MLB unveils 2019 holiday & special event uniform elements
New Caps and Socks Celebrate Spring & Summer Holidays
Major League Baseball today unveiled the lineup of holiday and special event uniforms that will be worn during the 2019 Championship Season. These holidays and events include: Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Armed Forces Day, Independence Day weekend, the T-Mobile Home Run Derby and the All-Star Game presented by Mastercard. MLB collaborated with its Authentic Collection partners New Era Cap and Stance to create unique design elements on team caps and socks for each event. Jerseys worn on the holidays this year will feature awareness patches on the left chest, connected to the respective holiday tributes.
MLB will again donate its licensed uniform royalties that are connected to charitable initiatives. Proceeds will be donated to the Susan G. Komen (Mother’s Day), Prostate Cancer Foundation (Father’s Day), Stand Up To Cancer (Mother’s Day and Father’s Day), and MLB Charities (Armed Forces Day and Independence Day) – used to support programs for service members, veterans and military families.
MOTHER’S DAY: SUNDAY, MAY 12
During games on Mother’s Day Sunday, players will don newly designed caps with pink accents on the team logos and cap brims. A matching pair of pink socks is optional for every player, while regular Club jerseys will be adorned by a pink ribbon on the left chest. Since 2006, players have swung pink bats, worn pink ribbon decals and sported pink wristbands on Mother’s Day to raise awareness and, through charity auctions, funds to fight breast cancer.
ARMED FORCES DAY: SATURDAY, MAY 18
MLB plans to honor military members and their families throughout the weekend of Armed Forces Day, which is annually celebrated on the third Saturday of May. On this weekend connected to the day where citizens unite and honor military heroes for their patriotic service in support of the U.S., MLB players and Club personnel will wear camouflage-designed caps with their uniforms, as well as optional camo-themed socks. A jersey patch featuring the stars & stripes silhouetted batter will be placed on the left chest. The right side of the caps feature a five-starred emblem to represent the five branches of the U.S military. The Toronto Blue Jays will wear a badge with four maple leafs on the right side of their caps to demonstrate respect for the Canadian Armed Forces.
FATHER’S DAY: SUNDAY, JUNE 16
Father’s Day uniforms will follow a similar pattern to the Mother’s Day uniforms. A light blue ribbon will be placed on the left chest of regular team jerseys, while New Era designed a new cap with light blue crowns to accent team colors on the brim and logo. Players also have the option of wearing light blue socks. Players have worn blue ribbons and sported blue wristbands throughout the years on Father’s Day since MLB first partnered with the Prostate Cancer Foundation in 1996.
INDEPENDENCE DAY WEEKEND: THURSDAY, JULY 4 – SUNDAY, JULY 7
For the 12th consecutive summer, U.S.-based MLB Clubs will sport caps emblazoned with stars and stripes to celebrate the Fourth of July weekend. New this year though is that all 30 Clubs will wear one of their historic teams logos on the front of caps, while the sides feature their respective American or National League logos. Players also have the option of wearing socks with a fireworks design, while a stars & stripes patch will adorn home and road jerseys during games on July 4. The Toronto Blue Jays will sport their red alternate jerseys with red Maple Leaf caps on Canada Day – July 1.
SIRIUSXM ALL-STAR FUTURES GAME/GATORADE ALL-STAR WORKOUT DAY: SUNDAY, JULY 7 & MONDAY, JULY 8
The jerseys, caps and socks that top prospects will wear for the 2019 SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game and that MLB All-Stars will wear on Gatorade All-Star Workout Day, celebrate the host city of Cleveland. For the first time since the 2000 Home Run Derby, players will sport a sleeveless, vest-styled jersey in navy or red, depending on league affiliation. The caps are dark grey with two baseball bats crossed on the front of the crown and team logo centered above, while the socks illustrate a concert with all MLB cities listed on the back in the style of a musical act’s tour shirt.
- The 2019 Workout Day jerseys are attached to this email.
- All 2019 Workout Day caps can be viewed here (password: mlb19).
ALL-STAR GAME PRESENTED BY MASTERCARD: TUESDAY, JULY 9
For the sixth consecutive summer, New Era, in conjunction with MLB, has created a new All-Star cap design theme, representing every Club, to be worn in the All-Star Game presented by Mastercard. This year’s caps are team colored and feature two silver stars, one on either side of the team logo on the cap fronts. A patch of the primary All-Star Game logo will adorn the right sleeve of all game jerseys and a star-shaped patch representing a player’s number of All-Star appearances will be placed on the left sleeve. The All-Star Game socks by Stance highlight the navy, white and red base colors of the host Cleveland Indians with a unique ASG wordmark across the back.
- All 2019 All-Star Game caps can be viewed here (password: mlb19).
For product availability, visit MLB.com. For more information on the charities that MLB is supporting through its 2019 special event uniform program, see the links below.
Susan G. Komen: http://www.komen.org/
Prostate Cancer Foundation: http://www.pcf.org
Stand Up To Cancer: http://www.standuptocancer.org