LA Times · Feb 23, 2024
See-through pants. ‘Knockoff’ jerseys. New MLB uniforms trigger complaints, except from Dodgers
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani poses for a portrait during 2024 spring training team photo day at Camelback Ranch in Phoenix. Dodgers players haven’t complained as much as others around baseball. Maybe when a team wins 100 or more games every year the players look and feel good no matter what they wear.
But the hot topic in MLB spring training clubhouses spilled onto the field this week when teams held photo day dressed in new uniforms designed by Nike and manufactured by Fanatics. Players griped about poor fit, bright colors, the small size of their names, and the, er, see-through nature of pants that brought to mind the children’s chant, “I see London, I see France, I see Mookie’s underpants.”