Starting two years ago, MLB and its primary jersey company Nike have been gradually designing and releasing what they call “City Connect” jersey designs, new alternates into the mix that are intended to have designs that show off something about the culture of a team’s home city.
Seven teams had jerseys unveiled in the first wave two years ago, with seven more coming last year. Some of these have been really interesting, such as (to my chagrin) the cherry blossom-themed ones designed for the Nationals. Others are at least memorably bad and distinct from a team’s usual jerseys, such as the Red Sox yellow and blue ones inspired by the Boston Marathon, which even seem to have some fans around there.