Cincinnati Reds debut Metropolis Join uniforms and they're an abomination

[ad_1] MLB groups have been making an attempt out uniforms throughout the league labeled because the "Metropolis Join" assortment. Some are cool, some are lame and a few are... the Cincinnati Reds .

Full disclosure: I'm a Reds fan. It is a painful existence , to make certain (Cincinnati hasn't gained a playoff sequence since 1995 once I was 6 years outdated). However I am unsure that I've seen something as disgusting on the sphere because the uniforms the Reds wore on Saturday night time towards the Detroit Tigers.

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Previous to the sport, the Reds welcomed the staff's 2026 Reds Corridor of Fame Class, together with Brandon Phillips, Lou Piniella, Aaron Harang and Reggie Sanders. After which they subjected these staff legends to the worst uniforms in franchise historical past. A historical past that additionally consists of many sleeveless jerseys , by the way in which.

For the squeamish amongst us, I would encourage you now to both protect your eyes or go learn one other story (ideally not that one, retention time is essential for me).

Cincinnati Reds middle fielder TJ Friedl rounds third base on a solo dwelling run within the eighth inning towards the Detroit Tigers at Nice American Ball Park in Cincinnati on April 25, 2026. (USA As we speak Sports activities Pictures)

Severely, what the heck are these uniforms? The all-red is atrocious. The brand is big and ugly. And, you may not have the ability to inform, however there are additionally faint pinstripes on the jersey, the pants and the helmet. Why? It is as if the designer's path was "Hey, are you able to make the ugliest uniforms in Reds historical past?"

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"Carried out and executed."

Cincinnati Reds first base coach Collin Cowgill dons the terrible "Metropolis Join" uniform with an unpleasant emblem that takes up almost your entire entrance of the helmet. (Imagn Pictures)

And simply to be clear, that is the precise plan: an all-red Metropolis Join 2.0 set with faint pinstripes and a darker crimson sleeve. It is not a one-off mistake.

For the file, here is what the Reds official website says about the uniforms :

"A perennial favourite of each Reds followers and gamers alike, pinstripes have been featured on varied Reds uniforms all through historical past. Metropolis Join 2.0 brings again this traditional ingredient to a brand new era, however in a modernized tone-on-tone model. The sleeve is a darker shade of crimson and the jersey’s pinstripes [are] deliberately minimize off on the shoulder, a nod to the favored vest-style uniforms final worn twenty years in the past."

Why on the earth are they reminding folks concerning the "vest-style" uniforms? These have been horrible too!

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With all of the discussions concerning the New York Yankees trying to lastly add an alternate uniform , I believe it is time the Reds went the wrong way. Cincinnati is the oldest franchise in MLB historical past. They need to have easy, traditional uniforms. I get it, I sound like a mid-30-year-old trapped within the thoughts of an 80-year-old. Effective.

Ken Griffey Jr. and Adam Dunn carrying among the finest Reds uniforms in historical past in 2007. (Jeff Swinger through Imagn Content material Companies, LLC)