It will also be the first time the Yankees — the only franchise to never have veered away from buttoned jerseys — will wear pullover tops. In addition to the uniforms, players will be allowed to wear individually designed spikes, batting gloves, wristbands, compression sleeves, catcher’s masks and bats. The N.B.A., which in 2014 allowed players to wear uniforms with nicknames on the back for a selected game, has recently done away with home and road uniforms, giving teams an option of four uniforms to wear. “I think you’re seeing the barriers erode of traditional notions, and I think it does stem quite a bit from college football. Yankees Manager Joe Girardi, hardly the frivolous type, said he was not sure what he would put on his uniform.

Source: New York Times August 10, 2017 00:45 UTC