When the Cincinnati Reds began designing their new City Connect uniforms, which they’ll wear on the field for the first time this weekend against the New York Yankees, Reds vice president of marketing and communications Ralph Mitchell thought about how the Reds were the only team in MLB with a red and black color scheme.
With the exception of some black drop shadow on the home white uniforms, the Reds were hardly using the color black much anymore. Between 1999 and 2006, the Reds used black as a bigger part of their color scheme. They wore a black cap with a red C on the road, and that hat was so popular with players that the Reds wore it at home as well.