2024-03-31 12:16:00
2024 season media day photo of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of the MLB team LA Dodgers (left). The top underneath the bottoms is visible (dotted line). New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon’s uniform is soaked with sweat while pitching at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, on the 29th (dotted line)./USA Today Sports · AFP Union news
On the 29th, the second day of the opening of the Major League Baseball (MLB) in the U.S. mainland. Players’ uniforms were soaked with sweat during the game between the New York Yankees and Houston Astros held at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas. In particular, the widespread sweat stains on the armpits of Yankees star and captain outfielder Aaron Judge (32) became a hot topic among MLB fans. On February 21, players’ uniforms were also on the chopping block at Camelback Ranch Glendale Baseball Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona. On this day, when ‘Media Day’, where players have their first official interview with the media ahead of the opening of the season, was held, LA Dodgers’ Japanese duo Shohei Otani (30) and Yoshinobu Yamamoto (26) wore white uniforms and made an embarrassing ‘see through’. This is because it has changed into a ‘look where the inside is visible’. The pants of both players were so transparent that the tops they wore inside the pants were clearly visible.
As the ‘uniform quality controversy’ arose for the first time in MLB’s 120-year history, criticism is being focused on sports brands that received huge amounts of money from MLB. The uniform in question is a new product this year, designed and produced by famous American sports brands Nike and Fanatics, respectively. The two companies have signed an official MLB uniform sponsorship contract worth $1 billion (approximately KRW 1.34 trillion) for 10 years starting in 2020. Nike claims that this uniform is softer, lighter, and more elastic than previous models, but players are complaining regarding the poor material and the fabric being so thin that the curves of the lower body are clearly exposed.
On the 29th, a baseball fan posted photos of New York Yankees players’ sweat-soaked uniforms on social media “You can just look at it,” he wrote. /X
Fanatics, which was in charge of simple production, is receiving more criticism than Nike, which was in charge of design. Founded in 1995, Fanatics currently manufactures and sells virtually exclusively uniforms and equipment for major professional sports leagues in the United States, including MLB. This company has previously suffered from the ‘cost-effectiveness’ controversy, in which the goods (products) purchased by fans, such as uniforms for sale, are expensive compared to the quality. Sports fans who were already dissatisfied with this company pointed out Fanatics as the ‘culprit’ who messed up the neat and tidy baseball uniforms. Fans are sharing photos of this season’s uniforms on social media, pouring out mocking posts such as “Fanatics will go to hell” and “I should give my wife Fanatics baseball pants as a gift instead of lingerie.” MLB said it would “collect players’ opinions,” but predictions are that there is a high possibility that MLB players will play the season wearing embarrassing uniforms, at least this year.
New York Yankees starting pitcher Carlos Rodon is pitching at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, on the 29th. His uniform is soaked with sweat. /AFP Yonhap News 2024 season media day photo of Shohei Otani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto of MLB team LA Dodgers. /USA TODAY Sports Yonhap News
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