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MLB’s Sheer Pants Spurring Jokes as New Uniforms Remain Talk of Spring

Games are only just starting and 2024 is already shaping up to be the Year of the Dong. Rob Manfred has long been viewed by many as the emperor with no clothes, so it’s fitting that MLB players now look like they’re wearing next to nothing. The new “performance jerseys” manufactured by Nike and Fanatics apparently use lighter fabric that can’t accommodate the larger numbers and letters everyone was used to, but it’s the pants that are drawing more attention of late.

Who is responsible for these pants? I shouldn’t know the brand and color of Scott Barlow’s compression shorts… pic.