The Orioles are having a season that local fans will try their hardest to forget, but on Tuesday the team commemorated a Baltimore event in history-making fashion. The O’s became the first U.S. professional team, they claimed, to use Braille lettering on their game-day uniforms.
During a game against the Blue Jays at Camden Yards, Braille dots spelled out the word “Orioles” on the fronts of players’ jerseys, and the lettering was used to denote their names on the backs. In addition, Braille alphabet cards were handed out to fans at the ballpark.
The occasion was the 40th anniversary of the move to Baltimore of the National Federation of the Blind’s headquarters.