Fans RIP Fanatics MLB jerseys after Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodon ‘looks like he was sprayed with a firehose’ in Astros game – after players claimed ‘everybody HATES them’ in spring training

Fans have once again criticized Major League Baseball and its jersey supplier, Fanatics, after Yankees pitcher Carlos Rodón sweated profusely through his uniform against the Astros on Friday night.

MLB has been under constant criticism over several details about its new jerseys since spring training, and league representatives said the problems would be fixed by opening day.

Instead of using Majestic to make jerseys, Nike, which designed and engineered the threads, turned to Fanatics for this season.

Major League Baseball Players Association CEO Tony Clark said last month that players’ concerns about the league’s new jerseys from Nike and Fanatics were being heard and that “work is underway to mitigate ” the situation.

Heading into the first weekend of the regular season, it’s unclear what progress the league has made on jerseys, as another glaring example of the drop in quality occurred.

“Watching Carlos Rodón sweat through his horrible Fanatics jersey is embarrassing,” said one person on X. “How did MLB let this happen? They had 6 weeks to fix it after spring training started. Pathetic .’

“As some of you have noticed, the gray #Yankees Fanatics jerseys are not very absorbent when it comes to sweat,” said a Yankees reporter on X. “Carlos Rodón (among others in the last 2 days) He looks like he was sprayed with a fire hose despite pitching in a climate-controlled stadium.

“Wonderful job on the uniforms this year, @Fanatics,” posted one baseball fan. “This looks amazing on the field.”

Another fan posted a photo of Sean Miller, when he was Arizona men’s basketball coach, sweating completely through his dress shirt to represent Rodon.

Rodón only pitched 4.1 innings against the Astros before being removed from the game.