- The MLBPA expressed collective frustration over low-quality jerseys.
- The fans making this year’s jerseys have addressed the delays.
- DailyMail.com provides the latest international sports news.
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The St. Louis Cardinals and Seattle Mariners took the brunt as the Fanatics’ MLB jersey disaster hit a new low.
On Thursday, Kyle Corwin reported that the Cardinals will be without their blue victory jerseys until June. Meanwhile, the Mariners are still waiting for their cream jerseys to arrive.
“Fanatics reportedly can’t ship them until they have them in stock.” Corwin wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
On Sunday, T-Mobile Park’s X Account shared that the Mariners would be wearing their white jerseys before a game against the Boston Red Sox. The team’s story highlighted the situation after a fan asked about the ‘Sunday cream’ t-shirts.
“They have not been delivered yet,” the Mariners wrote. But they’re still in the rotation. “We still plan to use them this season.”
The St. Louis Cardinals reportedly won’t have their blue victory jerseys until June.
The Seattle Mariners are still waiting for Fanatics to ship their Sunday cream jerseys.
“In early December, each MLB club was given shipping windows and asked to prioritize delivery of their uniforms to the field on specific dates between March 18 and mid-May,” a spokesperson for MLB said. Fanatics to DailyMail.com. ‘The different delivery dates are intentional since each player has customized parts of their uniform during spring training. Once those measurements are taken and shipped back to the facility, there are different timelines for making jerseys and pants, which inform how teams prioritize uniform deliveries. This is the normal process every season.
‘The uniforms prioritized in the first two shipping windows of this season (March 18 and April 1) have already been delivered on time or earlier. The remaining jerseys due to be delivered to teams in the final priority shipping windows, from now through mid-May, are on track to be delivered early and ahead of schedule, by April 23. This aligns with when teams receive the bulk of their jerseys. each season based on the manufacturing process after spring training.
“In addition, we have received additional orders for equipment reserved outside of priority windows, the majority of which are additional pants, and all remaining items will be delivered as soon as possible.”
The waiting period is not the first blow for Fanatics, who make the Nike-designed jersey this season. In February, MLB players criticized them for the poor quality of their jerseys.
MLB players previously noted this year’s white jerseys were ‘see-through’
The concerns led MLBPA executive Tony Clark to express collective frustration in an interview with The Athletic as the union pushed for adjustments.
‘Every time there is a change, there is a period of adjustment. “Sometimes that adjustment period goes well, sometimes not so much,” Clark said.
“In this case, there appear to be some errors that might not otherwise have been errors.”
Angels outfielder Taylor Ward said the jerseys look “paper” and “don’t look like a $450 jersey.” Meanwhile, an Orioles player told the Baltimore Banner that “they look like a knockoff TJ Maxx jersey.”
Another problem was that the white pants were “see-through.” The glaring flaw was pointed out after Shohei Ohtani’s first photo shoot with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
“So whether it’s the league or Nike, everyone is aware of those concerns,” Clark said. “And (the league and Nike) have suggested in public statements, and in other cases, that they are committed to fixing what can be fixed.”