According to a memo obtained Sunday night by ESPN, Major League Baseball plans to address its uniform disaster. Changes this spring to the standard jerseys and pants led to widespread complaints from fans and players alike. From the ESPN article:

“The prominent modifications include a return to larger lettering on the back of jerseys, remedying mismatched gray tops and bottoms, and addressing the new Nike jerseys' propensity to collect sweat, according to the memo distributed to players by the MLB Players Association on Sunday.

“The changes, which will happen at the latest by the beginning of the 2025 season, will also include fixes to the pants, widely panned this spring for being see-through.

“The union informed players of the coming changes in a letter that placed the blame on Nike and the debut of its Vapor Premier uniform, which was advertised for its superior performance but remains disliked by players.”

The new uniform debuted last year at the All-Star game, and its rollout this spring led to many complaints from players and fans. The shrinking of the letter size on players' name plates gave jerseys an amateur look. The pants—which, according to the memo from ESPN, will "return to the higher quality zipper used in 2023"—had myriad issues, including the see-through fabric and a lack of tailoring, which led to rips and tears that players believed unnecessary.

In the memo obtained by ESPN, Major League Baseball blamed Nike, "This has been entirely a Nike issue… At its core, what has happened here is that Nike was innovating something that didn't need to be innovated."

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Fredericksburg Nationals Edge Out Delmarva Shorebirds in Thrilling Victory

Richard • Apr 28, 2024

SALISBURY, MD - The Fredericksburg Nationals secured a five-win week with a 6-3, 13-inning victory over the Delmarva Shorebirds. After a Caleb Farmer RBI single in the 2nd inning, Shorebird pitching held the Nats in check, but their bats could not scratch a run across. Then in the top of the seventh,

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