New MLB jerseys strike out with players and fans

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With spring training in full swing, some players and fans are speaking up about new jerseys that include updated fabric - and not all comments are positive. NBC’s Sam Brock reports for TODAY.
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@DiscGolfMenace 5 месяцев назад

Saying "while the players seem to like it" is a wild example of someone not paying attention.

@ThunderDogY2K3 5 месяцев назад

some of the players have said that they are different from last years allstar jerseys that they liked, if that's the case it seems like they tried to fool the players

@bobbleheadbob 5 месяцев назад

What do you except? It’s mainstream news at 8a. I’d bet most these “reporters” don’t even watch the sport. They don’t have an opinion, they just read the teleprompter.

@ThunderDogY2K3 5 месяцев назад

@@bobbleheadbob the anchors and reporter don't even realize the Yankees don't put their names on the back of their jerseys. That's one of the ways to the the difference, even the replica's didn't have names on them.

@kj6446 5 месяцев назад

Ps...congratulations to the reporter for pulling out a Yankees jersey to show the difference, when the Yankees do not traditionally have names on the back.

@ThunderDogY2K3 5 месяцев назад

This is where teams like the Yankees, Dodgers, White Sox, Red Sox, Cubs and Cardinals need to say fix this or we will get our own manufacture, if they those teams went rogue, you would see a change. This wouldn't be happening if Steinbrenner was around not to the Yankees uniform anyways, they probably would go to NewEra and ask them to manufacture their uniforms and merchandise exclusively. Let's hope fanatics don't get there hands on NewEra.

@bryggreen77 5 месяцев назад

@@ThunderDogY2K3those teams are under contract genius. All of the teams are.

@ThunderDogY2K3 5 месяцев назад

@een77 Yeah, and contracts can be broken if the product or service is not up to standard

@deepee1544 5 месяцев назад

@@ThunderDogY2K3 Not in today's day and age.

@Cinerary 5 месяцев назад

@@ThunderDogY2K3the owners all get incentives from fanatics, they have stake in this calculated cheaping out. It makes them lots of money. They’re not going to care about the players concerns

@darwinwins 5 месяцев назад

TJ Maxx catching strays is the funniest thing

@rix5301 5 месяцев назад

Half the material, smaller lettering, wrong coloring and the elimination of embroidery, but MORE is OUTRAGEOUS

@goliatheater67373 5 месяцев назад

I think they cost about $40 more actually

@cleverminded4303 5 месяцев назад

& yet you’ll still buy it that’s the crazy part lol

@rix5301 5 месяцев назад

@@cleverminded4303hell naw, I’m buying up the older ones now, they have the audacity to charge $40 MORE for this new crap

@rix5301 5 месяцев назад

@@cleverminded4303 NOPE

@nicholasfunk7829 5 месяцев назад

@@cleverminded4303 if i buy a new jersey, it'll be either used off mercari/ebay or ill get a fake one from china.

@Suspence44213 5 месяцев назад

It’s not the feel it’s the look. It’s not that complicated. They look horrible. Total L for MLB

@vicepresidentmikepence889 5 месяцев назад

Players like it. You're not a player

@snowman9642 5 месяцев назад

@@vicepresidentmikepence889 Players actually don’t like it.

@Themeparkfanman 5 месяцев назад

@@vicepresidentmikepence889players like the feel. Idk about the look lol

@Suspence44213 5 месяцев назад

@@vicepresidentmikepence889 yeah but they don’t tho. Tf you talking about? The Nike sponsored players do because they’re paid to like them. The rest hate them. They look cheap, they’re paper thin, the lettering on the back is comically small, and the pants are see through. If the players loved them why would the players association try to get Nike to fix them before opening day?

@NNYCannabisSociety 5 месяцев назад

I will NOT be buying one of these jerseys!

@chriskelly6559 5 месяцев назад

Hang on to your real ones, grandkids inheritance.

@ac_hype2909 5 месяцев назад

Manfred is ruining baseball

@night_goat666 5 месяцев назад

I’m SO glad this news is spreading out. It’s bs having to pay more money for lower quality.

@internet2055 5 месяцев назад

if you get my LA Dodgers Jersey you will have valuable high end stuff... ...If you get any of the other 29 teams Jersey you will have cheap asset, cheap lower team.

@m____w____6981 5 месяцев назад

Fanatics has been manufacturing NHL hockey gear for a year or so now. The quality is terrible and the sizing is erratic.

@internet2055 5 месяцев назад

@@m____w____6981 goofy did you read my comment you goofy???

@dmullz100 5 месяцев назад

@@m____w____6981I have no idea how Fanatics became so big while putting out the worse possible products. So cheap

@juelzd7172 5 месяцев назад

Make the jerseys cheaper quality but keep the retail high for consumers

@privatepenguin3137 5 месяцев назад

Who would buy a pinstriped Yankees jersey WITH the name on the back?!?! Yankees home jerseys don't have the names on the back!!!

@Hakuna65Matata 5 месяцев назад

the one that he was holding in the video was a replica (heatpressed name and numbers). The Authentics are still nameless and stitched. Both Pinstripes and road grays.

@nicholasfunk7829 5 месяцев назад

All the MLB jerseys I own are majestic from 2010-2019. Best quality jerseys I’ve ever owned. Won’t be buying another one anytime soon.

@EastOfEden96 5 месяцев назад

NHL fans have been going through this for the past year. Its the Fanatics bs. They are horrible

@BasedSherpa 5 месяцев назад

The fanaticization of sports apparel is the sign I point to that we reached the collapse of western civilization

@phillybeccio2782 5 месяцев назад

Everything Fanatics makes is cheap

@HBKshowstopper 4 месяца назад

Agree 💯% with this. Fanatics makes really cheap quality apparel and stuff that shrinks too much after a wash or doesn't fit right to begin with. It's awful!

@BadDriversOfNorthCarolina 5 месяцев назад

Nike has ruined the jerseys since 2020 with the swoosh on the chest.

@ThunderDogY2K3 5 месяцев назад

I would like for New Era to do the whole uniform, head to toe. Lets hope fanatics doesn't buy them. I would say the teams like the Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox, White Sox, Cubs, Reds and Cardinals should threaten to go rogue, to get the uniforms manufactured by another company if this continues for both their on field uniforms and other merchandise including replicas. New Era, manufactures the Canadian Football League uniforms, and they look pretty sharp

@jgonzalez78 4 месяца назад

@@ThunderDogY2K3 WBC uniforms looked good!

@ThunderDogY2K3 4 месяца назад

@@jgonzalez78 Not if they are using the same template and glue they use on Great Britain's uniforms

@jgonzalez78 4 месяца назад

@@ThunderDogY2K3 those were basic, I liked México’s jerseys. I know everyone wasn’t pleased but overall they didn’t look that bad. WBC uniforms look better than the ones Nike has now

@ThunderDogY2K3 4 месяца назад

@@jgonzalez78 Yes, some of them looked good but i think that the teams had different manufacturers, What i can remember anyways, and yes better than the Nike ones MLB teams are using now.

@kj6446 5 месяцев назад

It's great that the players can wear these ultra new light jerseys, because it really doesn't matter if they wear out or get damaged; the team will just supply a new one. Not so for the fan...when their jersey wears out, they have to pay for a replacement. Moreover, the new fabric and template does not account for smaller names and numbers.

@bryggreen77 5 месяцев назад

The majestic cool base jerseys were probably just as light weight and breathable.

@austinyates7132 5 месяцев назад

I’ll be sure to pick one up at tj maxx for 19.99 😂

@brynwest4495 5 месяцев назад

George must've made this decision....

@hemihavoc06 5 месяцев назад

Go Back To Majestic!

@Cinerary 5 месяцев назад

It’s good for a hot day in the summer but the World Series is played in basically winter temps. In a northern climate with open air stadium, players are going to have to wear even more layers lol

@nandy9285 5 месяцев назад

It's the sizing of the lettering. Period. If you can't get that right, then why is worth the premium? It's not. Simple as that.

@chuckdameron5626 5 месяцев назад

It's looks like a bootleg jersey from Ross why did they do this if it's not broke leave it alone

@bleuaqua8102 5 месяцев назад

Zion Williamson's shoes were also "tested" before they ripped like Hulksters shirt before a match. I can heat press a jersey at my local library!

@bryanjackson405 5 месяцев назад

Anything manufactured by Fanatics is going to be crap!!!! Shirts are cheap and the screen print peels off after 1 washing/drying. I wont buy anything with "Fanatics" on it from any of the Major Sports Leagues Shops. Will only buy if has another brand name....i.e Nike, 47' etc....

@ThunderDogY2K3 5 месяцев назад

I would say the teams like the Yankees, Dodgers, Red Sox, White Sox, Cubs, Reds and Cardinals should threaten to go rogue, to get the uniforms manufactured by another company those teams have some clout, if they threaten to do something like that then maybe they would do a better job. Same goes for NHL teams like the Red Wings, Leafs, Blackhawks, Canadiens, and Bruins.

@JohnSmith-nj4zq 5 месяцев назад

@@ThunderDogY2K3 The teams and players can't go rogue. They get a cut of the profit and any team or player who is not in line will get fined. Why throw away money?

@ThunderDogY2K3 5 месяцев назад

@@JohnSmith-nj4zq But the teams that have clout should be able to make a difference, if something is unsatisfactory of the products that are being worn by their players and what is being sold to their fans

@JohnSmith-nj4zq 5 месяцев назад

@@ThunderDogY2K3 The items were tested and approved to be at least at satisfactory level. It's not like the jerseys will fall apart while being worn. MLB gets a lot of money from the bidding war between these multi-billion dollar companies.

@oliviajohnson559 5 месяцев назад

love how they didnt mention the see through baseball pants

@MrHunterbg 5 месяцев назад

I love how they showed the video of Heyward as if he wasn’t told to hype them up. We all know anybody who talks nicely was told to hype it up.

@bryggreen77 5 месяцев назад

They all have deals with Nike. Google their names and you’ll see

@FamilyOfRats36 5 месяцев назад

You know all that stuff they did does not make for a better FAN ORIENTED garment. As a fan we don’t want our $200+ dollar passion piece of a garment to feel like it came from target. Bring back stitching, make the name plates right, put the MLB logo back on its original spot, and stop distributing thru fanatics they are terrible.

@jcleveland9056 5 месяцев назад

New Balance and Under Armour missing their chance. Nike blew it big time using their cheap Chinese factories to manufacture their jerseys.

@C-Thunder 5 месяцев назад

Under Armor did because, 'they didn't have the budget' to pay the MLB for the uniform/equipment deal years ago.

@deepee1544 5 месяцев назад

These jerseys are manufactured in Pennsylvania, not China. Google it...

@hustlecrowe9440 5 месяцев назад

Fanatics manufactures the jerseys, it says right in the report, if weren't too stupid not to listen. Under Armour is so broke they canceled their deal with UCLA, you think they can afford MLB? New Balance makes crap apparel and needs to stick to dad shoes.

@matador6461 5 месяцев назад

Typical morning news brushing over the real facts! It’s not the material it’s the presentation of the jersey! Numbers and names are off color and too small With that ridiculous curve. Get you facts right before putting out a story (but because this is MSM I don’t expect much)

@ThunderDogY2K3 5 месяцев назад

not to mention that all the logos, names and number fall off after a wash, i noticed even the replica's have gone up in price by about $30., that is crazy, some people can't afford the authentics, are now being priced out on the replicas, especially if you buy these for kids that are continually growing.

@mmaguire0601 5 месяцев назад

cheaper to produce, more expensive to purchase

@runningman7913 5 месяцев назад

Cheaply made at a higher cost to the fans. Crap

@ciello___8307 5 месяцев назад

Fanatics should be investigated for Anti trust laws

@chriskelly6559 5 месяцев назад

Not sure I remember a major leaguer complaining about the uniforms. Was that in the last CBA?

@ciello___8307 5 месяцев назад

this is new for this year…

@andiepantss6838 5 месяцев назад

As a fan I won't cop... they'll see the drop in sales

@HassanGamer-ip4dc 5 месяцев назад

@@dontoverdoseoncopium Most MLB fans aren't gonna be buying. We don't care about how it feels as fans, we care about how it looks.

@GizmoBeach 5 месяцев назад

I keep reading how Nike “worked with the players” to design these new uniforms, but I also keep reading how much the players hate them, with few exceptions. And the only positive seems to be concerning the material (lighter, but also less tailored.) Bottom line: Fanatics is supposedly worth $22 billion, so DON’T add to their coffers by buying something you don’t like at all. Living vicariously costs too much, anyway. As for the players, they’ll go along with it for what they’re making. If they can wear those horrible looking City Connect rodeo clown uniforms…

@RCmack 5 месяцев назад

Rob Manfred and the 30 MLB owners want to save money. Players salary costs are rising, so the owners want to cut back on uniform quality as a cost cutting measure. I'm glad I don't have to wear these new uniforms.

@BrandonAlexander-sj2qm 5 месяцев назад

If they feel good, great. Now make them look like the old jerseys and we won’t complain anymore.

@joelfurth2552 5 месяцев назад

Glad I have two majestic jerseys. Even before the new ones I still refused to wear the swoosh on the front.

@melioda9554 5 месяцев назад

It's not complicated. Nike cheaply made the jerseys to maximize profits. $400 for a jersey not autographed is absolutely insane. That's what MLB gets for working with NIKE making these in sweatshops in Beijing !

@Michele18164 5 месяцев назад

They've completely missed the boat on the biggest problem: the pants! Low quality fan souvenirs is bad enough, but to make these guys play in SEE-THROUGH PANTS is absurd.

@matt-30- 5 месяцев назад

“Performance wear” means “we are making a cheaper product under the guise of utility for more money.” Yes they stretch and dry better…because there is less material! Just like when firms say “60% fewer on-site accidents!” Yeah, when you replace 60% of human labor with machines.

@marvelghost 5 месяцев назад

The look is definitely bad. I wanted another authentic jersey but not anymore.

@kiroolioneaver8532 5 месяцев назад

Performance-based over aesthetics is actually more the norm for sports jerseys around the world than in North America (i.e. screen printed or heat pressed logos, names and numbers). Thing is so are ads on jerseys. North American fans are used to jerseys with stitching and no ads yet slowly the leagues are conforming to what most of the world does which is causing the backlash.

@ciello___8307 5 месяцев назад

There can be both. Right now with Fanatics there is neither

@AustinCrabtree32 5 месяцев назад

The only problem is the back of the jersey

@bingefest1799 5 месяцев назад

Yankees having name plates on the back of the jersey feels illegal

@bryggreen77 5 месяцев назад

Those players saying good things have contracts with Nike and are PAID to say those things. Come on man!

@HillBilly_Birdie 3 месяца назад

I was in minor league dugouts for a few years, if myself or any of my teammates were offered a heavier jersey compared to a lighter cheaper material. We would all pick heavy 10/10 times. Don’t let these clowns fool you into thinking this is what players want. It’s not for performance. The material is lighter and more airy because it is cheap for them to produce a jersey with. It has nothing to do with what the players want.

@AlchemyMP604 5 месяцев назад

Wasn’t this a Seinfeld episode?! Yes it was lol.

@-C.S.R 5 месяцев назад

They must not like money? I was going to buy one and they were absolutely awful! I'm looking elsewhere to try to find one from last year.

@erictheisen3203 5 месяцев назад

Take me out to the ball game!

@jorgerosales6294 5 месяцев назад

They didn't mention the new pants are almost see thru. You can see the jersey tails and logo thru the pants

@kaskar 5 месяцев назад

Does anyone know if they are still selling old stuff in the MLB store in New York? I am going there next week and planned to buy some jerseys but this… this is not good

@bryggreen77 5 месяцев назад

Ya, they’re all on sale too. I’m going to buy a few while I still can

@dapvm1987 5 месяцев назад

it's about how the player feel wearing them while THEY play in them

@bryggreen77 5 месяцев назад

Seriously? The target audience for jerseys is the fans/consumers. Don’t be so thick

@thepeterchannel3230 5 месяцев назад

What in the world is going on in MLB ? Pre season is March 10th to March 30th. Opening day is April 1st. For the last 100 years . That has not changed...This year preseason already started , February 22nd. . They are saying opening day is now March 20th Huh ? Who approved this ? ....Terrible idea...

@AlrightParty 5 месяцев назад

No one’s gonna wanna buy them

@channelsold3236 5 месяцев назад

polyester!!!! = George castanza 😆 🤣 😂 😹 😆 🤣 😂 😹

@SalemHarbor 5 месяцев назад

This reminds me of the "extensive research" that went into "New Coke"

@vinnieaven 5 месяцев назад

Bro is holding up a replica Yankee jersey talking about the on-field one. Hey, Yankees do not put last names on their on-field uniform.

@ThunderDogY2K3 5 месяцев назад

What needs to happen for both the authentics and the replicas which have also, been degraded we need to stop buying even if its for a month or so, stop wearing any jersey to the games, until they get the hint. Some people can only afford the replicas, which also have gone up in price by about $30. the logos were still sewn on. I had a majestic replica and the logo was sewn on and the name and number had a design on them to look like they were sewn on, even though it was glue, the presentation of the jersey had the look like it was made with pride that the authentic on field looked like

@PBLeagues22 5 месяцев назад

The ongoing enshitification of everything.

@corykayhoe1033 5 месяцев назад

Yep and how many of those players singing praises for the new gear have a direct tie to Nike?

@C-Thunder 5 месяцев назад

If I were Roger Goodell or, Adam Silver I would be paying attention to this

@threefivetwogames2944 5 месяцев назад

prices for jerseys are ridiculous across all sports!

@hustlecrowe9440 5 месяцев назад

Fanatics stuff is made in Chinese sweatshops with the same material as bootleg jerseys, thats how they are so profitable.

@johnbaber9660 5 месяцев назад

So you should have lightweight And Heavyweight jerseys. For different weather

@Green-Andy 5 месяцев назад

They should do a limited release graffiti style names and numbers along with the original jerseys. I mean, they kinda do the graffiti style on the sports cards

@NoSpillsChills 5 месяцев назад

Fanatics is the worst Apparel manufacturer

@AnthonyAscue 5 месяцев назад

I'm sure performance wise this is great, but as a fan that doesn't play professional baseball and is wearing this casually, I gotta agree with people saying it looks cheap.

@alonalkalai9505 5 месяцев назад

The letters are too small

@Seahawkfan1108 5 месяцев назад

Oh lord.....first NBA jerseys now MLB jerseys are ruined, jesus christ. the NFL and NHL are the last ones to hold on to GOATED jersey materials

@xstugee 5 месяцев назад

Notice how all the lettering, coloring and general workmanship is totally sub par! BUT NOT THE OBNOXIOUS NIKE LOGO. Attention all fans...stop purchasing their products now!

@InspirationLabs-ff8vf 5 месяцев назад

I've never been so excited for baseball since the GOAT

@bryggreen77 5 месяцев назад

Babe Ruth? Dang you’re old

@ejharvey2764 5 месяцев назад

In that logic, if the NFL puts on a brand-new helmet that is safer for the players and looks terrible, they make replicas with the same design and feel as an authentic, "not playable" NFL helmet. Should we, the fans, have the right to "demand" the return to the less safe but nicer-looking helmet??? These jerseys were designed solely for the function and safety of the MLB players who run, hit, slide, and more in extreme temps for long hours in a season with over 100 games that only 0.05% percent of people can the earth can do at that level. One way to fix the problem is for the players to use the new jerseys while the fans buy the old ones. As an average NFL fan, we can only get a replica helmet. That is not playable and not even close to the authentic helmet.

@3D50N90 5 месяцев назад

wouldnt be an issue if they were cheaper

@charlescannoy5562 5 месяцев назад

All I hear is it’s cheaper for us to make without lowering the price of the jerseys for fans to purchase. Out of everything you change in baseball why this lol

@cranberry3117 5 месяцев назад

not relates but shohei’s tj scar is huge whoa

@duecevonclutch6699 5 месяцев назад

FROM bad to worse, of course 😢

@SportBro11 5 месяцев назад

@kj6446 i thought the same thing....he is holding a "replica" Aaron Judge Jersey!

@masterkinglee 5 месяцев назад

No way I’m dropping $400 for a jersey!

@AntonioMartinez-pw9wz 5 месяцев назад

They can refine the design. 10 years of development means it is great for players to wear…BUT they did not reveal one simple fact in all their research: WE MLB fans LOVE our traditional jerseys. There is a compromise, but with Manfred at the helm they’re going to Keep ruining baseball.

@ronburgundy2457 5 месяцев назад

"More than a half decade!" Just say 5 or 6 years.

@getahorse1012 5 месяцев назад

Money ruins everything. They are making things cheaper, and it shows. Quality people

@beaner946ify 5 месяцев назад

All I had to hear was Fanatics

@bbm1077 5 месяцев назад

a Yankees jersey with a name plate is what u went with for this story...

@AJXOXO-vz1pn 5 месяцев назад

The new jerseys are more comfy.

@danatwigg4660 4 месяца назад

Think things are styled so players can be picked up by AI, in action and body shape? Like easier to pick up images and reused. Their reasons are BS.

@JohnSmith-nj4zq 5 месяцев назад

These big companies like Nike bid to get their rights to manufacture the jerseys for MLB. MLB doesn't care about the quality, all it cares about is the money.

@xuanchili 4 месяца назад

"designed to be performance wear" seriously?

@doctorstrainlove6318 5 месяцев назад

Yall spun this like everyone’s “chill” about it but Im not trying to see 7th inning stretch dikprints. Fix this, or YOU guys wear them on a daily basis.

@Self08Made 4 месяца назад

The Asa Michelob ultra bat

@KingAceLakers 5 месяцев назад

Nike had tried so hard to impress players with the new quality of the jerseys and it failed. It’s all about the money. 💵💰💸🗑️🚮

@JUSTTRANSCEND 5 месяцев назад

Is it cotton? Lol this seems like a Seinfeld episode lol

@Grillinnap 5 месяцев назад

First of all, a Yankee jersey with a last name on the back will always look fake.

@PHN-2024 5 месяцев назад

Unfortunately C-19 eliminated the Best NIKE/Fanatics Sweatshop workers and now these Recent Grade School Graduate Kids/Workers just can’t produce the same Quality merchandise.

@marcusc6825 5 месяцев назад

How much you wanna bet they did cost analysis and cut corners to make higher profits. Not the first Brand clothing quality control rodeo in America.

@user-ek1to4gq3h 5 месяцев назад

About those see through pants. Though even silk the real ones should be se through so… Also when will we have a carbonfiber clothing to be even lighter?