miami Marlins will debut theirs on May 21st, the White Sox on June 5th, the Cubs on June 12th, the Diamondbacks on June 18th, the Giants on July 9th, and the Los Angeles Dodgers will finish things off sometime in late August."

https://news.sportslogos.net/2021/04/06/red-sox-wear-yellow-nike-launches-new-mlb-city-connect-uniform-series-for-2021/baseball/

[whitesox5187]

I cannot overstate how much I hate this idea. I also don't get why MLB would take some of their most recognizable brands and make them completely unrecognizable.

[longtimefan]

Hint---never do anything the NBA does.

[Lipman 1]

Boston's are hideous, I suspect the Sox will be as well.

[TomC727]

Stupid.

[HomeFish]

The Boston jerseys are designed to look like the Boston Marathon finish line. I don't hate them. They look better than the hideous blue and gray road uniform the Red Sox wore for years, which traditionalists went ga-ga over.

This is a one-day gimmick and not worth getting mad over.

[Chez]

Boston's are hideous

Worse than hideous. You are being charitable.

[shingo10]

The Boston jerseys are designed to look like the Boston Marathon finish line. I don't hate them. They look better than the hideous blue and gray road uniform the Red Sox wore for years, which traditionalists went ga-ga over.

This is a one-day gimmick and not worth getting mad over.

Generally agree but I am tired on the whole of the Sox incorporating red into their branding. We should not have the same colors as the team from the North side. Can only hope these unis don't keep that going.

[TDog]

I cannot overstate how much I hate this idea. I also don't get why MLB would take some of their most recognizable brands and make them completely unrecognizable.

Isn't that what the commissioner has been doing to the actual game?

[HomeFish]

Generally agree but I am tired on the whole of the Sox incorporating red into their branding. We should not have the same colors as the team from the North side. Can only hope these unis don't keep that going.

I hate the red jerseys the Sox used to wear but a lot of people here grew up watching the Sox play in those and consider them classic.

[eriqjaffe]

Anybody who didn't see this garbage coming when Nike took over the uniform contract is completely blind. Like Nike's designers.

[Lipman 1]

I hate the red jerseys the Sox used to wear but a lot of people here grew up watching the Sox play in those and consider them classic.

It wasn't red, it was red pinstripes...big difference in my opinion and yes they were a classic look.

[whitesox5187]

Anybody who didn't see this garbage coming when Nike took over the uniform contract is completely blind. Like Nike's designers.

Most of these alternate uniforms are really just an excuse to sell merchandise, but who is going to want to buy these? If you're a fan of the White Sox, Red Sox, or whoever else is getting these, aren't you more likely to put your money down for the jersey most people associate with the team?

[LITTLE NELL]

It wasn't red, it was red pinstripes...big difference in my opinion and yes they were a classic look.

Not as classic as the uniforms of the Go Go era.

As far as the city connect uni's go, it's just another revenue generating idea and I hope they fall flat on their face and no one buys them especially since they're made by Nike.

[voodoochile]

The Boston jerseys are designed to look like the Boston Marathon finish line. I don't hate them. They look better than the hideous blue and gray road uniform the Red Sox wore for years, which traditionalists went ga-ga over.

This is a one-day gimmick and not worth getting mad over.

Uh oh... I smell something resembling the Chicago flag in our future, light blue and red... that surely won't piss the diehards off at all...